Posted inGovernment, Health, Incarceration, Policing, Public Safety Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica July 31, 2023January 25, 2024
Posted inHealth, Memphis Records reveal preventable deaths at Methodist transplant center by Max Blau, ProPublica June 14, 2023May 28, 2024
Posted inPublic Safety, Youth Justice Why is there so much youth violence? Academics consult real experts: middle school students by David Waters, The Institute for Public Service Reporting June 5, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inEconomic Justice, Poverty What poverty looks like in Memphis, by the numbers by Laura Faith Kebede and Jacob Steimer May 18, 2023January 25, 2024
Posted inSanitation Workers Once again, the sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis is part of a movement by Justin J. Pearson April 19, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inDemocracy, Economic Justice, Education, Environmental Justice, Faith, Government, Health, Liberation, Public Safety, Racial Justice National, state faith leaders to hold ‘Moral Monday’ event at state capitol by Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout April 13, 2023January 23, 2024
Posted inAwards, Newsroom MLK50 founder wins national journalism independence award by Nieman Foundation April 11, 2023January 25, 2024
Posted inLGBTQ How an anti-drag bill is creating fear among some Black LGBTQ Tennesseans by Brandon Tensley, Capital B March 23, 2023January 25, 2024
Posted inActivism, Civil Rights, Government, Liberation, Policing, Public Safety, Racial Justice Tyré Nichols’ death began with a traffic stop. Now, organizers want to rethink public safety by Brittany Brown February 6, 2023May 28, 2025
Posted inGrants, Newsroom MLK50 receives $2M grant from Ford Foundation by MLK50 Staff January 26, 2023January 25, 2024
