Corner Stores: A South Memphis love story
Feature Image: Rufus Sykes cracks a smile as he holds the door open for a customer at the South Memphis Grocery on West Mallory Avenue.…
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The Not-So-Open Road
Candacy Taylor documents the revolutionary guide that helped black travelers navigate a segregated America Originally published February, 2020. By Kim Green, for Chapter16.org In the…
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Caritas to stay closed for summer, restructure, open kitchen to food entrepreneurs
Greater partnership seen as way to safeguard center’s mission and commitment to Binghamton The April 10 pandemic-related closure of Caritas Community Center and Café, which…
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For the fifth night, hundreds of Memphis take to the streets to protest the slaying of George Floyd
Feature image and all photos by Andrea Morales, MLK50‘s visuals editor. More demonstrations expected Monday as Mayor Strickland institutes a 10 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew. Sunday…
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‘Moments like now are why we teach’: Educators tackle tough conversations about race and violence — this time virtually
Feature Image: A protester outside of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn holds a sign after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a…
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How is your school community talking about George Floyd’s death?
Feature Image: A man rides a bicycle up to a law enforcement checkpoint on Friday, May 29 after the city endured a night of protests…
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Dateline: Memphis May 27 2020
By Wayne Dowdy In another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, your…
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The Ghost Hunter
Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell cracks cold cases from the civil rights movement Originally published February 4, 2020 By Aram Goudsouzian, for Chapter16 Jerry Mitchell hunts…
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Memphis Kids Appeal: “Heal the world. Make it a better place for you and for me.”
By Arijit Basu The community is important to all of us, and with the present COVID-19 pandemic leaving the world in a state of shock…
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A Retirement This School Teacher Didn’t Count On
By Mark Scott I began this school year with a Facebook post showing me arriving early. As usual. To an empty parking lot. On the…
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