People marched through downtown Memphis in July 2021 while protesting that year’s legislative attempts at criminalizing trans ...

In January, a new “blended sentencing” law will go into effect in Tennessee that could usher hundreds of children into the ...

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 At the end of the last legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly ...

Jade Cooper holds her newborn while standing for a portrait at Germanshire Park in October. Cooper delivered her two children while working with Shanille ...

Rodney Wells wears a shirt that honors his son, Tyre Nichols, and his love of sunsets during a community gathering in October ...

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Memphis Area Transit Authority’s chief development officer, John Lancaster (center), leads a tour of the organization’s operations center and transit hubs in October. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 ...