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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 17/09/2026

The Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s “SO VOTE” campaign will seek to register and mobilize young voters, as well as voters in majority-Black and rural communities, across the South, Midwest and West. www.mississippifreepress.org/black-caucus...

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Black Caucus Launches Effort to Boost Voting Among Black, Rural and Young Voters in Midterms

A nonprofit run by Black federal lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to engage lower-propensity voters in the midterm elections.

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Felony Murder Elimination Project @endfelonymurder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

ICYMI - In the investigative report "How a Little-Known Tennessee Law Convicts Black Children for Murders They Didn't Commit," the non-profit newsroom @mlk50.com examines the role Tennessee's Felony Murder law played in seeing 104 Tennessee children sentenced to die in prison. bit.ly/4iu9C5c

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ICYMI - How a Little-Known Tennessee Law Convicts Black Children for Murders They Didn't Commit - Felony Murder Elimination Project

ICYMI - In the investigative report "How a Little-Known Tennessee Law Convicts Black Children for Murders They Didn't Commit," the non-profit newsroom MLK50 examines the role Tennessee's Felony Murder...

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 30/08/2026

Our analysis shows that 1 in 3 defendants sentenced to death in Tennessee has been from Memphis — a pattern that researchers say shows how prosecutors use their power. At least 77 people from Shelby County have been sent to death row since the 1970s, but most of those sentences were overturned.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Nolan Wells’ parents are on a nonstop campaign to get answers into the mysterious death of their son. The NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus have lent their support as family and friends continue to mourn. bit.ly/4fkVybT

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NAACP, Congressional Black Caucus Lends Support in Nolan Wells’ Case

As family and friends mourn the 18-year-old, supporters continue to push for answers about how he died while on a boat trip with friends.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 17/08/2026

August is a celebration of Black giving & Black-led nonprofits, like MLK50. As we lift up Black Philanthropy Month, we are reminded that progress has always been powered by many people working toward a shared purpose. We believe the strength of a movement lives in the voices that carry it forward.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/08/2026

Nearly 30 years after the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur, a man is set to stand trial in Las Vegas on a charge of orchestrating the murder, putting a tangled story of gang rivalries and old hip-hop beefs in front of a jury. Follow updates here.

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Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Live Updates: Opening Statements to Begin in Duane Davis Case

The drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 was a pivotal moment in music history. Duane Keith Davis is now on trial, accused of supplying the murder weapon.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 17/08/2026

MLGW cutoffs impacted nearly 1 in 5 Memphis households in 2025. But how do they actually work? We dive into the company's policies and how they disadvantage its lowest-income customers. mlk50.com/2026/08/13/m...

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MLGW utility cutoffs hit low-income Memphians the hardest. How do they work?

This is the second piece in MLK50's ongoing series about how utility cutoffs impact working-class Memphians. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has one

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Eviction Lab @evictionlab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

“Utility cutoffs have well-documented health and safety impacts on low-income families, including increased risks of hunger from cutting back on food to pay bills, heatstroke from lack of air conditioning and house fires." mlk50.com/2026/08/12/1... By @narwhallington.bsky.social

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1 in 5 Memphis households had its utilities cut off in 2025 — and disconnections are on the rise

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales / MLK50 This is the first piece in MLK50’s ongoing series on how utility cutoffs impact working-class Memphians. Nearly one in five Memphis households exp…

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 13/08/2026

In the heat of summer, a utility cutoff can be deadly. So why did MLGW cut off nearly one in five Memphis households in 2025? Here's a look at the factors impacting the utility giant's high cutoff rate. mlk50.com/2026/08/12/1...

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1 in 5 Memphis households had its utilities cut off in 2025 — and disconnections are on the rise

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales / MLK50 This is the first piece in MLK50's ongoing series on how utility cutoffs impact working-class Memphians.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 13/08/2026

How a little-known Tennessee law convicts Black children for murders they didn't commit. They were all prosecuted under a little-known aspect of Tennessee law, known as “the felony murder rule.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

From @mlk50.com: “104 children sentenced to die in prison by Tennessee — some hadn’t killed anyone… Almost all Black, prosecuted under little-known ‘felony murder rule’: If you participate in a felony and someone dies they can charge you with murder.” mlk50.com/2026/07/27/p...

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 11/08/2026

An analysis by MLK50 shows that 1 in 3 people sentenced to death in Tennessee have been from Shelby County. More than half of those sentences have been overturned. Most of those cases involved Black defendants.

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Why do people from Shelby County make up most of death row?

Photo illustration by Andrea Morales / MLK50 After the Tennessee Department of Corrections botched Tony Carruthers’ execution in May, he was given

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Savannah State student Johan Sandoval spent two weeks in a New York detention center due to what his attorney says was a document error. The Trump administration’s crackdown on student visas leaves other students at risk. bit.ly/4q2Spl2

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Savannah State Student Keeps Fighting for His Baseball Dream Despite ICE Detention

As the Trump administration cracks down on student visas, Johan Sandoval's attorney says he was detained for a document error.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 06/08/2026

🤠 It is time for a new sheriff in town, and 2 candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for the job. For the first time in eight years, Shelby County residents like you will elect a new sheriff. Your vote will determine one of the most powerful seats in local government.

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A group of mostly retired Memphians tracks flights of immigrant detainees transferred from the city, documenting conditions. Now, they’re pressuring a private air center where the flights are boarded, seeking to stop the flights. Story: @meghnadbose.bsky.social tennesseelookout.com/2026/08/06/t...

