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Author Archives: Tom Jones

Two Memphis police cars parked facing each other on opposite sides of an empty street at night.
Posted inGovernment

Memphis crime rate setting records, demanding innovation

by Tom Jones May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

The violent crime rate for the first quarter of this year dashed all hopes that the dip from a year ago was going to become a trend. Instead, violent crime has reached a 17-year high, according to data released by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. It is up 7.7% […]

Posted inMemphis

Memphis’ potential is about Black Memphians reaching theirs

by Tom Jones May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Posted inMemphis

U of M Athletics’ embarrassing partnership with 98.9 FM

by Tom Jones July 30, 2021July 30, 2021
Posted inMemphis

Melvin Jones, Memphis’ Black business booster, dies at 65

by Tom Jones November 20, 2020November 25, 2020
Posted inHousing

Analysis: Political influence gives birth to tax subsidies for apartment developers

by Tom Jones October 8, 2020May 17, 2023
Posted inHousing

When EDGE subsidizes pricey apartments, developers win and low-wage renters lose

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020May 17, 2023
Posted inHousing

We sent a survey to six developers about their tax-subsidized apartment projects: One responded

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020May 17, 2023
Posted inConfederate Monuments, Poverty, Power/Wealth

Confederates’ Lost Cause still cripples the South’s economy

by Tom Jones July 27, 2017October 5, 2020
Posted inEconomic Justice, Martin Luther King, Workers

The injustice of a Memphis economy built on low-wage jobs

by Tom Jones June 1, 2017June 2, 2022
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