You asked, they answered Mayoral candidates answer questions suggested by the readers of MLK:50 and the Memphis Flyer by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer, Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer and Jacob Steimer Paul Young: ‘We have to build up this additional support for public safety’ by Jacob Steimer Van Turner: ‘I can bring credibility to the mayor’s office’ by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer Willie Herenton: At 83 ‘sharper than a lot of 30- and 40-year-olds’ by Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer Floyd Bonner: ‘We’ve got to hold people accountable’ by Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer Get These Hands and this joy with MLK50 by MLK50 Staff A call to action against systems of injustice by Nathaniel Smith, Partnership for Southern Equity MLK50 receives $190K grant from The Kresge Foundation by MLK50 Staff Widowed, betrayed and evicted: One woman’s story from an eviction crisis by Jacob Steimer Economic Justice What life is like ‘on the run’ by Jacob Steimer Shelby County ranks No. 1 in bankruptcy. Here’s why. by Jacob Steimer A new, well-funded nonprofit will fight housing discrimination in Memphis by Jacob Steimer It’s a job, but ‘drag is family, drag is beautiful’ by Ellen Chamberlain Policing What federal judges’ rulings reveal about Memphis police tactics by Daphne Duret and Marc Perrusquia From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe? by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer Hip-hop is 50. Twenty-five years ago, Memphis rappers started writing rhymes of resistance by Justin A. Davis Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica Investigations FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead? by Wendi C. Thomas Why does the state keep decreasing Memphis’ share of housing subsidies? by Jacob Steimer Segregation may affect your health, too by Jacob Steimer Activism The new civil rights leaders by John Partipilo, Karen Pulfer Focht and Holly McCall Ready to serve, ready to make change by Jazmyne Wright Young leaders take spotlight for gun-law change, structural reform by Thomas Goldsmith
You asked, they answered Mayoral candidates answer questions suggested by the readers of MLK:50 and the Memphis Flyer by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer, Jackson Baker, Memphis Flyer and Jacob Steimer
Hip-hop is 50. Twenty-five years ago, Memphis rappers started writing rhymes of resistance by Justin A. Davis
Their families said they needed treatment. Mississippi officials threw them in jail without charges by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, Mollie Simon, ProPublica and Agnel Philip, ProPublica
