Some restaurants choose to close, others open after boil water advisory
Health department orders Memphis restaurants to boil water or shut down By Kelli Cook | February 19, 2021 at 10:09 PM CST - Updated February 20 at 6:53 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - This week’s heavy snowfall has caused many businesses in the Mid-South to shut down.
Many had plans to re-open Friday or this weekend until another blow courtesy of MLGW and the Shelby County Health Department.
“It was just another slap in the face, you know but I understand safety is first,” said Trap Fusion restaurant co-owner, Monique Williams.
An icy parking lot at Trinity Commons in Cordova was supposed to welcome back customers to Trap Fusion Saturday.
The history of Shakespeare and race is a complicated one. Often, Shakespeare’s immense portfolio has a hidden or even obvious stigma against BIPOC performers. Shakespeare has long been viewed as part of the white “cultural identity”, which somehow limits it to performers that can’t play Banquo’s Ghost without any makeup. Despite these persistent stigmas, African-American performers and directors have steadfastly defied the stereotypes and performed every play Shakespeare ever wrote dozens of times over. The African-American Shakespeare Company, founded in 1994, seeks to provide ever expanding opportunities for diverse people to feature in classical performances, both by setting them up and campaigning for further inclusion. The WeSeeYou movement also drew attention to these issues rather recently by speaking out about the daily acts of racism that BIPOC, but specifically African-Americans, experience in the theatre industry.
Today, American Conservatory Theater announced new performance dates and initial casting information for A.C.T. Out Loud, a series of filmed play readings featuring enduring works by some of the greatest minds of generations past. These plays have the power to reach across time, speaking both to the age in which they were written and the ever-changing currents of today, and include works that have been long-celebrated as well as those that have not received the attention they are due. The three upcoming readings are: Alice Childress s Trouble in Mind, directed by Awoye Timpo (In Old Age at New York Theatre Workshop; The Homecoming Queen at Atlantic Theater Company); George Bernard Shaw s Arms and the Man, directed by 2020 SAG Award nominee, Obie Award winner, and Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo (Ma Rainey s Black Bottom on Netflix; The Scottsboro Boys on Broadway, Fear The Walking Dead on AMC); and Thornton Wilder s The Matchmaker, directed by Dawn Monique Williams (Moon Man Walk a
North county outreach group hopes to increase COVID-19 vaccine registration
“We must engage communities that are underrepresented to ensure everyone has access to the vaccine,” said Dr. Page. “And that is our commitment.” Author: Ashley Cole Updated: 10:17 PM CST January 29, 2021
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. Community leaders from north St. Louis County will help increase COVID-19 vaccine registration and work with the county s department of public health to ensure all residents are up-to-date on the latest COVID-19 information.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page tapped nearly 20 community leaders to create the group.
“We must engage communities that are underrepresented to ensure everyone has access to the vaccine,” said Dr. Page. “And that is our commitment.”
“Building a Brave New Theater: Exploring Shakespeare & Race in 2020″ is a new free online discussion series devoted to issues facing black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). The series is presented by New Haven’s Elm Shakespeare Company.