Jul 1, 2020 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Just a week before she died on July 6, 1957, Lulu Belle Madison White was honored with the establishment of the Lulu White Freedom Fund by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She made significant contributions to help balance equal...
Jul 1, 2020 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By Pamela Edwards Some might find their great grandmothers’ quilts harbor more history than they know. What was once thought of as an innocent pastime for modest women might have actually been part of a paradigm-shifting movement. Through meticulous quilting patterns...
Mar 5, 2019 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie When artist Anup Bhandari was growing up in Nepal, he saw how kind his father was to others, even to strangers. Those memories followed him to Texas as an adult and eventually collided with some people that inspired him to do the same. One winter about...
Jul 5, 2018 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie This summer marks 20 years since the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage began holding an event to honor outstanding contributors to the industry. Among the six inductees that first year in 1998 was Panola County’s hometown hero and America’s...
May 1, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
Anna Pennybacker (left) with Eleanor Roosevelt and Dr. Harry Estill during a visit to Sam Houston State University in 1937. Image courtesy of Sam Houston State University Archives. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section...
Jan 12, 2018 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie Legendary DJ Tom Perryman died yesterday in Tyler. His wife and business partner of more than 70 years, Billie, was by his side. It was just a few months ago family, friends, and fans helped celebrate Perryman’s 90th birthday and his 70-year...
