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Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods

Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidates, clockwise from left, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts talk death penalty methods and the National Guard in ...
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Just 2% of immigration arrests by Memphis Safe Task Force were for violent crime, records show

Elmer, a street vendor from Honduras, said he saw three immigrants arrested by federal agents near his shoe stand in Memphis. Photo by Kevin Wurm/MLK50/CatchLight Local/Report for America This article ...
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Video shows MPD worked with ICE to identify 18-year-old soccer player before his two-month detention

A screenshot from body camera footage from a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer shows Memphis Police Officers and Homeland Security agents working together to see which passengers they could detain ...
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A Sister’s Love and Grief: Keyana Dixon opens up about the death of her brother, Tyré Nichols

Words by Keyana Dixon as told to Brittany Brown. Video directed by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / CatchLight Local / Report For America. Keyana Dixon agreed to meet on her day off. It was a warm yet cloudy and ...
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A Sister’s Love and Grief: Navigating a new normal without Tyré Nichols

“A Sister’s Love and Grief” is a three-part series that explores what Keyana Dixon’s life has been like since January 2023, when five former Memphis police officers beat her younger brother, Tyré ...
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City funding for MATA will keep service at already reduced routes, allow no expansion

As seen through the window of a MATA bus, passengers wait at the Hudson Transit Center in downtown Memphis in October 2024. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 The Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to ...
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TransPro’s plan for MATA is becoming clearer. Here’s what they’ve already done, promises to come

A view of a North Memphis bus stop during a MATA bus tour with the organization’s board in October 2025. Photo by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Last month, officials from TransPro, the consulting firm ...
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ProPublica names Wendi C. Thomas as a distinguished fellow

ProPublica announced on Thursday that Wendi C. Thomas, the founder of the award-winning nonprofit newsroom MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, will be rejoining ProPublica’s Distinguished Fellows ...
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We asked every member of Memphis’ new ‘Integrity Policing’ task force where they stand on the DOJ report.

Clockwise from top left: Rev. Keith Norman; Dr. Audrey Townsel; Daniel Kiel; Toney Armstrong; Amber Sherman; Lucian Dervan; Zayid Saleem; Austin Wyatt, Sr.; Rev. Rosalyn Nichols (center) Photo ...
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State troopers and federal agents decide Memphis residents’ fates during traffic stops

After a traffic stop on Nov. 18, a man sits in the back of a Tennessee Highway Patrol vehicle. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 In the heart of Berclair on the evening of Nov. 18, a traffic stop for a ...
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Tyré Nichols is dead. 5 cops are indicted. We still have questions.

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announces charges against the five Memphis Police Department officers fired Friday after Tyré Nichols was beaten during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. He died Jan.