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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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‘Nice Young Man. Don’t Harm.’ A black mother’s plea on Nextdoor to protect her 14-year-old son
Feature Image: Sonja Jackson and her son. Photos provided by Jackson. Sonja Jackson’s post was prompted by the police killing of George Floyd and vigilante…
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Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade matters
Originally published April, 2020. Feature Image: Teacher Brian Hanson teaching ALLMemphis’ custom phonics curriculum to a group of students at Power Center Academy Elementary School…
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Racially integrated high schools often conceal segregated classes, new study shows
Originally published March, 2020. Feature Image: Student walks down a hallway at Crispus Attucks High School. (Alan Petersime/Chalkbeat) Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat Racially integrated high schools often…
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No more ‘secret handshake’: Universal screening qualifies 600 more Memphis students for gifted education. More to come.
Originally published January, 2020. Feature Image: Kindergarten and first grade students in Treadwell Elementary’s new gifted education class compare each other’s height to get in…
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Busing students to integrate Memphis schools was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others
Originally published July, 2019. Feature Image: The integrated sixth grade class at Raleigh Bartlett-Meadows in the mid-1970s. Jacqueline Hill-Ferby, who was bused to the school…
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Seeing Red II: South Memphis CDC brings investment back to Memphis’ formerly redlined communities
Originally published April, 2019. Feature Image: Roshun Austin, president and CEO of The Works, Inc. holds a redlining map created in the 1930s. (Ziggy Mack)…
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Seeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in Memphis
Originally published March, 2019. Feature Image: A young girl plays hide and seek in front of shuttered apartment buildings on Tate Street. (Andrea Morales) By…
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Tennessee’s practice of suspending licenses from those who owe court fees is found unconstitutional
Originally published July, 2018. Feature Image: A new ruling states that Tennessee can no longer revoke driver’s licenses from people who cannot afford court fees.…
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