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Feature Story Accelerator programs hosted by organizations such as EPICenter Memphis, Memphis Bioworks and Start Co., help entrepreneurs launch businesses and connect them with pathways to capital. To date, EPICenter has raised more than $16 million in capital. High GroundEntrepreneurship

Memphis Money: Investment pipeline for startups has room for improvement

Aisling MakiWednesday, October 11, 2017
Feature Story “Wealth is insurance against life’s emergencies,” says Wendi C. Thomas as she begins the panel discussion with Alex Matlock, Floyd Tyler, Jozelle Booker and Carolyn Hardy. High GroundEonomic Development

Panelists urge minority business owners to stay strong in face of economic disparity

Rebecca Yearout, MLK50Wednesday, September 27, 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 Ghost Signs High GroundEonomic Development

Ghost signs show Memphis commerce of days long gone

Devin GreaneyWednesday, August 30, 2017
Feature Story Dr. Steven Euler, right, sets up an appointment with a caller's primary care doctor for further care. High GroundHealthy Communities

New 9-1-1 initiatives seek to alleviate demands of nonemergency calls

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 30, 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 Universal Life building at the corner of Danny Thomas and Martin Luther King Blvd. High Ground

Long-stalled development projects moving forward across the Memphis area

Michael WaddellWednesday, August 2, 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 "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 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
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 A Derrick Dent and Michael Roy mural honoring Memphis history stands on the corner of South Main and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. High Ground

Five sites you may not know about along the Memphis Heritage Trail

Madeline FaberWednesday, June 28, 2017
Feature Story Drag queens make their entrance at the National Civil Rights Museum. High Ground

Tri-State Black Pride educates and uplifts local black LGBTQ community

Madeline FaberTuesday, June 20, 2017
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