One of the members of the Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association, Inc. holds his hat during a prayer at a press conference the organization held on Feb. 5 to discuss its progress in the case for ...

Janiya, an art student at Collegiate School of Memphis, stands with her piece “Tell oh pharaoh.” “Much of African-American blood has been spilt to get us to where we are today, and we still are not ...

Memphis police officers listened from the sidelines at the Greenlaw Community Center during a 2023 community feedback meeting about how the police department was using the center. Photo by Andrea ...

The Hospitality Hub is located at 590 Washington Ave. in downtown Memphis. Photo by Natalie Wallington for MLK50 Freezing temperatures returned to Memphis this week, creating dangerous conditions for ...

Having a juvenile record can make it difficult to access jobs, housing and other opportunities later in life. While state law prevents bigger changes, Memphis-Shelby County’s Juvenile Court clerk is ...

The sunlight reflects off the side of Memphis City Hall in downtown Memphis. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 People with connections to the Memphis Police Department, clergy members, law professors, ...

Every year since 2014, Shelby County has given up nearly $41 million in tax revenue that could have been used to fund the county’s crumbling schools or cash-strapped transit agency. Instead, the money ...

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added Natalie Wallington to our reporting team. Wallington, who started Feb. 3, will write stories about housing and the idea of home. She comes to us from the ...

Memphis garbage workers, seen here in a 1913 photograph, collected the city’s refuse. Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50. Source image via The University of Memphis Digital Commons Near ...

Jack Walker (center), son of Robert Walker, stands at the front of the Feb. 1 march to honor his father, who was one of two sanitation workers killed in a garbage truck accident 50 years ago. Photo by ...

Dozens of Memphis residents weathered the bitter cold on Jan. 7 to support Tyre Nichols’ family as they renewed their calls for justice and accountability for his death. “Say his name, Tyre Nichols,” ...

Tyre Nichols’ friends, family and community march down Ross Road on their way to a vigil in his honor at the corner of Castlegate Lane on Tuesday. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In the weeks since ...