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.

10 hours ago · It’s the latest installment in a long-running battle for economic justice between Black farmers and the USDA. For decades, these farmers have struggled to access financing from the federal agency that would help operate, improve or expand their farms. Racist lending practices are one of the reasons researchers believe Black-owned agricultural land declined by 90 percent over the last 100 years.

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.

Nov 21, 2024 · In January, a new “blended sentencing” law will go into effect in Tennessee that could usher hundreds of children into the adult criminal justice system with fewer checks than the existing adult transfer process.

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 ...

Feb 15, 2024 · The research is clear: Lead can throw children’s brains off track, especially children under 6. Kids who have elevated levels of lead in early childhood perform worse in school than their peers and face a higher risk of developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and, later in life, cardiovascular disease.

Jan 14, 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 ...

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Jan 26, 2024 · We believe in the big ideas at MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. We have a vision of a city, of a nation, where everyone has enough resources to thrive.

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.