The Hernando DeSoto Bridge as seen during the January 2026 winter storm. Photo by Brad Vest for MLK50  Memphians have faced multiple severe heat warnings ...
I visit the hospital rooms of my family and church elders relatively regularly. I have never been to the hospital to visit any of my young cousins, but ...
Bus riders wait for their ride at the Hudson Transit Center in downtown Memphis in October 2024. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 Members of the Memphis City Council could appoint a trustee to oversee ...
Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations agents working with the Tennessee State Highway Patrol search a car during a traffic stop on Summer Avenue in November 2025. Photo ...
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 Wheeler walked into a dim room at the Walter L ...
Brittany Johnson, mother of the late Tyrin Johnson, wears a memorial T-shirt of her son, Memphis, Aug. 27, 2026. Photograph ...
A procession of people praying for peace in Memphis makes its way around Gaisman Park while police control traffic on April 19. The group mostly consisted of Spanish-speaking churches from Memphis’ ...
A person and their belongings rest on a bench in Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Andrea Morales/MLK50 Rick was charging his phone at an outdoor power outlet near the Renasant Convention Center downtown ...
It’s easy enough to denounce racial injustice and socioeconomic inequality. The real challenge is committing to the work it takes to eliminate them. MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a different ...
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 ...
his is a story about 104 children sentenced to die in prison by the state of Tennessee. Each was convicted of a murder — even though some had not killed anyone. In several cases, the children had been ...