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MPD’s arrest practices pose troubling questions following Tyre Nichols’ death
This story has been republished with permission from The Institute for Public Service Reporting. Read the original story here. Emmitt Martin seethed with anger the night he and four other Memphis...
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Tyre Nichols’ family looks ahead to the state’s criminal case and their $550...
During closing arguments of the federal criminal trial for three of the five former Memphis police officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols, RowVaughn Wells was again faced with her son...
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Charity Scott joins MLK50 as managing editor
We’re happy to announce that Charity Scott has joined MLK50: Justice Through Journalism as our managing editor. Scott started Sept. 30 and will lead the daily operations of the newsroom, shepherding...
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Nichols’ verdict threatens the legitimacy of the criminal legal system
The recent criminal trial surrounding the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols has reaffirmed a distressing truth: Black lives continue to be treated with contempt in a society that prioritizes everything...
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Searching for healing and justice at the trial for the killing of Tyre
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the United States, federal trials carry a prohibition against recording by the media. In our commitment to community-centered reporting, we asked contributing artist Mikhaila Markham...
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U.S. Senate debate: Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Rep. Gloria Johnson invited
Join us Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for a live debate between the candidates vying to represent the state of Tennessee in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. The debate will take place at the...
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Who are the new MATA board members — and have they ever taken the bus?
Bacarra Mauldin, interim CEO of the Memphis Area Transit Authority, speaks with new board members and others Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Memphis City Hall. Photo by Katherine Burgess for MLK50 As nine board...
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For transit success, ‘narrative’ around MATA must change
Just before the Memphis Area Transit Authority Board voted to cut routes, bus rider Annika Easley urged those board members to ride the buses themselves. “Y’all need to do better for you, not just...
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Black men are still dying young. Several efforts are attempting to change the...
A crowd exercises during Black Men’s Wellness Day at Fourth Bluff Park earlier this month. Photo by Ariel J. Cobbert for MLK50 The health care workers who pricked and probed Demetrius Norman jotted...
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Voter turnout is down in Shelby County. How do we improve it?
Voters at Abundant Grace Fellowship Church streamed in and out of the polls on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 As early voting ends, fewer Shelby County voters have turned up to...
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