…a positive community. Memphis always ranks poorly in the number of roadway deaths. How would you help make our streets safer without relying solely on increased MPD enforcement? YOUNG: We…
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Willie Herenton: At 83 ‘sharper than a lot of 30- and 40-year-olds’
…statistics. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Memphis always ranks poorly in its number of roadway deaths. Is there a way to make our streets safer without relying solely on…
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Van Turner: ‘I can bring credibility to the mayor’s office’
…by Dale Beaver, and he has a gang intervention program and he’s doing great work. We need that in all the communities, and it works. Memphis always ranks poorly in…
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Floyd Bonner: ‘We’ve got to hold people accountable’
…us. We’ve got to get out in the neighborhoods to find out what we can do to help these kids be successful. Memphis always ranks poorly in its number of…
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Paul Young: ‘We have to build up this additional support for public safety’
…in our community centers, our parks and our churches. Memphis always ranks poorly in its number of roadway deaths. How would you help make our streets safer without relying solely…
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A call to action against systems of injustice
…mourning, there was the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. In April 1968, King pivoted his work on the Poor People’s Campaign to travel from Atlanta to Memphis and help energize the…
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MLK50 receives $190K grant from The Kresge Foundation
…among all residents. Memphis is one of the nation’s poorest large cities; nearly 1 in 4 residents live below the poverty line, as do just over 1 in 4 Black…
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A year after Tennessee’s abortion ban, 14,000 people have faced limited choices, devastating consequences
…bans tended to have poor records when it comes to maternal and child health, with Tennessee cited among the worst states for maternal mortality, infant mortality and child poverty. And…
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From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe?
…gun violence. We need to figure out why that is and who is proliferating and profiting off of the pain and the suffering that we are experiencing,” he said. Recent…
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Now hiring: An administrative assistant to support our growing organization
…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 and…