This story has been republished with permission by Tennessee Lookout. Read the original story here. Velsicol, a legacy polluter that manufactured ...

When the Department of Justice released its pattern or practice report findings about Memphis on the evening of Dec. 4, I ...

People marched through downtown Memphis in July 2021 while protesting that year’s legislative attempts at criminalizing trans ...

Jade Cooper holds her newborn while standing for a portrait at Germanshire Park in October. Cooper delivered her two children while working with Shanille Bowens, a local birth doula who is training to ...

The exterior of the Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court in downtown Memphis. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In January, a new “blended sentencing” law will go into effect in Tennessee that could ...

At the end of the last legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly quietly passed a law that could upend the state’s juvenile justice system. The law, commonly referred to as “blended ...

Rodney Wells wears a shirt that honors his son, Tyre Nichols, and his love of sunsets during a community gathering in October at the sunset canopy that bears his name at Tom Lee Park. Photo by Andrea ...