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WEBMATA cuts 5 routes, says issues with city funding could lead to ‘no buses running the streets’. The city of Memphis has not released funding to the Memphis Area Transit Authority in a timely manner, MATA officials said, meaning vendors are owed millions. The city says that’s a ‘mischaracterization.’.
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WEBMLK50 and its journalists continue to garner recognition for work that makes a meaningful, tangible difference in people’s lives. We are – as Dr. King was – committed to economic justice both in our journalism and in our employment practices. We’re aligned with the people he would have been aligned with had he not been assassinated more ...
MLK50 founder wins national journalism independence award
WEBApr 11, 2023 · The honor is given annually by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. MLK50: Justice Through Journalism ’s founding editor Wendi C. Thomas has been selected as winner of the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. MLK50 focuses on poverty, power and a range of public policy issues that affect local residents.
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WEBFeb 22, 2024 · 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.
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WEBEmail her at adrienne.martin@mlk50.com. Wendi C. Thomas, Investigative Editor & Publisher Emerita: Wendi C. Thomas founded MLK50: Justice Through Journalism in 2017 as a one-year project that grew into a nonprofit newsroom that focuses on poverty, power and public policy in Memphis. Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50 Editor and Publisher.
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A bitter tax to swallow - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
WEB4 days ago · Send news tips, questions and story ideas to info@mlk50.com. This story is brought to you by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit newsroom focused on poverty, power and policy in Memphis. Support independent journalism by making a tax-deductible donation today. MLK50 is also supported by these generous donors.
Neighborhoods - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
WEBAfter the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? by Justin A. Davis. Tyre Nichols’ death began with a traffic stop. Now, organizers want to rethink public safety. by Brittany Brown.
Meet our journalists who cover justice
WEBApr 1, 2018 · MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a nonprofit newsroom focused on poverty, power and public policy — issues about which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cared deeply. Contact us at mlk50@mlk50.com or at 901–602–6868. Wendi C. Thomas. Wendi C. Thomas is the founder, editor and publisher of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism.
Don’t tell them Dr. King isn’t relevant - MLK50: Justice Through ...
WEBJan 17, 2022 · Don't tell them Dr. King isn't relevant - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Martin Luther King. Don’t tell them Dr. King isn’t relevant. After the murder of George Floyd, two Crosstown High School students create a safe place. by Dallas King and Rachel Carroll January 17, 2022December 15, 2023. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Holland ...