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‘We deserve to breathe clean air’: Southwest Memphians take on Elon Musk’s xAI
Knox (center) stands for a portrait at her home. Knox is a longtime Boxtown resident. Photos by Lucy Garrett for MLK50 Easter ...
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Community calls for fresh ideas amid an opaque police reform process
Memphis Police Department officers stand on Riverside Drive during a February 2024 protest. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 ...
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Are you a young adult struggling with housing? Here’s how to get help.
Do you know where you’ll be sleeping tonight? How about a few weeks from now, or during your school’s next break? If you’re a young adult who ...
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Federal funding cuts are causing food bank shortages in Memphis and beyond
Visitors to First Congregational Church’s food pantry make their way through the day’s offerings on April 8. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Veronica Wilder’s white hair is colored with streaks of ...
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Here’s how to get your juvenile record removed in Shelby County
Having a juvenile record can make it harder for you to access housing, jobs and educational opportunities. Fortunately, many juvenile records can be ...
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TransPro’s plan for MATA is becoming clearer. Here’s what they’ve already done, promises to come
A view of a North Memphis bus stop during a MATA bus tour with the organization’s board in October 2025. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Last month, officials from TransPro, the consulting firm ...
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MATA secretly cut bus routes. Now, there’s a plan to build back that service.
Seen from the window of a MATA board bus tour in Oct. 2024, a man crosses the street near the William Hudson Transit Center. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Memphis Area Transit Authority riders ...