Ugandan Fashion Company, Mbabazi House of Style, Uplifts Internationally

Mbabazi House of Style 2553 Broad Ave Mon 11-6 | Tue-Thu 9-6 | Fri 9-7 | Sat 9-6 | Sun 10-4 Memphis, TN-  If you’re ever in the City of Memphis, check out one of the hottest apparel stores within the globe, Mbabazi House of Style. Ever shopped with actual Ugandan fabrics or home decor? This thriving African-owned design house/boutique uses traditional African fabrics to create modern apparel, accessories, and home decor.  If you ever visit their website….  https://mbabazistyles.com/ ….. you’ll see that the company strives for greatness; “Mbabazi House…

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Mike Miller

Mike Miller recently opened a new profound sports atmosphere with great Memphis barbecue and tasty drinks in Germantown, TN. The Memphis men’s basketball assistant coach and former NBA player put his head together with restaurant industry veteran David Rodriquez. Their conversations led to the birth of Let It Fly Sports Bar, which opened in the Fall of 2019. Rodriquez, Let It Fly president, said the bar will stand out thanks to Miller’s touches and a Full Swing Golf Simulator to various of news reporters. The menu offers an extensive array of bar…

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Maurice White

Maurice White – the founder and leader of funk pioneers Earth, Wind, and Fire Born in Memphis on December 19th, 1941, White grew up in the Foote Homes Projects with his grandmother. As a student at Booker T. Washington High School, he became friends with fellow Memphis legend Booker T. Jones and the two started what may have been each’s first band. In his teenage years, White moved to Chicago where his mother and stepfather were living and enrolled at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. By the mid-1960s, he was…

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Ecko Records

Larry Chambers “Well, John started Ecko Records in 1994.We had cut a song on Ollie Nightingale, “I’ll Drink Your Bath-water Baby”. At that present time, he was working with another record label and John had the record Ollie. Yet, he couldn’t get anyone to take the record. So, John called me and said, “Well Larry, I’m going to put the record out myself. So, come on and join me. We’ll put the song out and we’ll call it, ‘Ecko Records’.” I thought about and agreed to join him. That’s how…

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