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Chris Jones

Chris Jones is an attorney, community and non-profit strategist, and freelance writer.  Originally from Starkville, Mississippi, Chris has lived in Memphis for over 25 years.  In his spare time, he loves traveling, learning about history and society, and playing the guitar.

Chris Jones's Latest Articles

How this unique partnership is bringing American Sign Language interpreters to Overton Park Shell

“We all have a responsibility to think through the lens of access — and, for the Shell’s mission, specifically access to the performing arts,” says Natalie Wilson, executive director of Overton Park Shell.

“We're a finely-tuned machine if you ask me, and we're only gonna get better,” says Erskin Mitchell (right), founder of Successful Inc.
Memphis nonprofits partner with national foundation to provide musical instruments for area youth

“We're a finely-tuned machine if you ask me, and we're only gonna get better,” says Erskin Mitchell, founder of Successful Inc.

The EMployment and Economic Opportunity team at World Relief Memphis works to resettle refugees in Memphis. L to R: Oscar Herrera, Susannah Bland, Andy Kirk, Skarleth Tyler, Clarence Williams. (submitted)
Afghan refugees get Memphis-style hospitality from World Relief Memphis
Abstract artist James Little is a native Memphian whose work will be featured at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in spring 2022. (Sophia Little, 2020)
Artist James Little comes home to Memphis for Dixon exhibition
Mural from Second Congregational Church by Reginald Morris displayed outside the church for the first time. (submitted)
Dixon celebrates legacy of Black artists throughout the 20th century
PRIZM Ensemble executive director Gavin Wigginson (submitted)
PRIZM Ensemble’s new leader helps kids explore social issues through music
TSU hosted an Apple Community Education Initiative event in 2019. (Apple)
LeMoyne-Owen College encourages cybersecurity training through partnership with Apple and TSU
Epicenter Memphis' offices downtown at 150 Peabody Place (submitted)
New database connects Memphis startups with angel investors
Muhsen "Moe" Najdawi parlayed his passion for cars into Turbo Knights, an auto shop in Whitehaven.
Owner of Turbo Knights Auto Shop gets boost to expand in Whitehaven
Black Memphis, Black History: The enduring sounds of Memphis Minnie

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