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Tag: Alcy-Ball

Posted inHousing

Which Shelby County neighborhoods see the most bankruptcies?

by Jacob Steimer October 26, 2023October 27, 2023

When ranking the U.S. ZIP codes tied to the most personal bankruptcies in 2022, three of the top five are located in Shelby County.  And if you just look at Chapter 13 bankruptcy — the type that’s more expensive and much harder to complete — all of the top seven ZIPs are here. To read […]

Posted inEconomic Justice

Shelby County ranks No. 1 in bankruptcy. Here’s why.

by Jacob Steimer September 5, 2023November 12, 2023
A Black woman wearing a hoodie with a small dog peaking out of the neck sits in the grass with two small Black boys. One boy is seated to her left. The other boy is draped across her back.
Posted inHousing

Memphis needs more apartments, but neighbors are getting in the way

by Jacob Steimer December 1, 2022October 27, 2023
Posted inWhere are they now

Surviving during the pandemic: Workers update their stories a year and a half later

by Celeste Williams December 10, 2021October 27, 2023
Posted inGeneral

Prospect Park residents take fight with gas station developer public

by Carrington J. Tatum November 13, 2020November 8, 2023
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Substitute teacher’s plan to revitalize his community derailed by COVID-19

by Frank W. Johnson April 1, 2020November 8, 2023
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