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Category: Memphis

Posted inEconomic Justice

Low-income Memphians receive worse internet service for the same price

by Jacob Steimer March 16, 2023March 17, 2023

Kenneth McKissack’s internet is like a finicky turtle. It’s always slow, and sometimes it decides to barely move at all — taking minutes instead of milliseconds to open emails. As a pharmacy technician and insurance specialist who works from home, McKissack estimates he spends at least two hours of work time per week waiting on […]

Reginald Dean, a Black man, stands in front of a Dollar General store at night.
Posted inPolicing in America

Aggressive policing in Memphis goes far beyond the Scorpion Unit

by Daphne Duret, Weihua Li and Marc Perrusquia March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
Posted inBlack History Month

2 who represent Memphis’ rising Black future

by Jazmyne Wright February 28, 2023February 28, 2023
Posted inGuest Column

Roger Wolcott championed those without power

by Margaret Smith February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
Posted inHealth

Haunting the archive

by Victoria Newton Ford February 8, 2023February 8, 2023
Posted inPolicing in America

The media may have misled you about Hickory Hill, Tyre Nichols’ neighborhood

by Jacob Steimer February 7, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted inPolicing in America

Tyre Nichols’ death began with a traffic stop. Now, organizers want to rethink public safety

by Brittany Brown February 6, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted inProtests

Not only peaceful, but thoughtful protest

by Adrienne Johnson Martin January 27, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted inPolicing in America

To understand policing, politics and protest in Memphis, read this.

by MLK50 Staff January 27, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted inPolicing in America

Tyre Nichols is dead. 5 cops are indicted. We still have questions.

by MLK50 Staff January 26, 2023February 9, 2023

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