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Feature Story Almost 30 at risk youth have been employed with Sweet LaLa’s Bakery since it opened in 2014. High Ground

Video: Sweet LaLa's bakery in South Memphis gives juvenile offenders a second chance

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, June 21, 2017
Feature Story Barbara Nesbit hangs out with the kids at the Vance Avenue Youth Development Center. High Ground

Vance Avenue Youth Development Center is a free safety net for South Memphis children

Madeline FaberWednesday, June 21, 2017
Feature Story Jeremy Stein, general manager for Lucky Heart Cosmetics stands with Bennie Franklin, an employee of 33 years, and Olivet Montgomery, an employee of 52 years, by the mural outside the company's new storefront on Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard. High Ground

This Black beauty company survived segregation in Memphis. Now it faces off against e-commerce.

Thelma BalfourWednesday, June 14, 2017
Feature Story Anthony Jackson (L) and Rico Randall (R) showing off their award-winning barbecued ribs High Ground

South Memphis Shalom Zone barbecue contest encourages residents to seek peace

Wesley Morgan ParahamWednesday, June 14, 2017
Feature Story Visitors to the block party enjoy live music. High Ground

In photos: Stop the Violence Block Party celebrates a 20-year run in South Memphis

Andrea MoralesWednesday, June 14, 2017
Feature Story Betty Isom stands in front of her home she purchased in ZIP 38126. High Ground

The Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis has a bold vision to stamp out poverty

Madeline FaberThursday, June 8, 2017
Feature Story Club Paradise High Ground

Video: The blues return to Club Paradise

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, June 7, 2017
Feature Story The Central High School concert singers perform at the commemoration ceremony. In 1917, many students from Central High School missed school to attend the lynching of Ell Persons, adding to the festival-like atmosphere of the horrific event. Students High Ground

The lynching of Ell Persons finds a lasting imprint on the Memphis NAACP chapter

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, May 24, 2017
Feature Story BTW graduation High Ground

In photos: Booker T. Washington graduation ushers 111 students into legacy

Andrea MoralesWednesday, May 24, 2017
Feature Story Ashley Barnes (second from left) says grace with her family while putting a bib on her son Ayden, 1. High Ground

In photos: South Memphis celebrates Mother's Day at Miss Shirley's Soul Food

Andrea MoralesWednesday, May 17, 2017
Feature Story Janiya, 8, uses one of the computers in the kids’ corner at the Cornelia Crenshaw Library. High Ground

The Cornelia Crensaw library is a "sanctuary" on Vance Avenue

Tamara WilliamsonWednesday, May 17, 2017
Feature Story Daniel Watson prepares cinnamon rolls in his South Memphis commercial kitchen. High Ground

Beneva Mayweather Foods brings 'America's grandmother' to Memphis kitchens

Lance WiedowerWednesday, April 12, 2017
Feature Story Aretha Franklin's birth home at 406 Lucy Avenue. High Ground

TV network could save Aretha Franklin's crumbling Memphis home

Louis GoggansTuesday, March 14, 2017
Feature Story Akbari High Ground

Memphis' Rep. Akbari on how progressives make change in a red state

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, December 14, 2016
Feature Story eventy five middle and high school students from around Memphis took part in PRIZM Ensemble's largest summer camp festival to date at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. High Ground

Community outreach through classical music

Elle PerryFriday, August 19, 2016
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