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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

On poverty, power and public policy

Author Archives: Tom Jones

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

by Tom Jones November 20, 2020November 25, 2020

Passing up a promising – and personally lucrative – career with a white shoe law firm in St. Louis, Melvin Jones struck out to do something that was more fulfilling and would be a legacy that showed his life had made a difference.

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

by Tom Jones October 8, 2020November 25, 2020

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

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020November 25, 2020

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

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020November 25, 2020

Confederates’ Lost Cause still cripples the South’s economy

by Tom Jones July 27, 2017October 5, 2020

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

by Tom Jones June 1, 2017October 5, 2020

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