MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | Memphis, Tennessee
A nonprofit news outlet focusing on the intersection of poverty, power and policy, examining the systems that make it hard for workers to make ends meet.
Meet the MLK50 team - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
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 Memphis her home. A storyteller at heart, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist and marketing copywriter across the South. Previously, she was a …
About - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Our Story It’s easy enough to denounce racial injustice and socioeconomic inequality. The real challenge is committing to the work it takes to eliminate them. Meet the team Learn about the people who create and produce MLK50: Justice Through Journalism’s work, including our founder and publisher, Wendi C. Thomas. Donate Want to help disrupt the status quo? Your tax-deductible gift helps us ...
MLK50 reporter changes focus - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Mar 28, 2023 · MLK50 reporter Brittany Brown (left) takes notes during a Memphis City Council meeting during a reading of the Tyre Nichols Justice in Policing Ordinance on March 21, 2023. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50
- MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
It’s easy enough to denounce racial injustice and socioeconomic inequality. The real challenge is committing to the work it takes to eliminate them. MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a different kind of newsroom. Our nonprofit news outlet in Memphis focuses on the intersection of poverty, power and policy. We examine the systems that make it …
Ayanna Johnson Watkins joins MLK50 as co-executive director
Jan 15, 2025 · 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 Pender.
A week of rest for MLK50 - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Aug 23, 2024 · That’s a guiding idea at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. We know that to do the work we need to do, we have to take care of ourselves as we care for the community. Next week, we’ll do that by taking a break from publishing from Aug. 26 through Sept. 2. We will return to form on Sept. 3. During our downtime, our social media will be silent, and no stories will be published on our website.
Memphis’ lead crisis - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Memphis' lead crisis Denedra Levy’s two youngest children play in the yard of their new rental home in Frayser. In 2022, both were diagnosed with elevated
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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.