The city is asking community members how it should spend the tax money Mayor Paul Young wants set aside for neighborhoods within a five-mile radius of ...

Karanja Ajanaku worked as a journalist in Memphis for much of his life. Photo via Facebook. Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Journalist ...

One of Kerrie Washington’s children runs down the hall (right) while at home in Grahamwood Place Apartments (left). Like some ...

Renee needs $166 to keep her lights on. Money has been tight — her son graduated from high school this spring, and her mother ...

Boxtown residents and supporters stand outside the Shelby County Health Department on April 30 during a protest organized by Memphis Community Against ...

Leon Phillips grew up in a hard-scrabble family in rural Ohio, where his grandmother, known affectionately and a little ...

She’ll be pumping gas or buying groceries, at a community or other sundry event, doing everyday things. A person in the near distance recognizes her and calls out. The need might be a medication the ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters For the first time in five years, many Shelby ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that MATA did present its budget requests to the City Council in June last year. A proposal by members of the Memphis City Council to slash the ...