MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Juvenile solitary confinement ordinance contradicts state law, advocates say

Friends and family of the youth incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center walk through its halls following a ...
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Health and Ed Board’s inspections miss the worst conditions at neglected apartments

Black mold grows on the ceiling of the bathroom at Pinebrook Pointe in July 2025. Photo by Kevin Wurm/MLK50/CatchLight ...
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An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy

An FBI agent poses for a photograph in front of the wreath marking the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. Photography by Dylan Yarbrough for MLK50 This image depicts a ...
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A Sister’s Love and Grief: Navigating a new normal without Tyré Nichols

“A Sister’s Love and Grief” is a three-part series that explores what Keyana Dixon’s life has been like since January 2023, when five former Memphis police officers beat her younger brother, Tyré ...
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Union push is about more than pay, library workers say

Some of the library workers who are a part of the Memphis Public Library Workers United union sit for a portrait at Crosstown Concourse. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for ...
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Memphis’ warming center will be open Tuesday night. What to know before you visit.

The Hospitality Hub is located at 590 Washington Ave. in downtown Memphis. Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for America Freezing temperatures arrived in Memphis this week, creating ...
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State troopers and federal agents decide Memphis residents’ fates during traffic stops

After a traffic stop on Nov. 18, a man sits in the back of a Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 In the heart of Berclair on the evening of Nov. 18, a traffic stop for a ...
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Newly public data shows task force increased traffic and drug charges in Memphis

Memphis police officers, along with federal agents with the Memphis Safe Task Force, walk through a parking lot in northeast Memphis during the clearing of an encampment on Oct. 28. Photo by Andrea ...
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Use our interactive map to find food pantries open near you

A food pantry guest loads up his car after getting a box of pantry staples in 2020. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 As grocery costs rise and federal funding for food banks runs dry, food insecurity ...
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A day and night in Memphis: Trump’s task force expands surveillance

A child sitting in the backseat of a car pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol peeks through the window during a traffic stop at an Exxon located at Airways Boulevard and Winchester Road. Photo ...
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Bill Lee said people arrested by task force are “violent criminals and known gang members.” Data show that’s not true.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during a Tuesday morning press conference with Memphis Mayor Paul Young at the temporary command center for the Memphis Safe Task Force. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 ...
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2025 Creator-In-Residence: Amber Sherman

Inspired by a similar program launched by the national news outlet Mother Jones, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism has launched a creator-in-residence program for Memphis creatives. The program seeks ...