Four ideas on how to take down Memphis’ Confederate monuments now
If there’s the will, Memphis leaders can find a way to remove these symbols of white supremacy.
For Code Crew founders, paying a living wage is the right thing to do
The nonprofit trains youth of color to be the next generation of techies and practices the economic justice MLK preached
How Tennessee laws keep ex-offenders from getting good jobs
Employees with criminal records don’t make workplaces less safe, yet licensing restrictions bar them from dozens of careers
CHOICES chooses a $15/hour living wage
Raising base pay of all employees is ‘just a matter of priorities’ at Memphis reproductive health care organization
EDGE Board signs off on Overton Square Hotel incentives
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County EDGE board signed off on tax incentives for a boutique hotel in Overton Square. The Economic Development Growth Engine signed off on $6.1 million…
The time that guerilla art made Nathan Bedford Forrest’s statue disappear
In 2009, performance art blocked the view of the statue of the Klan’s first grand wizard and slave trader
Policing the Protesters
This article originally appeared on MLK50. When the interim director of the Memphis Police Department linked arms with organizers of a protest that shut down traffic on the city’s Interstate…
Sunday rally planned to mark one-year anniversary of Memphis bridge protest
This article originally appeared on MLK50. On Sunday, organizers will gather at Tom Lee Park to mark the anniversary of the July 10, 2016 protest that shut down the Hernando-Desoto…
“Take it to the bridge”
This article originally appeared on MLK50. MEMPHIS — July 10 marks the anniversary of the largest spontaneous act of civil disobedience in the city’s modern history. The spark: The police killings of…
Reparations well-intentioned, but insufficient for the debt owed
This article originally appeared on MLK50. On Thursday, the city of Memphis announced it would pay what can only be described as reparations for decades of shorting the retirement funds…