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Feature Story The Melrose High School band performs at a fundraiser to help buy instruments in March. High GroundCommunity Development

Introducing myself to Orange Mound

Erica HortonWednesday, 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 The Young Actors Guild performs "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" at Club Paradise. High Ground

Reflections from four months on the ground in South City

Madeline FaberWednesday, August 23, 2017
Feature Story Siblings Glenn and Gerry Butler were placed together in foster care after their mother passed away in 2012. High Ground

Years of system-wide reform results in massive turnaround for Tennessee’s child welfare system

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 9, 2017
Feature Story Over 100 people gathered at Martyr Park and marched down Riverside Drive to Beale Street in order to create visibility around the impact the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have had on the Latin American immigrant population in Memphis. High Ground

ICE Storm: Immigration officers target Latino families; worry Shelby County Schools

J. Dylan SandiferSaturday, July 29, 2017
Feature Story Local leaders from the Muslim community assist at the Thistle & Bee farm. High Ground

Sound & Color: MLGW hoax, 1968 sanitation workers speak out

Molly MulroyWednesday, July 26, 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 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
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Video: A nondescript warehouse reinvents an employment model

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, July 19, 2017
Feature Story The team conceptualized 19 designs for the project and 19 pantries were built and decorated. High Ground

Presbyterian Day School student project brings small relief to Memphis food deserts

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, July 12, 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
Feature Story Greg Woodberry, a member of the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis, clasps his hands behind his back while performing an adapted rap during the Bridge Shut Down reunion at Tom Lee Park. High Ground

One year after the bridge protest, Memphis moves forward with education and unity

Micaela WattsWednesday, July 12, 2017
Feature Story Georgia Avenue Elementary sits partially boarded up and vacant across the street from Booker T. Washington High School. High Ground

Girls Inc. plans to add a massive center in former South Memphis school

Madeline FaberWednesday, July 12, 2017
Feature Story 250 youth were hired on the spot at a recent event held by My Brothers Keep Alliance. High Ground

Sound & Color: Juvenile justice and jobs for youth

Molly MulroyWednesday, July 12, 2017
Feature Story Principal Alisha Kiner shakes hands with a graduating senior of Booker T. Washington's 2017 class. High Ground

Sweep it clean: The leader behind Booker T. Washington’s comeback story

Kirstin CheersWednesday, June 28, 2017
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