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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Tag: COVID Stories
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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What We Miss: Memorializing This Holiday Weekend
This is the holiday weekend I would look forward to for months. We have a few war veterans in our family who have passed, and…
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Help in a Pandemic: Nonprofits Need Partners
Four organizations with four distinct missions, but all vital to the communities they serve. When faced with financial uncertainty beyond their control, they needed a…
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Creatively Coping: Amanda Willoughby, perfecting her green thumb
One of six artists profiled in Creatively Coping, Kristin Jones’ essay on the therapeutic power of working with one’s hands during uncertain times The Arts Board,…
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Pandemic strikes sour note for Memphis musician’s big plans
Feature Image: Rachel Johnson, performing at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is maintaining her entrepreneurial drive while responding to barriers presented by the pandemic. Photo courtesy…
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Reopening debate raises question: What kind of people do we want to be?
Memphis Theological Seminary dean reflects on phased openings while COVID-19 crisis continues. By Peter R. Gathje, for MLK50 Schools and businesses shuttered. Massive numbers of…
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Tennessee’s nearly 1 million students will learn less because of coronavirus school closures. Here’s what that could mean.
Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee Tennessee’s decision to close its school buildings the rest of the academic year means students will miss at least 50…
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Substitute teacher’s plan to revitalize his community derailed by COVID-19
Frank Johnson: ‘We can’t go back to the normal way of doing things because the normal in this country is dangerous.’ Image: Self portrait by…
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I’m a housekeeper and DJ—my income is now zero. I’m one of the lucky ones.
The following is part of an essay series from Memphis workers affected by COVID-19. The series is produced by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism in partnership with High…
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