Some voters remember the creation of District 9, the majority-Black congressional seat representing Memphis. Now, they’re seeing it taken away by TN Republicans.

This powerful collaboration between @mlk50.com's @wendicthomas.bsky.social + @kathsburgess.bsky.social & @propublica.org data journalist @nmcmillan.bsky.social takes us inside Parkway Village, where more immigration arrests occurred than any other part of Memphis.

IRE strongly condemns the FBI raid of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home. IRE stands with reporter Hannah Natanson and The Washington Post. Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4qtP79U

Clergy led a protest to usher in Tennessee's legislative session yesterday, emphasizing the importance of caring for immigrants in an issue that will be central to contentious legislative debates this year, @vivianejones.bsky.social reports: www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

A peaceful anti-ICE march turned ugly when the Tennessee Highway Patrol drove into the crowd, hitting at least three people mlk50.com/2026/01/13/a...

The volunteer group, Vecindarios 901, responded to 3-5 calls each day about immigration enforcement activities in Memphis during the first Trump administration. Now it gets up to 140 calls daily. From @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.

New from me @mlk50.com: Union push is about more than pay, library workers say mlk50.com/2025/12/03/u...

1/THREAD: A surge of traffic stops in predominantly immigrant neighborhoods in #Memphis has given state troopers & federal agents broad power to decide residents’ fates. Over 2 nights, MLK50 documented traffic stops initiated for minor violations that escalated into immigration checks & arrests.👇

Happy Giving Tuesday! At MLK50, we’re working hard on end-of-year stories and planning for 2026. If you’d like to join us in that effort to report news that’s rooted in Memphis, please consider donating! givebutter.com/rootedinmemp...

The Rev. ELaura James Reid was pulled over by a man in fatigues for “driving unsure,” despite obeying traffic rules: “I don’t think it fits the narrative of stopping violent criminals, unless you driving down the street is considered violent.” By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social

MLK50 is raising funding to fuel community-centered, accountability journalism in Memphis. I hope you'll join us in this work! givebutter.com/rootedinmemp...

Tennessee’s new 25-foot “buffer” law is beginning to reshape how the public interacts with police. One Memphis woman’s arrest calls into question whether documenting officers is still a protected right. Read more here 👇

Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID. He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for. By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social

They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came. Read the latest from 👇 @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social @propublica.org mlk50.com/2025/11/03/t...

Shelby Co officials sue Gov. Bill Lee over National Guard deployment, alleging it's in violation of both the Tennessee Constitution and state law A Nashville judge has set a Nov. 3 hearing date to consider a temporary injunction tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/17/s... @anitawadhwani.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. www.propublica.org/article/immi... @propublica.org

As Memphis' law enforcement crackdown ramps up, I talked to some of our most vulnerable neighbors: unhoused people. The city says it's eager to get them off the streets-- but hasn't offered any plan or directed any funding to do so. My latest for @mlk50.com: mlk50.com/2025/10/15/m...

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism obtained a report on one day’s worth of activities of the ‘Memphis Safe Task Force.’ It contradicts claims made by the governor about how the task force is focused on violent criminals. mlk50.co/4qkfz6b

Memphis tightens scrutiny on the unhoused as task force arrives, but offers no funding to help them find shelter mlk50.com/2025/10/15/m... From @narwhallington.bsky.social

Well, they’re here and they’re armed: www.commercialappeal.com/picture-gall...

Justin J. Pearson, known for his environmental activism and his expulsion from the Tennessee Statehouse over gun control advocacy, is now seeking to challenge a longstanding U.S. congressman mlk50.co/473XBvR

State Rep. Justin J. Pearson to challenge U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen mlk50.com/2025/10/08/s...

An important story from my colleague Rebecca Cadenhead @mlk50.com: No school, no fresh air and isolated mlk50.com/2025/10/01/n...