Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Having a juvenile record can make it difficult to access jobs, housing and ...

Freezing temperatures returned to Memphis this week, creating dangerous conditions for people without shelter or whose homes don’t have heat. If you need ...

Memphis police officers listened from the sidelines at the Greenlaw Community Center during a 2023 community feedback meeting about how the police department was using the center. Photo by Andrea ...

People with connections to the Memphis Police Department, clergy members, law professors, a mental health expert and a local organizer have been selected ...

Memphis garbage workers, seen here in a 1913 photograph, collected the city’s refuse. Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50. Source image via The University of Memphis Digital Commons Near ...

Every year since 2014, Shelby County has given up nearly $41 million in tax revenue that could have been used to fund the county’s crumbling schools or cash-strapped transit agency. Instead, the money ...

In order to help familiarize folks with their rights, local groups such as Vecindarios 901 are distributing cards with advice for handling interactions with law enforcement. Photo by Andrea Morales ...

Teens 16 and older charged with murder or attempted murder in Tennessee will now face life in prison due to a new “mandatory transfer” rule pushed through alongside the state’s blended sentencing law.

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added Natalie Wallington to our reporting team. Wallington, who started Feb. 3, will write stories about housing and the idea of home. She comes to us from the ...