The Shelby County flag is seen behind Mayor Lee Harris during a press conference addressing conditions at the local jail on Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Kevin ...

Ida B. Wells Academy only has 84 enrolled students, leaving the building with 400 open seats. (Bri Hatch /) This story was originally published ...

The Shelby County Youth Justice and Education Center in November 2025. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 Advocates are asking for a citizen review board to ...

Jerri Green, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and director of the Shelby County Department of Corrections Anthony Alexander ...

Left: Thermal drone imagery captured by Floodlight shows more than a dozen unpermitted turbines operating at xAI’s gas plant ...

Memphis Mayor Paul Young delivers his State of the City address at First Baptist Church Broad in Binghampton on Tuesday. Photo by Kevin Wurm / MLK50 / ...

Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations agents working with the Tennessee State Highway Patrol search a car during a traffic ...

People working with the Community Alliance for the Homeless’ Continuum of Care Planning Committee gathered on Jan. 20 and to discuss strategies for facing the changes in the funding process. Photo by ...

The front of a Tennessee Highway Patrol cruiser makes contact with KB and a safety marshal trying to stop it from driving into the crowd behind it at the ICE Out For Good protest on Jan. 11.

An FBI agent poses for a photograph in front of the wreath marking the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. Photography by Dylan Yarbrough for MLK50 This image depicts a ...

Tener antecedentes de delincuencia juvenil te puede hacer más difícil el acceso a la vivienda, trabajos y oportunidades educativas. Afortunadamente, muchos antecedentes penales de menores pueden ser ...

Tennessee State Troopers yell at demonstrators after detaining Rebecca Leathers during the “ICE Out for Good” demonstration along Summer Avenue on Jan. 11 in Memphis. The protest was held three days ...