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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

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Posted inCoronavirus

Arkansas transplant feels adrift in Memphis when pandemic hits

by Sha'Kira Carroll July 7, 2020April 27, 2022

When my employer initially told us that we were preparing to work from home because of the pandemic, I was elated. I had been begging my boss to let us rotate work-from-home shifts. For the past year, I have been working as a full-time contractor at a nonprofit affiliated with a hospital. I work in […]

Posted inCoronavirus

‘The schools and daycares closing affected me the most’

by Danielle Lewis June 30, 2020January 13, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus

Memphis workers: How are you surviving the coronavirus pandemic?

by Wendi C. Thomas March 19, 2020October 5, 2020
Posted inBlack Lives Matter, Martin Luther King, Poverty, Sanitation Workers

From MLK50 archives: Memphis had another shameful, tragedy in 1968

by Wendi C. Thomas February 1, 2019October 5, 2020
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage, Sanitation Workers, Unions, Workers

The New Poor People’s Campaign is alive and well—and thriving in Memphis

by Kevin McKenzie and Wendi C. Thomas February 13, 2018June 2, 2022
Posted inLiving Wage, Martin Luther King, Sanitation Workers, Workers

Workers join historic Clayborn Temple-City Hall route to demand fair pay, unions

by Micaela Watts February 12, 2018June 2, 2022
Posted inRacism, Sanitation Workers, Workers

Too little has changed since 1968, union officials say at memorial

by Wendi C. Thomas February 1, 2018June 2, 2022
Posted inEconomic Justice, Living Wage, Sanitation Workers, Workers

Fast-food workers across Mid-South to strike on anniversary of ’68 strike

by Wendi C. Thomas February 1, 2018June 2, 2022
Posted inMartin Luther King

When the site of 1968 sanitation accident earned a spot in history

by Wendi C. Thomas January 31, 2018June 2, 2022
Posted inEconomic Justice

CHOICES chooses a $15/hour living wage

by Martha Park October 5, 2017May 4, 2021
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