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Yahoo
08-04-2025
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Empowering Memphis: Artists drive change through the arts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. This week, we caught up with a group that believes in community, connection, and meaningful engagement. Ox Logan is a hip-hop artist and artist-activist. He joined Memphis Artists for Change because he wanted to be part of the positive influence in the community. 'It has provided me with resources and workshops to exercise these thought processes that i have to actually see them in action. The opportunity to be hands-on in the community,' said Logan. Everbloom Farmacy boosts food security and community in Memphis Memphis Artists for Change is a nonprofit organization that creates arts-driven community-sanctioned change. 'Oftentimes, people are dismissed because of what others deem to be lack of knowledge or lack of concern or apathy. And truly, we believe every person has the power to change their own environment, their own life,' said founder and executive director Tameka Greer. The Art House Cafe, which is owned and operated by Greer and her two brothers, is the social enterprise arm of Memphis Artists for Change. On the walls, you'll find works of art by local Black artists. 'Visual artist, making sure that they had space in here as well as Mecca, also doing art gallery showings,' said Geer. 'Providing space for creatives who are singer-songwriters. We have a platform that we call The Back Room, which is our Memphis version of Tiny Desk and it's streamed on our YouTube channel. All local artists, all original music.' Bridges equips Memphis youth with civic leadership skills Creating a home base where the community can gather over great meals, share ideas on how to uplift the community, and implement those ideas was very intentional. 'We believe in investing in one of our richest resources, which is the arts. And we also believe in investing in one of our most neglected resources, which is the people,' Greer said. That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Memphis Artists for Change. When you design a space and platform for people to create the change they want, your community will thrive. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bridges equips Memphis youth with civic leadership skills
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Every Tuesday as part of our Greater Memphis on a Mission series, we highlight organizations making Memphis better. Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Bernard has been part of Bridges for the last four years. Bridges is a youth empowerment organization that helps 7th through 12th graders develop the skills to lead, collaborate, and engage in positive community action. 'I've learned how to advocate for myself, how to make my voice heard, and how to communicate and network with different people who I would have never been able to do so without bridges,' said Bernard. Everbloom Farmacy boosts food security and community in Memphis They focus on civic leadership and offer different tracks a youth can take. 'The youth of Memphis are the future of Memphis. So, think of it as a return on an investment. If we invest in them now, we will have great returns later on,' said CEO Sam O'bryant. 'There's health and wellness. There's arts and culture and there's business and environmentalism.' In the business track, students learn about balancing a checkbook, the stock market, and what it takes to establish a business. The arts and culture track consists of building up writing skills. 'This is a chance for us to really build in what it means to piece together a sentence. To piece together a paragraph. To piece together the best ways of communication through writing,' said O'bryant. For the health and wellness track, Bridges brings in instructors to demonstrate exercises and the best dietary options. 📡 for Memphis and the Mid-South. 📧 and have the latest top stories sent right to your inbox. 'As someone who likes to write, I really am better expressing myself in written word. And when we would have our group circle-ups, we would debrief which is something really important to our experience during the learning process,' said Meridith Rucker. Rucker is the senior director of programming at Bridges and a bridge builder alumna. Even after high school graduation and college, the connections you make at Bridges are always there. 'When I moved to New York, I did not know anyone there. I reached out to a few other bridge builders who had gone to Morehouse and they had moved to New York as well. Those were the only people that I knew. So, they really helped me adjust and acclimate to the city,' said Rucker. That is why Brown Missionary Baptist Church and the Mid-South Genesis CDC donated $1,000 to Bridges. Because helping the youth find their voice will always strengthen our community. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
