Lar’Juanette Williams with Memphis Black Arts Alliance

“Memphis is the cultural heartbeat of the world.” 

During this week’s episode, we chat, laugh, and learn with Lar’Juanette Williams from Memphis Black Arts Alliance. We discuss the power of performing arts and its impact in neighborhood communities like the ones in Memphis, TN. She shares stories from her Broadway tour days and we learn all about her role as Effie in Dreamgirls.

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Just Bluffin’ is a Campfire Collective podcast co-hosted by Shannon Briggs and Cecilia Fay. It’s produced by Sophie Townsend and Mackenzie Grannan and sponsored by Cecilia Fay Communications. The podcast is recorded in-studio at the University of Memphis in partnership with the Meeman Department of Journalism and Strategic Media. Artwork by Elizabeth Berglund. Music is by local Memphis musician and PR professional Jeff Hulett and audio editing is by Keep It 100 Productions. Photos by Erica Haskett.