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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

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Author Archives: Tom Jones

Posted inMemphis

Memphis’ potential is about Black Memphians reaching theirs

by Tom Jones May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

This story has been republished with permission from Smart City Memphis. Read the original story here. African Americans have been swimming upstream from the first days of the United States but regardless of their efforts, the full promise of the American Dream always remains out of reach. Every time it seems that progress is being […]

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, 2020November 25, 2020
Posted inHousing

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

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020November 25, 2020
Posted inHousing

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

by Tom Jones October 7, 2020November 25, 2020
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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