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Tyre Nichols · MemphisVice President Kamala Harris will attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols in Memphis on Wednesday, according to a White House official, joining other senior level Biden administration officials at the service.
Kamala Harris to attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral
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Dollar General · TennesseeMemphis police arrested nearly 15,000 people for violent and property crimes in 2021. That was almost twice as many people as police arrested that year in Nashville. The vast majority of people arrested in Memphis were Black, a large overrepresentation, even in a city where 65% of residents are Black. Some people here complain that approach has left their communities scarred by fear.
Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisKenneth McKissack’s internet is like a finicky turtle. It’s always slow, and sometimes it decides to barely move at all — taking minutes instead of milliseconds to open emails. As a pharmacy technician and insurance specialist who works from home, McKissack estimates he spends at least two hours of work time per week waiting on this turtle to crawl. It’s a near-constant annoyance.
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Low-income Memphians receive worse internet service for the same price
Tyre Nichols · MemphisOrganizers treated people marching through downtown Memphis during a February 4 protest against the police killing of Tyre Nichols to free pizza, drinks, music and games by organizers. Folks with the protest came prepared to occupy the intersection of Danny Thomas Boulevard and Poplar Avenue by setting up a place for rest and fellowship late into the night. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Producing radical journalism requires radical action. T…
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Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisAlex S. Vitale (center) speaks during a panel discussion at Rhodes College last week alongside (from left) MLK50 reporter Brittany Brown, filmmaker Matthew Solomon and Memphis organizers Shahidah Jones and Josh Adams. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Tyre Nichols’ Jan. 10 beating death added to the list of casualties of police violence since the start of 2023. By the end of January, it was reported that police across the United States had kille…
Activists, a scholar and a filmmaker reflect on safety and policing in Memphis
FedEx · MemphisJessica James had to get up and down that ramp. Her job at FedEx’s World Hub was to help ensure the trucks in her area were loaded and unloaded on time. That meant navigating forklifts on sloped ramps, even when the ramps were falling apart.
Jessica James On the night of Feb. 18, 2022, FedEx surveillance video shows James, a team leader, climbing on and off a forklift, first to reposition the damaged ramp’s displaced metal grates, then again …
FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead?
Center · CenterEditor’s note: On this last day of (officially) celebrating Black history, we’re turning our attention to Black Futures and what that can look like. So we asked our essayist: What would a future without food scarcity look like? When I moved to Memphis in 2014, there was a common refrain among people who talked to me about the local food system: Memphis is simultaneously the hungriest city and one of the most obese cities in the U.S. Some will …
Imagining a world with food abundance at its center
Memphis, Tennessee · MemphisColin Chapman (left) and Marissa Pittman. Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In the heart of Memphis lies the Arts District, with its picturesque sights and boutique businesses. This is where Colin Chapman begins his day at 5:45 a.m. He wakes up and has coffee before his daily Pilates class. After a post-workout smoothie, Chapman reviews his work emails before showering and getting ready for his workday. By 9:30 a.m., he’s grabbing …
