With the worldwide refugee crisis reaching historic levels, Memphis is playing a role on a smaller but still important scale. Multiple organizations are helping the 200 or so refugees who are relocated to Memphis every year.
Join High Ground and EPIcenter for Music in the City on the evening of February 23. This speaker event will offer a discussion on the future of music entrepreneurship in Memphis. Register for free today to be a part of the conversation.
Local innovator LaKeisha Harrison is driven to improve Memphis "one start-up at a time." Offering training and grassroots networking for area entrepreneurs, she is helping people take their first step toward launching a business.
The Memphis Slim Collaboratory is serving as a music incubator for the city in the heart of Soulsville, USA. Since opening in 2014, the Memphis Slim House serves as a home for a range of musicians who again are making music in the neighborhood.
Access to education and job opportunity are key to successful communities, and this includes individuals with disabilities. Local nonprofit SRVS provides essential services -- from skills development to work placements -- to make sure all Memphians can contribute in meaningful ways.
When the Memphis Music Magnet began as an arts-based revitalization concept in a University of Memphis classroom in 2008, there wasn’t a specific neighborhood in mind. But quickly the plan clearly focused on music and the Soulsville, USA neighborhood.
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