The why: I loved that this story elevated the voices of Memphians living in the vicinity of the new xAI plant. The story was able to look at the historical context of the neighborhood, the rich ...
Christian Craine, equity compliance analyst with MATA, sits for a portrait at the new bus shelter at Shelby and Boeingshire ...
DeShaun (center) spent time in solitary confinement while at the Youth Justice and Education Center. Center photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local ...
An xAI employee wearing a hat with the company logo stands for a photo during the Dec. 15 public meeting considering an appeal for gas turbine permits at the University of Memphis. Photos by Kevin ...
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 ...
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 ...
Students at Crosstown High School walked out of school in March 2023 and held a rally to protest lax gun laws in the wake of the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. Photo by Andrea Morales ...
Easter Knox (center) stands for a portrait at her home. Knox is a longtime Boxtown resident. Photos by Lucy Garrett for MLK50 Easter Knox’s brick home in Boxtown has a garden, space for her dog to run ...
(Vanessa Saba, special to ProPublica. Source images: Photographs by Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, documents obtained by ProPublica and Mississippi Today.) When Sandy Jones’ 26-year-old daughter ...
Susie Mitchell stands for a portrait in the room she’s renting at a home in Frayser. Mitchell has been here since she and her mother were evicted from their Whitehaven apartment in August. They ...