MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis
Nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy. Inspired by #MLK #IdaBWells #JohnLewis. Rooting for everybody Black. mlk50.co/m/mlk50memphis Memphis, TN Joined July 2016-
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More than money spent, Almeer Nance's prison stay has meant, for his family, “not having a true son, a true brother, a father right there to confide in or what have you … ” This is the story of how one family experiences incarceration. bit.ly/3Qxwgdc
Tax increment financing was invented to lift distressed neighborhoods. In Memphis, I suspect it has been hijacked to bolster whiter neighborhoods. Inequality continues to be the story of Memphis.
Tax increment financing was invented to lift distressed neighborhoods. In Memphis, I suspect it has been hijacked to bolster whiter neighborhoods. Inequality continues to be the story of Memphis.
NEW ON MLK50: Memphis Area Legal Services hasn’t served local low-income residents well for years, according to its top funder. Now, their funding has been pulled due to their poor performance. “We can be better and that’s what we are trying to do." bit.ly/3JpEkJY
City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial bit.ly/3PNmqDw
#Tendencias 🗣️📣 @wendi_c_thomas, fundadora de @MLK50Memphis, compartió en el @25thISOJ su camino hacia la creación de un medio que apuesta por cubrir temas de justicia social sobre comunidades marginadas. 🔗👉🏼 connectas.org/labs/wendi-c-t… Por @Riamny, Miembro de #CONNECTASHub.
Is your Memphis neighborhood too noisy? The noise level in your community has a lot to do with race, class and education. LEARN MORE bit.ly/483FNiE
During his first 100 days in office, Paul Young held his first inter-agency public safety task force and committed to enforcing police reform ordinances passed by the City Council after the death of Tyre Nichols. But then the state said, "Hold my beer." bit.ly/4cYBrxd
100 days as mayor: Paul Young starts work on campaign promises bit.ly/4cYBrxd
When it comes to addressing Memphis’ lead crisis, Shelby County Commissioner Henri Brooks is optimistic, City Councilman Philip Spinosa is hopeful and state Sen. London Lamar is driven. bit.ly/3vX7uNq
What does this segregation data look like in our Memphis communities? bit.ly/3uzXGIv
U.S. deportation flight scheduled to land in Haiti | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…
Where did all the white people go? If you live in one of Memphis’ most segregated neighborhoods, you're probably looking for the city and business investments, well-funded schools and high valued homes. bit.ly/3Gv1UDv
Why is noise pollution worse in poor, minority areas and segregated cities like Memphis? bit.ly/483FNiE
Bigotry may not be a “disease” in the strict medical sense of that term, akin to conditions like AIDS, coronary artery disease or polio. Yet, like alcoholism and substance use disorders, bigotry lends itself to a “disease model.” bit.ly/3IrGojQ
Years after the Memphis 16, tenants keep fighting for housing justice bit.ly/3UHFTJW
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew that love is a battlefield & goodwill crushes mob rule. What did King say when even Jesus couldn't fix it? “I’m very happy that [Jesus] didn’t say like your enemies, because it is pretty difficult to like some people." bit.ly/3S124rp
“We have a very poor state. We have a very unhealthy state. Cardiac illness is the largest killer in the state, and yet we haven’t expanded Medicaid," said U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis). bit.ly/49IALK0
Five pieces of expert advice for Memphis renters bit.ly/3EAN79M
Wendi C. Thomas @wendi_c_thomas
25K Followers 6K Following Journalist. Disrupter. @MLK50Memphis editor. Former @ProPublica LRN Fellow. 2020 Selden Ring winner. @niemanfdn c/o '16. DMs open. She/her #1908 💕💚
Joyce Peterson @MemphoNewsLady
36K Followers 17K Following A 2nd gen TV journo delivering news to the Mid-South for 30 years. Anchor/Reporter for @wmcactionnews5.
♥️ I Love Memphis.. @ilovememphis
65K Followers 5K Following Things to do, eat, see, and experience in #BigMemphis. 〽️ Visit the blog for tips + guides.
