Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during a Tuesday morning press conference with Memphis Mayor Paul Young at the temporary ...

A person and their belongings rest on a bench in Civic Center Plaza. Photo by Andrea Morales/MLK50 Rick was charging his ...

Dozens of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have begun their work patrolling Shelby County as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force, which ...

Gov. Bill Lee in 2023. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 This story has been republished with permission from Tennessee Lookout ...

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, seen here in a 2023 constituent meeting at the Tennessee State Capitol, announced his intention ...

A Memphis nonprofit has uncovered evidence of widespread housing discrimination in the city — much of it based on race. The Fair Housing Council of ...

Latoya Akinyemi watches her youngest children as the warm-for-winter weather allows them to play outside on a Sunday afternoon. Her 4-year-old son shows off his scooter skills on the driveway, ...

David spent eight months incarcerated at the Youth Justice and Education Center. Center portrait by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report for America; Image of the Shelby County Youth and ...

Brittany M. Brown is the public safety and justice reporter at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. A Mississippi native with roots across Chicago, New Orleans and Guanajuato, Brittany is proud to make ...