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Doulas test ways to curb Memphis’ Black maternal, infant deaths
Jade Cooper holds her newborn while standing for a portrait at Germanshire Park in October. Cooper delivered her two children while working with Shanille ...
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How will Tennessee’s blended sentencing law work?
Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 At the end of the last legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly ...
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Tennessee’s blended sentencing law will lock up more kids
The exterior of the Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court in downtown Memphis. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In January, a ...
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Fake ‘perfect’ till you make it
Rodney Wells wears a shirt that honors his son, Tyre Nichols, and his love of sunsets during a community gathering in October ...
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A new board is responsible for MATA’s success, but their powers are limited
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Voter turnout is down in Shelby County. How do we improve it?
Voters at Abundant Grace Fellowship Church streamed in and out of the polls on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 As early voting ends, fewer Shelby County voters have turned up to ...
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For transit success, ‘narrative’ around MATA must change
Sammie Hunter rides the bus in 2017. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Just before the Memphis Area Transit Authority Board voted to cut routes, bus rider Annika Easley urged those board members to ...
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Who are the new MATA board members — and have they ever taken the bus?
Bacarra Mauldin, interim CEO of the Memphis Area Transit Authority, speaks with new board members and others Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Memphis City Hall. Photo by Katherine Burgess for MLK50 As nine board ...