MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

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Nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy. Inspired by #MLK #IdaBWells #JohnLewis. Rooting for everybody Black.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis Jun 5, 2025

Creator-in-Residence Amber Sherman with the latest #Memphis #xAI update:

Action towards an environmental reform ordinance from Memphis City Councilwoman while Shelby County Mayor remains mostly quiet mlk50.co/4mOQdeE

www.youtube.com #Memphis #xAI update - Calls for environmental reform while county mayor remains mostly quiet Amber Sherman, the MLK50 creator-in-residence and your favorite pol...

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis Sep 2, 2025

Memphis couldn’t have become a commercial hub in the early 20th century without Black people like Tom Watkins, who built levees, carried cargo and manned riverboats.

Justin A. Davis dives into Memphis' for this look at the city's dock workers. mlk50.co/3JLtNvQ

mlk50.com This Black union organizer was run out of Memphis by corrupt cops, riverboat owners FOREGROUND: Workers on a barge use rocks to sink a willow mat into the Mississippi River at Mellwood Bend, Arkansas, in 1939. Men on the dock maintain the tow ropes, and the barge is pulled by the …

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis Jun 26, 2025

How has gun violence impacted you? If you’ve been directly impacted by gun violence, live in a neighborhood with high levels of gun violence, or live in fear of gun violence, we’d like to hear from you.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis Jun 24, 2025

Editor’s notebook: Tennessee needs state political leaders to denounce violence mlk50.co/3G2ZhMH

tennesseelookout.com Commentary: Editor's notebook: Tennessee needs state political leaders to denounce violence •... Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, said nothing in the wake of the murder of a Minnesota lawmaker. Tennessee leaders need to denounce violence.

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis Jun 24, 2025

Suit seeks to block Tennessee law that makes it a crime to “harbor” certain immigrants mlk50.co/44aNCDl

tennesseelookout.com Suit seeks to block Tennessee law that makes it a crime to “harbor” certain immigrants • Tennessee... A federal suit seeks to invalidate a new Tennessee law that would make it a felony to “harbor” immigrants without legal status.