MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | Memphis, Tennessee
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
Ayanna Johnson Watkins joins MLK50 as co-executive director
3 days ago · We’re delighted to announce that Ayanna Johnson Watkins has joined MLK50: Justice Through Journalism as co-executive director. Along with Adrienne Johnson Martin, Watkins will lead the digital newsroom, managing the business and operations side. She’ll work, too, with development manager Lyndsey ...
‘Say his name, Tyre Nichols’: Memphis residents continue in the ...
1 day ago · Memphis residents’ ongoing support for Nichols’ family stands in stark contrast to the position of the city government, which has refused to sign a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice following its investigation documenting the Memphis Police Department’s history of brutal and illegal policing practices — an investigation that followed Nichols’ death.
Low-income Memphians now have two options for legal aid
Jul 1, 2024 · A view of the Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court for civil cases in downtown Memphis. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50. After losing its largest funder, Memphis Area Legal Services has named a new CEO, who says the organization will continue to provide the same legal services to low-income Memphians it has for years.
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
On the second anniversary of Tyre Nichols’ death, Memphis must …
Jan 10, 2025 · Tyre Nichols’ friends, family and community march down Ross Road on their way to a vigil in his honor at the corner of Castlegate Lane on Tuesday. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 In the weeks since the Department of Justice released a scathing report detailing the Memphis Police Department’s ...
Meet the MLK50 team - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Brittany Brown, Reporter: Brittany is MLK5o’s public safety reporter. Brittany Brown, MLK50’s public safety reporter 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 …
Charity Scott joins MLK50 as managing editor
Oct 8, 2024 · Before that, she spent over a decade at The Wall Street Journal, most recently as an award-winning corporate reporter. In 2021, she conceived of and co-led the team that developed the Journal’s package commemorating the centennial of the Tulsa race massacre, which won a New York Press Club award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.. Scott says MLK50’s “laser focus” on the intersection of ...
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit Memphis newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply.
MLK50 receives $1 million grant from MacArthur Foundation
Aug 5, 2024 · MLK50: Justice Through Journalism has been awarded a three-year, $1 million general operating grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to increase its editorial, operational and business strength and capacity.