Jerricia Harris sits for a portrait at her home on Mar. 5. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America Right before Jerricia ...
Students at Memphis Business Academy organized a protest on Feb. 27 in support of their classmate, a junior named Yasser, who was detained by ICE a week earlier. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 ...
¿Sabes dónde vas a dormir esta noche? ¿Qué tal en unas semanas o durante las próximas vacaciones escolares? Si eres un adulto joven quien se la vive de sillón en sillón, se queda con amigos o alterna ...
Students in a MAP-South drama class practice a scene from “Go Down Moses” at LeMoyne-Owen College in 1969. From left are: Carol Gibbs, 15; ...
Jesse Jackson gets into a car after a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in 2018. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 There are people whose stature ...
Opponents of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline celebrate at Alonzo Weaver Park in Southwest Memphis after the developer announced the project’s cancellation July 2. Photo by Lucy Garrett for MLK50 MLK50 ...
Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica. Source images: Andrea Morales/MLK50, screenshot by MLK50, U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley via Wikimedia Commons Marilyn Gooch was already ...
Jessica 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 ...
David spent eight months incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center. Center portrait by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for America; Image of the Shelby County Youth and ...
Inspired by a similar program launched by the national news outlet Mother Jones, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism has launched a creator-in-residence program for Memphis creatives. The program seeks ...