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Hip-hop is 50. Twenty-five years ago, Memphis rappers started writing rhymes of resistance

by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2023November 30, 2023

This one going out to the Memphis rising ‘98 / forever fuck the Ku Klux Klan / ask them punk police / it’s gon’ take backup, it’s gon’ take nightsticks, it’s gon’ take tear gas, cause we ain’t going! The first words of the 1998 track “Hardheaded” by Tommy Wright III, “the innovative Memphis rapper, […]

A crowd of Black people dance inside a building.

Memphis Seen: Photographer Noah Stewart finds his vantage point

by Andrea Morales July 20, 2023November 30, 2023

Two Black hold their fists in the air while seated on a brown leather chair inside Rhodes College's Interfaith Lounge.

Ready to serve, ready to make change

by Jazmyne Wright April 21, 2023September 22, 2023

A Black man in robes stands with two Black women in front of the Lorraine Motel

Min. Yahweh stood up for all injustices

by Wiley Henry April 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Policing in America

Legislature poised to dissolve community-led police oversight boards in Nashville and Memphis

by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout April 12, 2023November 30, 2023

Framed photos of a white man and woman

Roger Wolcott championed those without power

by Margaret Smith February 23, 2023November 30, 2023

A Black man drives a car with a shattered passenger window

Policing in America

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

by Brittany Brown February 6, 2023November 30, 2023

A person holds a lit tea light candle in their palm above a sign reading Tyre.

Policing in America

Justice for Tyre

by Andrea Morales February 3, 2023November 30, 2023

Four Black people wait outside a building. One is seated holding a large American flag.

Policing in America

At Tyre Nichols’ funeral, a collective rhythm resounded

by Rev. Vahisha Hasan February 2, 2023September 11, 2023