Daniel Watson continues the legacy of his grandmother with Beneva Mayweather Foods, a South Memphis business that makes homemade yeast rolls and cinnamon rolls.

Fitnexx, a Memphis-based developer of virtual reality games to inspire kids to exercise, makes activity accessible and fun. 

A student-organized poster campaign serves as a catalyst for discussions about the climate of White Station High School and disparities in discipline among differing races and academic levels.

“We’re set up to specifically do this type of training and to cultivate both small developers and the ecosystems they need to operate within, including municipalities, local non-profits, local activists, local banks, local investors,” said John Anderson, founder of the Incremental Development Alliance.

A fledgling tech industry finds its first local support network with the Memphis Game Developers.

Perhaps the most well-known Memphis union story is the most tragic one: the 1968 sanitation strike by members of AFSCME, Local 1733 that brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Memphis and unfortunately sealed his fate. Union buildings in Memphis, and the changes that have happened to them, reflect the history of the city. Today, the landscape for unions, like in years past, is not without its issues.

The Chandler Park walking trail in Soulsville is getting a makeover through the efforts of a cross-sector collaboration intended to inspire more citizen advocacy for public parks.

On a national scale, people with disabilities are twice as likely to be self-employed or launch their own businesses. These three entrepreneurs in Memphis have found success in forging their own path.