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Feature Story Stephanie Love stands in front at Whitney Elementary in Frayser, which residents say is negatively affected by a nearby landfill. High GroundCommunity Development

Community activists affect change in Frayser and North Memphis

Kirstin CheersWednesday, October 18, 2017
Feature Story "I'm hopeful," said Dorothy Meeks about beginning work at Lucy J.'s Bakery. High GroundEntrepreneurship

Dorothy Day House meets homelessness and the need for a living wage in Memphis

Madeline FaberWednesday, September 20, 2017
Feature Story Darrell Cobbins, president and principal broker at Universal Commercial Real Estate, LLC, near his office in Downtown Memphis. High GroundEonomic Development

Memphis pushes to level the playing field for black entrepreneurs

Julia Craven & Madeline FaberMonday, September 18, 2017
Feature Story Listen To America Small High GroundEonomic Development

HuffPost, High Ground News & MLK50 to discuss economic inequality in Memphis

Rebekah Marie Yearout, MLK50Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Feature Story A game of basketball along Radford Road in Orange Mound. High GroundCommunity Development

New leaders bring progress to historic Orange Mound

Erica HortonWednesday, September 6, 2017
Feature Story Francis Wright, c. 1825, the year she founded the Nashoba Community. High GroundCommunity Development

Germantown's secret history as a utopian colony for freed slaves

Cole BradleyWednesday, August 30, 2017
Feature Story Children in the third grade group sit in the chapel during a reading lesson at the Emmanuel Center. High Ground

In photos: Emmanuel Center is an anchor in a low-income neighborhood in transition

Andrea MoralesWednesday, August 23, 2017
Feature Story Memphians call for the removal of Memphis' Confederate statues, like the one of General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Health Sciences Park. High Ground

Following Charlottesville, pressure mounts in Memphis to remove two Confederate statues

Micaela WattsThursday, August 17, 2017
Feature Story The boarded up storefront on Vance Avenue near Danny Thomas Boulevard most recently served as a corner store. High Ground

Unbanked: The high cost of doing business in ZIP 38126

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, July 26, 2017
Feature Story Cinthya Bolanos, a rising sophomore at Rhodes College, spent the summer break at Regional One Health Care’s Innovation Center, where she worked to create a culture of innovation in the hospital. High Ground

LITE Memphis connects budding entrepreneurs to network through internships

Aisling MakiWednesday, July 26, 2017
Feature Story The "I'm a Man" mural was designed by rap artist Marcellous Lovelace in a modern graffiti style and installed by BLK75. It can be found on S. Main Street, close to the National Civil Rights Museum. It shows the Sanitation Workers Protest March on Mar High Ground

Fifty years later, sanitation workers see fruit of their labor with addition of retirement benefits

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, July 19, 2017
Feature Story Nurses High Ground

Germantown-based O.R. Nurses Nationwide provides flexible schedules for nurses who love to travel

Rachel WarrenWednesday, July 19, 2017
Feature Story Quincy Foster, a LAUNCH graduate, captures moments while at work during a wedding. High Ground

Entrepreneurship promotes community development in South Memphis

Madeline FaberWednesday, July 19, 2017
Feature Story Mickele Bridges collaborates with other students to produce a song in Cloud901's recording studio. High Ground

After two years, Memphis Music Initiative marks improvement in arts opportunities for youth

Kirstin CheersWednesday, July 19, 2017
Feature Story In the largest spontaneous protest in Memphis history, more than 1,000 people shut down the Hernando DeSoto Bridge in a demonstration of Black Lives Matter. High Ground

In their own words: Organizers recount Memphis' massive Black Lives Matter protest one year later

Molly MulroyWednesday, July 12, 2017
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