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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 (Forever Ready Productions) High GroundKids and Education

Video: Le Bonheur's five easy ways to keep kids healthy from home

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Feature Story Magaly Cruz (L) and Joni Laney in Binghampton. (ZIggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

Local journalism is in crisis. We need your help.

Friday, May 8, 2020
Feature Story (Brandon Dill) High Ground

Creative writing contest offers Shelby County Schools students cash prizes and self-expression

Cole BradleyFriday, May 8, 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 Self-portrait by Sarah Brubaker for MLK50. High GroundEntrepreneurship

Losing her job and business, artist finds hope in a supportive community

Thursday, 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 Millington Middle School High GroundKids and Education

Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Who's helping kids read at grade-level?

Jim ColemanThursday, April 30, 2020
Feature Story Self-portrait by Ty Boyland for MLK50. High Ground

Music teacher, dad says adaptability key to coping with pandemic fallout

Thursday, April 30, 2020
Feature Story Teacher Brian Hanson teaching ALLMemphis' custom phonics curriculum to a group of students at Power Center Academy Elementary School - Hickory Hill. (ALLMemphis) High GroundKids and Education

Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade matters

Jim Coleman and Cole BradleyWednesday, April 29, 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 (Stock) High GroundHealthy Communities

Diaper drive-thrus and period product pickups. Sweet Cheeks is helping Memphians in need.

Brandi HunterThursday, April 23, 2020
Feature Story Save First previously offered tax prep assistance in person but is now fully virtual in response to COVID-19. Anyone can get either free filing or free assistance self-filing depending on income. (Impact America) High GroundHealthy Communities

Local nonprofit offering free virtual tax prep service for Mid-Southerners

Cole BradleyThursday, April 23, 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
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