In order to help familiarize folks with their rights, local groups such as Vecindarios 901 are distributing cards with advice ...

Teens 16 and older charged with murder or attempted murder in Tennessee will now face life in prison due to a new “mandatory transfer” rule pushed through alongside the state’s blended sentencing law.

Memphis garbage workers, seen here in a 1913 photograph, collected the city’s refuse. Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50. Source image via The University of Memphis Digital Commons Near ...

The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association is suing the government on behalf of Mary Ferguson, a Memphis resident ...

There’s an old slogan used in activism: “Nothing about us, without us, is for us.” This truth applies to Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal being rushed through a special session scheduled to ...

Rep. Robert Stevens (R-Smyrna) has filed a bill that would require juveniles be tried in adult court for a second delinquent offense. Photo by Martin B. Cherry for Nashville Banner This story was ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a meeting at the White House in 1966. Photo by Yoichi Okamoto via Wikicommons. What does it mean to honor the legacy of a man committed to eliminating poverty ...