By Cole Bradley, for High Ground News Anyone who’s visited the Crosstown Concourse has likely seen the Church Health Nutrition Hub. It’s the ultra-modern teaching…
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The Unreachables: Memphis nonprofit meets its no-tech neighbors at their doorsteps
By Cole Bradley, for High Ground News In the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet is a crucial tool for finding accurate information and aid. But U.S.…
Read More The Unreachables: Memphis nonprofit meets its no-tech neighbors at their doorstepsRace, 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…
Read More Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade mattersSchools closed and suddenly you’re homeschooling? I’m Jim, and I can help.
By Jim Coleman, for High Ground News All Memphis-area schools are officially closed through April 24 in compliance with the state governor, but the date to reopen is…
Read More Schools closed and suddenly you’re homeschooling? I’m Jim, and I can help.Video series explores worldwide divides, spotlights Memphis for unequal food access
Originally published November, 2019. Feature Image: Roshun Austin (L), president/CEO of The Works, Inc., and South Memphis resident Dolores Bateman are featured in the Memphis-based…
Read More Video series explores worldwide divides, spotlights Memphis for unequal food accessSeeing 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)…
Read More Seeing Red II: South Memphis CDC brings investment back to Memphis’ formerly redlined communitiesSeeing 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…
Read More Seeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in MemphisTennessee’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.…
Read More Tennessee’s practice of suspending licenses from those who owe court fees is found unconstitutionalPeople’s power: Memphis’ early history of race, resistance, and Black political power
Originally published June, 2018. Feature Image: The front of the Burkle estate and Slave Haven museum as seen from North Second Street. (Brandon Dahlberg) By…
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