Charles W McKinney, J.. @CharlesWMcKinn2
23K Followers 3K Following #Morehouse grad. Director, Africana Studies, Rhodes College. Scholar of #civilrights and #Blackpower. Father, husband, son. #Memphis is home. Never post-black.
The Memphis Holler @MemphisHoller
10K Followers 5K Following Yelling the Truth about Memphis. #FollerTheHoller @TheTNHoller Got a Tip? [email protected] CASH APP $TNHoller
Tami Sawyer @tamisawyer
32K Followers 8K Following Democratic Nominee for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk | Former Shelby County Commissioner #TamiSawyerTalks
The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian
30K Followers 455 Following An independent news source providing quality journalism for the Memphis community. Sign-up: https://t.co/CJzUjjYeHG Support our work: https://t.co/VyPXyNzaho
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Commercial Appeal @memphisnews
169K Followers 1K Following The official Twitter account of Memphis' news leader, The Commercial Appeal.
MLGW @MLGW
46K Followers 6K Following The utility company for Memphis and Shelby County, TN. Please visit https://t.co/gijVZaxwsv to read our social media policy on abusive language.
Allan Creasy @ServeThe901
15K Followers 588 Following Proud to Serve the 901| @TNDP Executive Committeeman, District 30| Dad-Joke Enthusiast| Obama Anger Translator for @JesseforTN97 |He|Him|Y'all|
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〽️icaela Watts @megawatts2000
3K Followers 1K Following Access & Equity reporter for @memphisnews, I named my cat Typo in honor of my tweets. Union mane. 💪 Tips: [email protected]
Bruce VanWyngarden @sylamore1
7K Followers 2K Following Memphis Flyer senior editor/columnist; author “Everything That’s True”; “Aquarius Revisited: Seven Who Created the 1960s"; music, humor, all things Memphis.
Sam Hardiman @samhardiman
4K Followers 2K Following Government & enterprise reporter @dailymemphian • Rhode Islander • Missouri Tiger| Past: @memphisnews, @mbjmemphis & @tulsaworld
NatCivilRightsMuseum @NCRMuseum
36K Followers 11K Following National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of MLK, chronicles the American civil rights movement to spark involvement.
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6K Followers 3K Following Global ambassador of Memphis Sound. Journalist. Program manager at @wyxr_memphis. Co-host of @bealestreetcaravan. DJ Bizzle Bluebland
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Kourosh Ziabari @KZiabari
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Joyce Peterson @MemphoNewsLady
36K Followers 17K Following A 2nd gen TV journo delivering news to the Mid-South for 30 years. Anchor/Reporter for @wmcactionnews5.
Geoff Calkins @geoff_calkins
86K Followers 1K Following Columnist at The Daily Memphian. Host of Geoff Calkins Show. DMs open.
♥️ I Love Memphis.. @ilovememphis
65K Followers 5K Following Things to do, eat, see, and experience in #BigMemphis. 〽️ Visit the blog for tips + guides.
Charles W McKinney, J.. @CharlesWMcKinn2
23K Followers 3K Following #Morehouse grad. Director, Africana Studies, Rhodes College. Scholar of #civilrights and #Blackpower. Father, husband, son. #Memphis is home. Never post-black.
Action News 5 @WMCActionNews5
237K Followers 2K Following The latest breaking news, traffic and weather from the Mid-South Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://t.co/UVpQ1xDTa4
The Memphis Holler @MemphisHoller
10K Followers 5K Following Yelling the Truth about Memphis. #FollerTheHoller @TheTNHoller Got a Tip? [email protected] CASH APP $TNHoller
Tami Sawyer @tamisawyer
32K Followers 8K Following Democratic Nominee for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk | Former Shelby County Commissioner #TamiSawyerTalks
The Daily Memphian @DailyMemphian
30K Followers 455 Following An independent news source providing quality journalism for the Memphis community. Sign-up: https://t.co/CJzUjjYeHG Support our work: https://t.co/VyPXyNzaho
Commercial Appeal @memphisnews
169K Followers 1K Following The official Twitter account of Memphis' news leader, The Commercial Appeal.
