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On the last page of the Nov. 3 ballot, there’s a proposed change to the City of Memphis charter.

It’s wordy, and barely mentions library employees at all, but workers at the Memphis Public Libraries want Memphians to know that a vote “for the amendment” on No. 5966 means a vote in favor of their efforts to have the same protections as other regular city workers.


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State Rep. Justin J. Pearson stands for a photo with folks who came to a Sept. 19 campaign rally at Campbell Chapel M.B. Church in Bolivar, Tenn. Included in the crowd are Rep. Johnny Shaw and Nashville councilwoman Zulfat Suara. Photo by Brad Vest for MLK50

Cherie Marceaux lives in Lawrence County, about three hours from Memphis. She and her husband run an animal rescue ...


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This piece is brought to you by This Ain’t Right, an MLK50: Justice Through Journalism newsletter about what isn’t adding up in our city — things affecting your everyday life, explained using our journalism.

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales / MLK50

This summer, I had dinner with friends, and we talked about everything: how we’re keeping up with the ...


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This story is excerpted from a longer piece by Hammer & Hope. Read the full article here.

Each time Brittany Johnson presses play, her son is alive and running.

He sprints down Ida B. Wells Street, a ...


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