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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 OtherFoods Kitchen is located at 1249 Heistan Place and serves as a space for food-based startups to kickoff. (Ramona Springfield) High GroundEntrepreneurship

OtherFoods Kitchen helps startups cook up something great in Memphis

Ramona SpringfieldThursday, June 4, 2020
Feature Story Rufus Sykes cracks a smile as he holds the door open for a customer at the South Memphis Grocery on West Mallory Avenue. Sykes co-owns the corner store with other family members. (Malik Martin) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Corner Stores: A South Memphis love story

Ivy K. ArnoldWednesday, June 3, 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 JUICE Orange Mound board members Kenya Holmes (L) and Broderick Conneser deliver supplies to a senior in Orange Mound. JUICE asked residents to text what supplies they needed and personalized orders before delivery via CAREavan. (Cole Bradley) High GroundCommunity Development

The Unreachables: Memphis nonprofit meets its no-tech neighbors at their doorsteps (Quick Read)

Cole BradleyTuesday, May 12, 2020
Feature Story HickHill3 High GroundEonomic Development

Immigrants face new fears for jobs and citizenship post-pandemic (Quick Read)

Ashley Davis and Cole BradleyThursday, May 7, 2020
Feature Story Mario Ramos, a HopeWorks student, participates in an English Language Learners class. (Submitted) High GroundEonomic Development

At risk and "often unseen," the pandemic hits different for Mid-South immigrants (Quick Read)

Ashley Davis and Cole BradleyWednesday, May 6, 2020
Feature Story Kalisa Lee, 16, is a junior at Collegiate School of Memphis, a private school located in The Heights. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

Life and learning in a new normal: Mid-South teens share their COVID-19 experiences

Ashley DavisTuesday, April 28, 2020
Feature Story Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean, interim president of LeMoyne-Owen College, which is Memphis' only historically black college or university. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

Q & A: LeMoyne-Owen's Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean on leadership and the school's response to COVID-19

Andrea ValenzuelaThursday, April 23, 2020
Feature Story A Neighborhood Christian Center volunteer preps meals for families in response to Covid-19. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Neighborhood Christian Center gives food and lifts spirits for families in crisis

Ashley DavisWednesday, April 22, 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 Self-portrait by Frank Johnson for MLK50. High GroundCommunity Development

Substitute teacher’s plan to revitalize his community derailed by COVID-19

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Feature Story Pastor Jeffrie Howard, center, walks through diners at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Memphis's Ozanam Food Mission, March 2019. It was one of two area locations that served hot meals daily. COVID-19 has closed many soup kitchens. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

Who's caring for Memphis' homeless as COVID-19 spreads?

Erinn FiggMonday, April 13, 2020
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