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Feature Story Shelia Williams, a 2020 Bickford-Bearwater High Ground News Community Correspondent. (Cole Bradley) High GroundArts and Culture

Memphis' Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Shelia Williams

Cole BradleyThursday, July 30, 2020
Feature Story Jolie Shaw, a 2020 Bickford-Bearwater High Ground News Community Correspondent. (Cole Bradley) High GroundArts and Culture

Memphis' Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Jolie Shaw

Cole BradleyThursday, July 30, 2020
Feature Story Executive Director John Paul Shaffer announces the BLDG Memphis rebrand in April 2017. It was previously the Community Development Council of Greater Memphis. (Submitted) High GroundCommunity Development

BLDG Memphis and new board look to the future of community development in and after the pandemic

Cole BradleyThursday, July 23, 2020
Feature Story The Bickford-Bearwater Community Correspondents attended their first class on January 11. They're training to become community-based journalists for North Memphis. The class is held in the AngelStreet choir room at Oasis of Hope's Bickford center. High GroundArts and Culture

High Ground trains North Memphis residents in community-based journalism

Cole BradleyFriday, July 17, 2020
Feature Story BRIDGES USA youth Leaders are creating virtual spaces where students can connected during the coronavirus pandemic. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

BRIDGES USA youth leaders make space for teens in the midst of protests and a pandemic

Ashley DavisThursday, July 2, 2020
Feature Story To celebrate Juneteenth 2020, The Time is Now Douglass, the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter, and Memphis Artists for Change partnered to supply produce boxes, free lunch from local food trucks, masks, and hand sanitizer. (Forever Ready) High GroundCommunity Development

Video: Juneteenth in Douglass Park

Thursday, June 25, 2020
Feature Story MPD High Ground

The whole world is talking about police reform. Black Lives Matter has solutions.

Cole BradleyMonday, June 22, 2020
Feature Story A Craftsman Bungalow-style home with ornate spiral pillars in Vollintine-Evergreen. VECA is seeking a landmarks designation for the V&E area to preserve its historic aesthetic. (Cole Bradley) High GroundCommunity Development

Vollintine-Evergreen seeks landmark designation to preserve its unique history and aesthetic

Ashley DavisFriday, June 19, 2020
Feature Story Memphis Inner-City Rugby alumni coaches and staff distributed food, basic supplies, and rugby equipment at Believe Memphis in the Klondike neighborhood. They also passed out over 650 supply bags to other North Memphis residents. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

With the season cancelled, Memphis Inner City Rugby serves off the field

Ashley DavisMonday, June 8, 2020
Feature Story The Time is Now Douglass Community Development Corporation hosted a mobile food pantry in the Douglass neighborhood on April 16th. It was the first mobile pantry held in Douglass since the novel coronavirus pandemic hit Shelby County. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

When COVID-19 relief didn't come, Douglass residents stepped up for their own

Ashley DavisThursday, May 21, 2020
Feature Story Teacher Brian Hanson teaching ALLMemphis' custom phonics curriculum to a group of students at Power Center Academy Elementary School - Hickory Hill. (ALLMemphis) High GroundKids and Education

Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade matters

Jim Coleman and Cole BradleyWednesday, April 29, 2020
Feature Story The Covid-19 crisis has caused Christina Ueal’s dining table to become a classroom. Her five children, ages five to 15, work on packets provided by their schools at their home in Frayser. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

Experts fear COVID-19 could widen Memphis' literacy divides

Ashley Davis and Cole BradleyTuesday, April 21, 2020
Feature Story A furry friend helps with Hollywood Feed's same-day deliveries. The regional chain has expanded its same-day service through April 30. (Hollywood Feed) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Hollywood Feed helps customers keep their distance with free curbside pickup and same-day delivery

Ashley DavisTuesday, April 7, 2020
Feature Story A sign on the door of Miss Girlee’s Soul Food Restaurant in North Memphis announces its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ashley Davis) High GroundHealthy Communities

In food deserts, COVID-related restaurant closures are especially devastating.

Ashley DavisThursday, March 26, 2020
Feature Story Andrew Bobowski serves as the principal of KIPP Memphis Collegiate High, located at 2110 Howell Avenue in North Memphis. (Elizabeth Hoard Photography) High GroundKids and Education

Memphis principals share their fears and steps they're taking to keep kids in school from home

Ashley DavisThursday, March 26, 2020
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