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‘The Bird-Watchers’ of Memphis: tracking ICE flights and documenting detainees In shackles • Tennessee Lookout

A group of mostly retired Memphians has been tracking flights of immigrant detainees transferred from Memphis at Wilson Air.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 04/08/2026

In Boxtown, air carries the weight of pollution and a history of resistance. Currently, Elon Musk’s company, SpaceXAI, operates three data centers within 10 miles of Boxtown; they release smog-forming pollution and many hazardous materials like formaldehyde. mlk50.com/2026/08/04/t...

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The Weight of Air

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 01/08/2026

We are excited to announce that staff members from MLK50: Justice Through Journalism earned three Diamond Journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Arkansas chapter.

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MLK50 scores regional prizes

The judges’ comments about MLK50’s Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder Public Service Award on screen during the Diamond Journalism awards ceremony on July 25.

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Tennessee GOP candidate Monty Fritts: "When pressed on the 1st Amendment — which reads, in part, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” — Fritts argued the amendment’s opening word limits its scope to the federal government, not the states." www.wsmv.com/2026/07/29/t...

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Tennessee state representative, candidate for governor plans to ban mosques, non-Christian religions if elected

State Rep. Monty Fritts, 63, a Republican candidate for governor, made the remarks in a sit-down interview with four days remaining in the state’s primary early voting period.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 28/07/2026

Between 1995 & 2019, 163 children were sentenced to die in prison by Tennessee. Most were prosecuted under a little-known aspect of Tennessee law, known as “the felony murder rule.” In a 4-part investigation, we found how the rule has changed kids' lives forever. mlk50.com/2026/07/27/p...

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Power and Prejudice: How a little-known Tennessee law convicts Black children for murders they didn't commit

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(っ◔◡◔)っ 🌮 ѕтєρнαηιє 🌮 @notarolemodel.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For a year, @mlk50.com collected data on a little-known aspect of TN law, known as “the felony murder rule.” Our work reveals, for the first time, how prosecutors use the rule against kids. While the law itself does not mention race, prosecutors almost exclusively use it to prosecute Black kids.

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Power and Prejudice: How a little-known Tennessee law convicts Black children for murders they didn't commit

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 23/07/2026

On Tuesday, the Young administration pitched the Memphis City Council on how it plans to spend about $3.3 million on the 5-mile area around Colossus I. Young has proposed no money for healthcare. dailymemphian.com/section/busi...

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How will Memphis spend $3.3M in tax money collected from SpaceXAI?

Mayor Paul Young’s administration pitched how it plans to spend about $3.3 million on the 5-mile area around SpaceXAI’s Colossus I data center.

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Anita Wadhwani @anitawadhwani.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

More than 75,000 voters have cast ballots in first two days of Tennessee early voting for the August primary --- outpacing the same 2022 early voting period by 47%, reports @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com tennesseelookout.com/briefs/75k-v...

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75K voters cast ballots in strong start for Tennessee early voting • Tennessee Lookout

More than 75,000 Tennesseans voted in the first two days of early voting for the August primary, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 20/07/2026

Pearson rally centers ‘movement for the working people’ with support from Congressional ‘squad’ members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley and Summer Lee. The rally drew about 1,200 people to New Direction Christian Church in Hickory Hill. mlk50.com/2026/07/20/t...

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Top Democrats stump for Pearson at Memphis rally

Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (from left), Ayanna Pressley and Summer Lee stand with Tennessee state representative Justin J. Pearson at a rally

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 18/07/2026

Last November, MLK50, @dailymemphian.bsky.social , The Commercial Appeal and WREG filed a lawsuit against Memphis and Shelby County and Juvenile Court Judge Tarik B. Sugarmon for violating the Tennessee Rule of Juvenile Practice & Procedure, which governs access to juvenile court.

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

As Meta’s Louisiana data center’s price tag continues to rise, now exceeding $250 billion, the Black community in its shadow faces a test of its future and faith. capitalbnews.org/meta-richlan...

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Meta’s AI Data Center Sparks a Crisis in the Bible Belt Over the Power of Faith

In rural Louisiana, white and Black churches see the company's plan to build America's biggest AI complex very differently.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 08/07/2026

Yeah, that’s him’: MPD worked closely with ICE in February traffic stop when detaining 18-year-old Yasser Lopez Soza, video shows. The videos appear to contradict a statement from Memphis Mayor Paul Young about how immigration officials became involved in the stop. mlk50.com/2026/07/08/v...

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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

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

There are many issues with lethal injection as an execution method. Brittany Brown of @mlk50.com reports: -Lethal injection is most likely to cause botched executions -Corrections does not disclose how it obtains and stores the drugs or name medical personnel Read more: mlk50.com/2026/07/02/l...

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Lethal injections are more likely to be botched, experts say

Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber in 1999. AP Photo/Mark

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 06/07/2026

Memphis City Council will decide from a list of projects how to spend more than $3 million set aside for southwest Memphis. Residents and community advocates say the process that produced the recommendations downplayed their biggest priority: environmental health.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 26/06/2026

If you want the tea on what’s going on with your local government, then Katherine Burgess is your girl! She is MLK50’s government accountability reporter. Next week, Katherine will dive into her article on how ICE’s mandatory detention policy violates immigrants’ rights and separates families.

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 25/06/2026

Critics say the SAVE America Act’s structure would add burdens for some people, especially women and others who have changed their legal names because of marriage, assimilation or to better align with their gender identity.

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What is the SAVE America Act?

President Donald Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act.

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