MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | Memphis, Tennessee
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
Descendants of Black farmers are still fighting the USDA over past ...
1 day ago · It’s the latest installment in a long-running battle for economic justice between Black farmers and the USDA. For decades, these farmers have struggled to access financing from …
MLK50 reporter changes focus - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Mar 28, 2023 · To keep up, MLK50 has to be flexible and sometimes pivot. When we added Brittany Brown to our team, she came aboard as our work and labor reporter. It’s a beat, we’ve …
Charity Scott joins MLK50 as managing editor
Oct 8, 2024 · Before that, she spent over a decade at The Wall Street Journal, most recently as an award-winning corporate reporter. In 2021, she conceived of and co-led the team that …
About - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
Ayanna Johnson Watkins joins MLK50 as co-executive director
Jan 14, 2025 · We’re delighted to announce that Ayanna Johnson Watkins has joined MLK50: Justice Through Journalism as co-executive director. Along with Adrienne Johnson Martin, …
Sen. Charlane Oliver, Author at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
4 days ago · MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
Tennessee’s blended sentencing law will lock up more kids
Nov 21, 2024 · In January, a new “blended sentencing” law will go into effect in Tennessee that could usher hundreds of children into the adult criminal justice system with fewer checks than …
Memphis’ lead crisis - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Get your home tested. Do you live in a home built before 1978 and have children under 6 living with you or visiting often? Call the City of Memphis Lead-Safe program at 901-636-5323 or the …
Meet enterprise reporter Mike Finch - MLK50: Justice Through …
Jan 26, 2024 · We believe in the big ideas at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. We have a vision of a city, of a nation, where everyone has enough resources to thrive.