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HuffPost, High Ground News & MLK50 to discuss economic inequality in Memphis

Rebekah Marie Yearout, MLK50Wednesday, September 13, 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 Siblings Glenn and Gerry Butler were placed together in foster care after their mother passed away in 2012. High Ground

Years of system-wide reform results in massive turnaround for Tennessee’s child welfare system

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 9, 2017
Feature Story Binghampton Gateway retail center is under construction at Sam Cooper and Tillman. High GroundEonomic Development

Binghampton, Frayser Gateway Centers and proposed TIF plan model on how to revitalize communities

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 2, 2017
Feature Story Over 100 people gathered at Martyr Park and marched down Riverside Drive to Beale Street in order to create visibility around the impact the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have had on the Latin American immigrant population in Memphis. High Ground

ICE Storm: Immigration officers target Latino families; worry Shelby County Schools

J. Dylan SandiferSaturday, July 29, 2017
Feature Story Brother Phap Nang and Sister Khai Nghiem with a practitioner at the Rhodes Day of Mindfulness. High Ground

Rhodes College initiative seeks to foster compassionate students

Lesley YoungWednesday, July 26, 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 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 Georgia Avenue Elementary sits partially boarded up and vacant across the street from Booker T. Washington High School. High Ground

Girls Inc. plans to add a massive center in former South Memphis school

Madeline FaberWednesday, July 12, 2017
Feature Story 250 youth were hired on the spot at a recent event held by My Brothers Keep Alliance. High Ground

Sound & Color: Juvenile justice and jobs for youth

Molly MulroyWednesday, 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 Principal Alisha Kiner shakes hands with a graduating senior of Booker T. Washington's 2017 class. High Ground

Sweep it clean: The leader behind Booker T. Washington’s comeback story

Kirstin CheersWednesday, June 28, 2017
Feature Story A May 13 clean-up day at the site of a future homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth. High Ground

Nearly half of homeless youth are LGTBQ. OUTMemphis is doing something about it.

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, June 21, 2017
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