MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL CITY Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968… Whereas no appropriate monument dedicated to this architect of a better United States of America is currently erect in Memphis, Tennessee… Whereas Memphis, Tennessee is predominantly populated by people of color, yet there is not one definitive […]
August 28, 2011 by Memphis Wireblog
Of all the things that’s great about a city; the number one attraction would be fire trucks; weaving their way through traffic; their sirens blasting; engine rev, and the men aboard staring straight ahead as on a ride with destiny. And, if that’s not enough to grab one’s attention; these huge trucks would shine like new money. […]
June 14, 2011 by Memphis Wireblog
Bobby Rush receives his blues note to be permanently affixed in stone on world-famous Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Bobby Rush plays for a captured audience prior to accepting his brass note. He took up position on the front porch, old country-style, of world-famous W.C. Handy‘s house on Beale Street; a fitting venue for this man of the […]
June 14, 2011 by Memphis Wireblog
Bobby Rush receives his blues note to be permanently affixed in stone on world-famous Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Bobby Rush plays for a captured audience prior to accepting his brass note. He took up position on the front porch, old country-style, of world-famous W.C. Handy‘s house on Beale Street; a fitting venue for this man of the […]
February 22, 2012 by Memphis Wireblog
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