…lost housing. The timing is particularly poor, she said, since the end will come when utility bills are high and after Christmas gifts have affected savings accounts. “January is one…
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Let’s stop the thieves
I always struggled with the reality of poverty in a country with such abundance. Why, I wondered, are some people so persistently poor? Why isn’t there enough food, enough money…
Posted inNewsroom
MLK50 launches NewsMatch 2022 campaign to raise $75,000
…accident, it’s a robbery.” Our journalism targets the systems keeping folks poor by stripping their rights and access to care. That’s why this year we’re setting our biggest NewsMatch goal…
Posted inNo Shelter
Look in his eyes. He’s human, too
…said he has worked at numerous warehouses. But because of poor blood circulation in his legs, he has to sit down every 30 minutes. His bosses, he said, have never…
Posted inVoting
How Tennessee disenfranchised 21% of its Black citizens
…burdensome to women, the poor and communities of color. The report also noted that Tennessee has increasingly levied court charges “as a means for funding the State’s courts and criminal…
Posted inElections
Passage of the ‘right-to-work’ Amendment 1 would have lasting impact on workers
…in 1947. Today, Memphis is one of the poorest large metropolitan areas in the nation, with a bulk of the area’s workers in transportation and material moving industries – such…
Posted inCommentary
Take the slavery language out of the constitution
…enslaved to build healthy, productive lives. This is further compounded by what appears to be a pipeline from poor and exploited communities to the prison system. Statistics show that during…
Posted inNewsroom
Now Hiring: MLK50’s first audience engagement manager
…MLK50, we believe journalism is a tool for liberation and we are here to help people — especially Black people, people of color, poor people and everyone who has been…
Posted inWorkers
Why Memphis workers should focus on the ‘Right-To-Work’ amendment in November
…is one of the poorest large metro areas in the nation. Of the 25 largest employers in the area – including FedEx, which employs 30,000 workers alone – only two…
Posted inNewsroom
Now Hiring: MLK50’s first development director
…for liberation and we are here to help people – especially Black people, people of color, poor people and everyone who has been pushed to the margins – get free. MLK50…