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AI Memes: Public safety, transparency or shock factor?

Posts like this make it more difficult for him to do his job because the public believes all law enforcement officers “think ...
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MLK50: Justice Through JournalismOpinion

The Memphis data center moratorium is about putting people first, not corporations

I visit the hospital rooms of my family and church elders relatively regularly. I have never been to the hospital to visit any of my young cousins, but ...
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Trump’s deadly invasion of Memphis

Brittany Johnson, mother of the late Tyrin Johnson, wears a memorial T-shirt of her son, Memphis, Aug. 27, 2026. Photograph ...
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A new bill would limit bail funds, leaving fewer defendants in Memphis with access to community support

The Bail Hearing Room at the Shelby County Justice Center is seen on April 2. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America Laramie Wheeler walked into a dim room at the Walter L ...
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What’s next for MATA? New oversight, uncertain future

Bus riders wait for their ride at the Hudson Transit Center in downtown Memphis in October 2024. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 Members of the Memphis City Council could appoint a trustee to oversee ...
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White people were 6% of arrests by Memphis Safe Task Force in its first two months

Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations agents working with the Tennessee State Highway Patrol search a car during a traffic stop on Summer Avenue in November 2025. Photo ...
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Surge in ICE arrests around Memphis fueled by people who haven’t committed any crimes

A procession of people praying for peace in Memphis makes its way around Gaisman Park while police control traffic on April 19. The group mostly consisted of Spanish-speaking churches from Memphis’ ...
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Memphis tightens scrutiny on unhoused community as agencies arrive, but offers no funding to help people find shelter

A person and their belongings rest on a bench in Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Andrea Morales/MLK50 Rick was charging his phone at an outdoor power outlet near the Renasant Convention Center downtown ...
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City of Memphis bracing for winter after historic city shutdown in January

Memphians have faced multiple severe heat warnings and a thunderstorm that left thousands without power this summer. However, Scott Morgan, the city’s director of public works, is still thinking about ...
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No school, no fresh air and isolated

David spent eight months incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center. Center portrait by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for America; Image of the Shelby County Youth and ...
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‘It hurts my heart’: Senior voters reflect on state redistricting that will strip Memphis of representation

A Memphis resident’s ‘I Voted’ sticker is seen after voting in the primary election on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Wurm/MLK50/CatchLight Local/Report for America Memphis voters braved the rain Tuesday ...
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April 2025 was one of the deadliest months on record for Memphis children

Students at Crosstown High School walked out of school in March 2023 and held a rally to protest lax gun laws in the wake of the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. Photo by Andrea Morales ...