Podcast: The Black arts scene comes home with James Dukes and Lawrence Matthews
In S1E5 of the On The Ground podcast, supporting artists of The CLTV Lawrence Matthews (AKA Don Lifted) and James Dukes (AKA IMAKEMADBEATS) talk with High Ground News executive editor Madeline Faber about how a Black-owned arts space nourishes the existing arts scene and complements the surrounding neighborhood of Orange Mound, the country's first subdivision where African-Americans purchased their own homes.
The artists of Memphis-based record label Unapologetic have performed on basically every major stage and venue in Memphis. Only one was owned by a Black artist.
On January 11, the landscape changed when four-year-old Black arts support organization, The CLTV, opened The CMPLX, its first brick-and-mortar home base.
Supporting artists Lawrence Matthews (AKA Don Lifted) and James Dukes (AKA IMAKEMADBEATS) talk with High Ground News executive editor Madeline Faber about how a Black-owned arts space nourishes the existing arts scene and complements the surrounding neighborhood of Orange Mound, the country’s first subdivision where African-Americans purchased their own homes.
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Related: “The CMPLX opens to packed house in Orange Mound”
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