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by MLK50 Staff August 3, 2023September 22, 2023

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is an award-winning nonprofit digital news site based in Memphis, Tennessee. Our work focuses on the intersection of poverty, power and policy. We examine the systems that make it hard for workers to make ends meet and interrogate those who profit from the status quo. Our goal is to help Memphians […]

From the editor

What they said, what they didn’t

by Adrienne Johnson Martin June 6, 2023September 11, 2023

A security camera hangs from one of its wires off the roof of an apartment building.

6 tips for dealing with bad landlords

by Jacob Steimer April 27, 2023September 21, 2023

Policing in America

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

by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout April 12, 2023September 21, 2023

Democracy lost, but Justin J. Pearson and Justin Jones will be back

by Wendi C. Thomas April 7, 2023September 21, 2023

A woman wearing a mask takes notes during a meeting.

From the editor

MLK50 reporter changes focus

by Adrienne Johnson Martin March 28, 2023September 21, 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, 2023September 21, 2023

Protesters block traffic along a road

Not only peaceful, but thoughtful protest

by Adrienne Johnson Martin January 27, 2023September 21, 2023

Policing in America

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

by MLK50 Staff January 27, 2023September 21, 2023

Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy stands at a podium surrounded by several others.

Policing in America

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

by MLK50 Staff January 26, 2023September 21, 2023