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Andy Meek

Andy Meek is a native Memphian whose work during a nearly two-decade career in journalism has appeared in outlets like The Guardian, The Washington Post and Fast Company. Contact Andy.

Andy Meek's Latest Articles

Baptist Memorial Health Care along with several partners recently hosted a “Black Men in White Coats” youth summit designed to help pave the way for minority students to pursue a career in medicine.
Memphis hospitals building a more diverse workforce

Diversity has made its way into the corner office, less so the broader employee base of many Memphis hospitals.

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.
Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

Stephanie Cummings, Please Assist Me CEO and co-founder, center, along with two Please Assist Me assistants, help users with tasks they might be too busy for like cleaning the house or doing laundry, as part of a newly launched startup accelerator.
Newly launched startup accelerator expands innovation economy in Memphis

ServiceMaster continues its investment back into Memphis that started with bringing its headquarters Downtown, building out an innovation center and now helping launch a startup accelerator.

Kevin Cubbins and Pat Worley of Beale Street Caravan.
Podcasting gives Memphians a new vehicle for storytelling

Meet a group of Memphians from diverse backgrounds who use podcasting as a way to tell stories, share interests and convey history.

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