South Memphis seeks justice as toxic leaks decline bit.ly/4aqKeX6

Change in Memphis starts with creating Black wealth bit.ly/3Sy5kMo

Worked ‘like dogs’: Ozell Ueal said sanitation workers risked it all. #MayDay bit.ly/3UonAaV

South Memphis seeks justice as toxic leaks decline bit.ly/4aqKeX6

“I’m concerned about how we’re going to house these (youth) and I’m concerned with how we’re going to pay for it….My local people say youthful offenders are likely to be in solitary confinement (in county jail) for that period of time.” bit.ly/44kSgyp

Worked ‘like dogs’: Ozell Ueal said sanitation workers risked it all. #MayDay bit.ly/3UonAaV

When Memphis renters have turned to militant tactics in the past, the tone has felt fundamentally different, but retaliation from housing officials and a lack of outside support have made tenants much less willing to risk eviction by organizing together. bit.ly/3OA84qr

BridgeDetroit The Beacon Wichita Tara Francis Chan The Appeal Invisible Institute The Xylom @[email protected] The Narwhal Congrats to our 2024 emerging leaders (2/2):

💡 Vandana Kumar (@IndiaCurrents)
💡 Christiaan Mader (@thecurrentlaf)
💡 Colleen Murphy (@opencampusmedia)
💡 Lupita Parra (@MLK50Memphis)
💡 Celine Piser (@theintercept)
💡 Jessica Silverman (@tradeoffspod)
💡 Mia Warren (@Fi2W)

Bear witness when called: These Memphis photographers see the 'big picture' when they get down to the ground with the people. bit.ly/3NHaBhS

In a statement, Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis) said the DEA's decision to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a means for Tennessee to stop 'wasting our tax dollars locking people up for a plant.'

There's more. bit.ly/3xVvukx

Lead makes us sicker and less safe. So why do Memphis leaders overlook it? bit.ly/42FUveU

🧑🏽‍⚕️ MLK50 has listed free and low-cost health clinics and other health resources in Memphis. Share this resource with family, friends and neighbors. 👉🏼 bit.ly/3xAoBox

Jesse Epps launched the American Tenants Union so poor people in Memphis could control their own destinies, but his leadership style was a bit shaky. Learn more about Memphis' tenants movement from back in the day bit.ly/3upm937

Everyday people can create communities of care that defeat manmade scarcity:

'I have studied food systems for over a decade, so I am not naive about the enormous task of transforming systems.' bit.ly/3ZqMB6c

In her latest article about #nonprofitnews in the South, The New York Times reporter Margaret Renkl recognizes INN members Nashville Banner and MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, and highlights INN as a supporter of nonprofit newsrooms. 

Read the full article: nytimes.com/2024/04/29/opi…

Today is the LAST day to give to our 7th birthday campaign. So far we’ve raised 26% of our $15K goal. But the day is young & we’re hopeful YOU will help us close to our goal.

Will you help us bridge this gap with a $7, $77 or $777 donation? bit.ly/mlk50turns7

FedEx says it’s a safe workplace. So why is Jessica James dead? bit.ly/3Za1olX

“We’ve been intentionally open, and we’ve asked questions, and we’ve answered them, and we’ve listened,” Paul Young said during his 100 days speech Tuesday night at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Westwood. There's more on MLK50. bit.ly/4cYBrxd

After the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? bit.ly/4bucnNW

While they await justice in a class action lawsuit, a South Memphis community coalition anticipates the long-awaited departure of a hazardous facility that leached cancer-causing emissions for four decades.

“A plan is not a promise.” bit.ly/4aqKeX6