MLGW @MLGW
46K Followers 6K Following The utility company for Memphis and Shelby County, TN. Please visit https://t.co/gijVZaxwsv to read our social media policy on abusive language.
Allan Creasy @ServeThe901
15K Followers 588 Following Proud to Serve the 901| @TNDP Executive Committeeman, District 30| Dad-Joke Enthusiast| Obama Anger Translator for @JesseforTN97 |He|Him|Y'all|
DJ Farm Librarian @katjl_
881 Followers 1K Following Fond of fake American accents. Memphis. Stay and fight. BLM. Pro-choice. Books. Jesus.
〽️icaela Watts @megawatts2000
3K Followers 1K Following Access & Equity reporter for @memphisnews, I named my cat Typo in honor of my tweets. Union mane. 💪 Tips: [email protected]
Bruce VanWyngarden @sylamore1
7K Followers 2K Following Memphis Flyer senior editor/columnist; author “Everything That’s True”; “Aquarius Revisited: Seven Who Created the 1960s"; music, humor, all things Memphis.
Sam Hardiman @samhardiman
4K Followers 2K Following Government & enterprise reporter @dailymemphian • Rhode Islander • Missouri Tiger| Past: @memphisnews, @mbjmemphis & @tulsaworld
NatCivilRightsMuseum @NCRMuseum
36K Followers 11K Following National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, assassination site of MLK, chronicles the American civil rights movement to spark involvement.
Jared 'Jay B.' Boyd @JaredJayBBoyd
6K Followers 3K Following Global ambassador of Memphis Sound. Journalist. Program manager at @wyxr_memphis. Co-host of @bealestreetcaravan. DJ Bizzle Bluebland
james aycock is hopef.. @firstresponses
2K Followers 3K Following faith, hope, love...and equity in memphis
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Wendy Loughlin @WSLoughlin
356 Followers 769 Following Executive Director of Academic Communications at @SyracuseU | Former Director of Communications at @NewhouseSU and @SUFalkCollege | Visit https://t.co/Qb4GK5D3wA
Luna @LunaBReyna
1K Followers 2K Following Northwest Bureau Chief for @IndianCountry and @UnderscoreNews ▪️Send news/story tips to [email protected]
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4K Followers 651 Following Opportunities for storytellers in multiple media. Oportunidades para cronistas de varios formatos. Shared by Ruxandra (Rux) Guidi & @lygianavarro.
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28K Followers 8K Following Official Twitter feed of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at @SyracuseU, the nation's leading communications school
Ben Wheeler @brwheeler3
555 Followers 802 Following Previously: The Daily Memphian, The Herald-Citizen, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan.
Ms. Magazine @MsMagazine
153K Followers 3K Following Reporting, rebelling and truth-telling from the feminist front lines for 50 years.
Victoria St. Martin @VStMartin
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7K Followers 3K Following Professor and Author: The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers (Harvard Education Press, September 2024)
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1K Followers 535 Following Journalist covering education equity for @chalkbeattn. Proud Tennessean, Mizzou alum, wife & mom.
ISOJ @25thISOJ
4K Followers 414 Following The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism by @KnightCenterUT will be held in Austin, Texas from April 12 - 13, 2024.
Ángel Nakamura @angelnl87
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505 Followers 658 Following Clinical Psychologist I Assistant Professor at @EmoryBrain I Studying stress and integrated health outcomes in minority youth | Director: @enrich_program
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4K Followers 3K Following Breaking the Republican Supermajority in Knoxville! Let's go GLORIA! Let's go Dr. JANE!
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3K Followers 4K Following Retake Tennessee’s General Assembly from the Republicans. We love retweets and follow back! #VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
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370 Followers 424 Following Assistant News Editor @timesfreepress | opinions are my own etc etc | please don’t talk to me
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707 Followers 1K Following devoted mama, adventurer, idealist at the core. Diversity, Equity + Inclusion executive, former NBC News, currently with URL Media
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33K Followers 4K Following Host of @NPR's All Things Considered & Consider This. Kansas City has my heart. Proud to be @WeMakeNPR IG: NPRJuana
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8K Followers 1K Following Grassroots organizing w/members inside & outside jails/prisons, challenging violence against women, trans people & communities of color by the PIC #DropLWOPTax increment financing was invented to lift distressed neighborhoods. In Memphis, I suspect it has been hijacked to bolster whiter neighborhoods. Inequality continues to be the story of Memphis.
