The city of Memphis is taking a largely hands-off approach to reaching Mayor Paul Young's goal of adding 10,000 new or ...
Since 2023, Tennessee legislators have passed nearly a dozen laws that have made bail harder to get and easier to lose. Most were bills sponsored by two ...
The Bail Hearing Room at the Shelby County Justice Center is seen on April 2. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America Laramie ...
Elmer, a street vendor from Honduras, said he saw three immigrants arrested by federal agents near his shoe stand in Memphis. Photo by Kevin ...
Community members in a breakout group on purpose and power of county government listen and take notes at Saturday’s People’s Assembly. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 Zelitra Peterson-Traylor’s hands ...
Seen through the viewfinder of a news video camera, President Donald Trump (center) sits at a table at the Tennessee National Guard Airlift Wing on Monday. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight ...
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 ...
“lI ike our track record with the U.S. Supreme Court,” said House Majority Leader William Lamberth of a bill creating a new crime for immigrants to stay in Tennessee after receiving a final ...
Source image: 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; Quincy Mosby, 13; Carolyn Brooks, 15; Frankie ...