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Feature Story Nonprofit JUICE Orange Mound recently received their largest single donation. ADT Securities donated $10,000 towards its community improvement efforts. (Submitted) High GroundCommunity Development

The Orange Mound Street Assembly uses the neighborhood grapevine for community improvement

Alexandria MooreThursday, August 27, 2020
Feature Story Alandria Ivory, a campaign worker for Memphis for All, takes a break during an early voting event at Glenview Community Center. (Andrea Morales) High GroundCommunity Development

Food giveaway and voter registration drive coming to North Memphis August 28

Cole BradleyWednesday, August 26, 2020
Feature Story School nurse Patricia McCraw prepares medication for a student at A.B. Hill Elementary. McCraw is part of a school nurse pilot program facilitated by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Shelby County Schools, and Urban Child Institute. (Cat Evans) High GroundHealthy Communities

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy good health. Experts discuss health inequity in Memphis.

Cole BradleyFriday, August 21, 2020
Feature Story Frank Johnson looks towards North Memphis' Penn A Kem, LLC chemical plant on the left hand side of the road. On the right is Douglass High School. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

The Pandemics: Decades of environmental racism is making COVID-19 more deadly in Black communities

Baris Gursakal & Cole BradleyThursday, August 20, 2020
Feature Story Momentum2 High GroundCommunity Development

Care about Memphis' nonprofits? Tune in for these virtual discussions this Wednesday and Thursday.

Brandi HunterTuesday, August 11, 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 Soulsville in pictures 2 High GroundSustainability

Mass evictions are coming. This South Memphis nonprofit is part of the solution.

Baris GursakalThursday, July 16, 2020
Feature Story Sergeant Biggs, a Memphis Police Department mascot, greets members of the community outside Cathedral of Faith during the Klondike-Smokey City foster care awareness parade. (Brandon Dahlberg) High Ground

Urban League and Shelby County mayor to host virtual summit on police reform in the South

Cole BradleyFriday, July 10, 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 Rachel Johnson, performing at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is maintaining her entrepreneurial drive while responding to barriers presented by the pandemic. Submitted by Johnson for MLK50: Justice Through Journalism) High GroundHealthy Communities

Pandemic strikes sour note for Memphis musician’s big plans

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Feature Story Self-portrait by Sepia Coleman. High GroundHealthy Communities

Home health aide: Working without PPE, sick leave is like ‘going in front of a firing squad’

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Feature Story (Church Health) High GroundHealthy Communities

Healthy Memphis Initiative is using culinary medicine to help Memphians live better and longer

Cole BradleySaturday, May 16, 2020
Feature Story (Volunteer Odyssey) High GroundCommunity Development

How can you help in the pandemic? Volunteer Odyssey breaks it down. (Quick Read)

Cole BradleyThursday, May 14, 2020
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