What does this segregation data look like in our Memphis communities? bit.ly/3uzXGIv
#Tendencias 🗣️📣 @wendi_c_thomas, fundadora de @MLK50Memphis, compartió en el @25thISOJ su camino hacia la creación de un medio que apuesta por cubrir temas de justicia social sobre comunidades marginadas. 🔗👉🏼 connectas.org/labs/wendi-c-t… Por @Riamny, Miembro de #CONNECTASHub.
U.S. deportation flight scheduled to land in Haiti | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…
Haiti is suffering a humanitarian crisis with ongoing violence, human rights abuses, and food shortages. The capital is largely controlled by armed gangs. The U.S. cannot in good conscience deport people to Haiti in these conditions and should stop these deportation flights.
U.S. deportation flight scheduled to land in Haiti | Miami Herald miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…
@RuthServenSmith @TNLookout @MLK50Memphis Thanks, Ruth! Unfortunately, I've fallen behind on True Believer. I need to catch up!
Columbia just suspended Omar's daughter. x.com/israhirsi/stat…
i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warnings i just received notice that i am 1 of 3 students suspended for standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide.
.@MLK50Memphis is hiring a managing editor to supervise reporters & work closely with the visuals editor, digital editor & audience engagement manager. Salary starts at $85,000. At least 8 yrs' experience. Based in Memphis, TN metro area. mlk50.com/2024/01/17/now…
Every time I see a @CityofMem_Media post, I remember why the account exists: Because then-Mayor Jim Strickland & spox Ursula Madden refused to add me to the city's media distribution list. So in 2020 I sued. Rather than add me, Strickland/Madden replaced the list w/ this.
Media Opportunity: If you are looking for great books at bargain prices, the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale is this weekend! It kicks off on Thursday, April 18, and ends with the Bag Sale on Sunday.
The latest from government accountability reporter @KathsBurgess: 100 days as mayor: @mayorpaulyoung starts work on campaign promises mlk50.com/2024/04/17/pau… via @MLK50Memphis
@SteimerSays @TNLookout @MLK50Memphis This whole project has been so good!
"Meanwhile, about 390 kids under 6 in Shelby County tested positive for lead poisoning last year, according to state data, which is likely a significant undercount since only 17% of young children were tested."
NEW ON MLK50: While some local leaders believe more awareness of lead exposure in Memphis’ children is needed, none made it clear how they could make a big difference. bit.ly/3vX7uNq
Yesterday, we at @MLK50Memphis published our seventh and final (for now, at least) article on Memphis' lead crisis. Thank you to everyone who's been following along. mlk50.com/2024/04/16/loc…
The @MLK50Memphis team is celebrating turning 7 all month! Join the party by making a donation today – $7, $77 or even $777! bit.ly/mlk50turns7
Lead exposure in Memphis children is so important to address. Glad to see sunlight on this issue. When you understand its effects, you realize how important it is to address.
NEW ON MLK50: While some local leaders believe more awareness of lead exposure in Memphis’ children is needed, none made it clear how they could make a big difference. bit.ly/3vX7uNq
.@NewhouseSU is happy to announce that @RealByronAllen, founder, chairman and CEO of the @AllenMGroup, will receive the Fred Dressler Leadership Award at the 2024 Mirror Awards. @MLK50Memphis will be honored with the Lorraine Branham IDEA Award. More: newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/byron-all…
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would withhold economic incentive dollars from companies that voluntarily recognize a union without holding a secret ballot election. Similar bills have already been approved in Georgia and Tennessee. wabe.org/southern-state…
Police cars: “if you do not disperse you may be arrested”
Gabby Salinas addressing the group
The group has arrived to the First Congo parking lot. Music playing, some dancing. There were kids in strollers, dogs on leashes in the march.
I have never seen police get in the middle of a march like this
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