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Category: Investigations

Posted inFedEx

FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead?

by Wendi C. Thomas March 1, 2023March 4, 2023

Jessica James had to get up and down that ramp. Her job at FedEx’s World Hub was to help ensure the trucks in her area were loaded and unloaded on time. That meant navigating forklifts on sloped ramps, even when the ramps were falling apart.   On the night of Feb. 18, 2022, FedEx surveillance video […]

Posted inSeparated By Design

Why does the state keep decreasing Memphis’ share of housing subsidies?

by Jacob Steimer April 11, 2022April 11, 2022
Posted inSeparated By Design

4 things every Tennessean should know about affordable housing subsidies

by Jacob Steimer April 8, 2022April 8, 2022
Posted inSeparated By Design

Segregation may affect your health, too

by Jacob Steimer April 6, 2022April 6, 2022
Posted inSeparated By Design

Want to be a housing policy nerd? Read this

by Jacob Steimer April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
Posted inSeparated By Design

How a Tennessee housing policy concentrates poverty, denies opportunity

by Jacob Steimer April 4, 2022February 6, 2023
Posted inVaccine equity

First up for COVID vaccine: 75 and older. The average Black person in Shelby County doesn’t live that long

by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein February 12, 2021April 28, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

COVID vaccine inequality: No internet? No appointment

by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein January 15, 2021April 29, 2021
Posted inFedEx

Five takeaways from our investigation into FedEx and worker safety

by Wendi C. Thomas December 28, 2020April 29, 2021
Posted inInvestigations

Memphis warehouse workers: Share your safety concerns with us

by MLK50 Memphis and ProPublica December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

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