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Tag: Raleigh

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

6 tips for dealing with bad landlords

by Jacob Steimer April 27, 2023September 21, 2023

Landlords fail to fix major issues all the time.  In her Raleigh home, April Chambers was forced to brave a recent winter without heat. Joy King, renting from Rayna Mike in North Memphis, slogged through a summer without air conditioning.  If your landlord or property manager is treating you like this, you may feel helpless. […]

Photo illustration of family photos
Posted inEconomic Justice

Feeling neglected, Parkway Village residents try to rebuild after ‘white flight’

by Jacob Steimer September 14, 2022September 11, 2023
Black and white image of tea lights on a sidewalk
Posted inCriminal Justice

How can criminal justice reformers keep the faith in the face of fear?

by Wendi C. Thomas September 8, 2022September 11, 2023
Posted inSurveillance

Longtime Memphis rapper Princess Loko died in obscurity. Will a Beyoncé feature grant her the ‘Renaissance’ she’s overdue?

by Justin A. Davis August 11, 2022September 11, 2023
Posted inSeparated By Design

How a Tennessee housing policy concentrates poverty, denies opportunity

by Jacob Steimer April 4, 2022September 22, 2023
Posted inEconomic Justice

Groups want lawmakers to act on high-cost loans

by Carrington J. Tatum March 28, 2022September 8, 2023
Posted inHousing

The state thwarted Memphis’ attempt to rein in slumlords. What’s next?

by Jacob Steimer February 4, 2022September 22, 2023
Posted inMartin Luther King

A young girl’s letter to the pastor

by Wendi C. Thomas January 17, 2022May 17, 2023
Posted inHousing

Soaked carpets and no A/C: Memphians describe renting from Prager Group

by Jacob Steimer January 6, 2022August 16, 2023
Posted inWorkers

They call her ‘Bus Driver’ and she calls them family

by Hannah Grabenstein November 17, 2021May 17, 2023

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