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Memphis in May Announces Fall 2020 Event Dates

Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Great American River Run all rescheduled for October 2020 Memphis, Tenn., March 27, 2020 – In the wake of the COVID-19…

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100,000 in Deaf Community Need Live ASL Signing to Understand Coronavirus Updates

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There are more than 100,000 people in the Mid-South who are Deaf or hard of hearing. DeafConnect, the Memphis organization that serves the Deaf community, is encouraging…

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NBA Stars Make 14 Days of Food Possible for Families at MAM

New Memphis Grizzlies star Justise Winslow and former University of Memphis and NBA star Elliot Perry have partnered with the Mid-South Food Bank to support a food distribution event for…

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Playhouse on the Square Will Cancel Public Events

Dear Valued Friends, Supporters, and Patrons of Playhouse on the Square, The safety of our patrons, staff, artists, teachers, and volunteers is of utmost importance, and we at Playhouse on…

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Good Stewards: Focus® Mid-South Magazine Takes Eco-Friendlier Approach, Joins Reforestation Program

by Joan Allison, Focus Mid-South Managing Editor The Focus family of magazines has joined the PrintReleaf program to replace trees that are used to print the magazines. PrintReleaf, which tracks…

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TN General Assembly Kicks Off 2020 Session with Discriminatory Adoption Bill from Last Year’s Slate of Hate

Nashville, TN: SB1304, by Senator Paul Rose representing Tipton and part of Shelby Counties, is up for a vote on January 14 as the 111th General Assembly of the State…

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Miss Gay Memphis Historical Marker Unveiling Later This Month

(photo above: An historic marker to commemorate the 1969 Miss Memphis Review (later called the Miss Gay Memphis Pageant) will look similar to this one. It will be unveiled on…

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Tennesseans Petition Sen. Blackburn to Back LGBTQ rights

Memphis and Nashville, TN: Members of the Tennessee Equality Project delivered petitions to the Memphis and Nashville offices of U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn today urging her to remove her name…

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Rainbow Crosswalk is Officially Coming to Cooper Young!

After a record-breaking Mid-South Pride this year, there’s even more LGBTQ+ recognition happening in Memphis. In its first official decision, the newly formed Public Art Committee has unanimously approved the…

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Planned Parenthood and OUTMemphis Join Forces at Joint Press Conference

Planned Parenthood and OUTMemphis Press Conference What: During a joint press conference, Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi (PPTNM) and OUTMemphis will be making a special announcement about an…

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Memphis in May Announces Fall 2020 Event Dates

100,000 in Deaf Community Need Live ASL Signing to Understand Coronavirus Updates

NBA Stars Make 14 Days of Food Possible for Families at MAM

Playhouse on the Square Will Cancel Public Events

Good Stewards: Focus® Mid-South Magazine Takes Eco-Friendlier Approach, Joins Reforestation Program

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TN General Assembly Kicks Off 2020 Session with Discriminatory Adoption Bill from Last Year’s Slate of Hate

Miss Gay Memphis Historical Marker Unveiling Later This Month

Tennesseans Petition Sen. Blackburn to Back LGBTQ rights

Rainbow Crosswalk is Officially Coming to Cooper Young!

Planned Parenthood and OUTMemphis Join Forces at Joint Press Conference

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