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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Memphis, TN · covers Memphis — poverty, power, and policy · nonprofit newsroom · est. 2017 · American Journalism Project

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It’s easy enough to denounce racial injustice and socioeconomic inequality. The real challenge is committing to the work it takes to eliminate them.

Learn about the people who create and produce MLK50: Justice Through Journalism’s work, including our founder and publisher, Wendi C. Thomas.

Want to help disrupt the status quo? Your tax-deductible gift helps us produce journalism that centers those pushed to the economic margins.

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism follows the standards set by the Institute for Nonprofit News, including disclosing our largest donors.

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— from their About page, fetched 2026-08-25.

Recent stories

• Aug 21 — MLK50’s work earns two national awards
• Aug 14 — Memphis has one of the highest utility cutoff rates in the nation — but it doesn’t have to
• Aug 13 — MLGW utility cutoffs hit low-income Memphians the hardest. How do they work?
• Aug 12 — 1 in 5 Memphis households had its utilities cut off in 2025 — and disconnections are on the rise
• Aug 10 — Why do people from Shelby County make up most of death row?
• Aug 7 — After MLK50 investigation, Shelby County District Attorney to look for racial disparities in felony murder prosecutions
• Aug 4 — The Weight of Air
• Jul 31 — MLK50 scores regional prizes
• Jul 29 — In District 9 race, Lamar and Pearson showcase a split in Democratic Party
• Jul 28 — For the second time, MLK50’s resilience is honored by national group

Generated 2026-08-25 06:19 UTC. About text quoted from each newsroom's own About page; headlines, summaries and images from their public feeds, linking to the original. ftrain/givemesomegoodnews