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As small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with them
Originally published September 2, 2020. Feature photo by Andrew Breig By Jim Coleman, for High Ground News Small business owners across the country are struggling…
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The Eviction Crisis
Stormy days are ahead unless we do something “I think if we want our recovery from the growing eviction issue to look the way we…
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Mass evictions are coming. This South Memphis nonprofit is part of the solution.
Originally published July 16, 2020, by Baris Gursakal, for High Ground News A national wave of evictions loom as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to build…
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BRIDGES USA youth leaders make space for teens in the midst of protests and a pandemic
Feature Image: Bridges USA is located on 477 North 5th Street in Uptown. (Submitted) Originally published July 2, By Ashley Davis, for High Ground News…
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Video: Juneteenth in Douglass Park
Feature Image: To celebrate Juneteenth 2020, The Time is Now Douglass, the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter, and Memphis Artists for Change partnered to…
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The whole world is talking about police reform. Black Lives Matter has solutions.
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14 year-old Memphis entrepreneur launches line of fashion masks for pandemic protection
Feature Image: Imani Polk launched Masked by Imani, a line of fashionable face mask, just before her fourteenth birthday. Polk is a Memphis native and…
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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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When COVID-19 relief didn’t come, Douglass residents stepped up for their own
By Ashley Davis, for High Ground News There’s been a flood of relief efforts in response to Covid-19, but are resources getting to the Memphis…
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