At MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, we embrace the idea that to do our good work, we need to take care of ourselves. That’s why we’ve instituted “dark weeks” twice a year, when we take publishing breaks.
So, during the week of Aug. 31, our platforms will be silent.
In the meantime, we’d love for you to spend some time with some of our recent work and investigations. The image above is a part of “The Weight of Air,” a beautiful photo essay we published last month by Kevin Wurm, MLK50’s CatchLight Local and Report For America fellow. And there’s also:
Why do people from Shelby County make up most of Tennessee’s death row?
1 in 5 households had its utilities cutoff in 2025 – and disconnections are on the rise
We’ll be back at it on Sept. 8.
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