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05/26/2026

Did you miss our Juke Joint and Game Night Fundraiser? No sweat, we know you still love MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. And we love you too.

That’s why we boiled the fun-filled night down into a short recap for you.

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Thank you to everyone who came out to support the work we do at MLK50.

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05/22/2026

Let’s talk xAI updates 👩🏽‍🏫

05/21/2026

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers was in pain as the executioners tried to find a vein, and there was a lot of blood, one of his attorneys said.

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers was in pain as the executioners tried to find a vein and there was a lot of blood, one of his attorneys said.

05/21/2026

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

05/20/2026

Air pollution has made staple crops in the Black diet less nutritious, but urban farmers are cooking up solutions.

Air pollution has made staple crops in the Black diet less nutritious, but urban farmers are cooking up solutions.

05/20/2026

Discussions to form a union began a little more than a year ago. Management has given raises, but they have not been able to keep up with the cost of living in Memphis, employees said.

05/19/2026

This workshop series is so crucial! Our housing reporter also took a deep dive into Mayor Paul Young’s goal of adding 10,000 new or renovated homes to Memphis' housing stock by 2030. Thank you for the work you all do!!

Check out our housing reporter's story below. https://mlk50.com/2026/04/23/memphis-wants-10000-new-homes-by-2030-but-its-leaving-the-details-to-developers/

NEW ADDRESS on the flyer.

Powering Economic Justice Workshop Series
📍Memphis
👉🏾Reinvestment in The Haven Building With the Existing Community In Mind
‼️10,000 homes by 2030, but what’s the plan!?

This is a community strategy session where residents and partners come together to name real issues, break down root causes, and build solutions that reflect the people who are already here.

The people are building the plan in this session ✊🏾
Join The Equity Alliance on Tuesday, May 19

RSVP at theequityalliance.org/events

05/15/2026

Residents and their allies drowned out Republican legislators with shouts, songs and panic alarms. They didn’t change the vote, but made sure their opposition was known.

Rachael Goodwin Spriggs and other Tennesseans protested during a House committee meeting that was a part of the special session on May 6. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 They sang, chanted, cried a…

05/13/2026

Tennessee’s Republican House speaker is punishing Democrats for participating in a chaotic end to the special session lawmakers used to redraw congressional maps to bolster a GOP candidate in the midterm election.

Tennessee Democrats locked arms on the House floor in protest of a GOP redistricting vote that split the state’s only majority-Black, minority-Democrat Congressional district around Memphis in thre…

05/12/2026

The ACLU of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to block the state’s new congressional district map, citing intentional racial discrimination and First Amendment retaliation against Black voters.

State Sen. London Lamar, a Memphis Democrat, holds a photo of the new U.S. House map passed by Tennessee Republicans. Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout This story was republished with permi…