MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Rebecca Cadenhead and Kevin Wurm. Photo illustration by MLK50

MLK50’s youth justice and life reporter Rebecca Cadenhead and visual journalist Kevin Wurm were winners in Report for America’s local news awards, which were announced Friday.

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Residents against the xAI data centers protest on Shelby Drive in February. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America

The Memphis City Council will decide from a long list of projects how to spend a little more than $3 million in tax money set aside for southwest Memphis. But some residents and community advocates say the process that produced th...

Advocates on Tuesday urged Gov. Bill Lee to reverse a policy requiring immigration reporting of of kids enrolled in Children’s Special Services, a program for sick and disabled children with high medical needs. Pictured: a mother of one child with complex medical needs covered by the program, used a translation app on her phone to describe her feelings about the policy. (Photo:...

A group of congressional candidates from across the country is forming a coalition to push back against “racist gerrymandering” in the U.S. Congress — if they win their races in November.

The candidates gathered in Memphis, which they say is becoming the center of the movement against redistricting efforts in majority-Black seats across the country. MLK50: Justice...

The single-story red house sits beside a vacant corner lot where insects buzz in the tall grass. Inside, it’s mostly empty, with three gray bedrooms and a kitchen full of flooring supplies. But as he walks through the house, Keedran Franklin sees only possibilities.

Keedran Franklin gives a tour of the Heart of Opportunities House. Photo by Kevin Wurm/MLK50/CatchLight...