At Stand TN, we urge you to VOTE NO on all three Tennessee Constitutional Amendments this November. Constitutional changes should be carefully considered, because they are difficult to fix when problems emerge. Each one locks in a permanent change whose real costs will fall on our communities, our children, and future generations. Amendment 1 would […]
Memphis Is the Model. Before We Take the Money, We Need to Know the Strings: Model Cities Initiative
Today is 901 Day – a day when we celebrate Memphis, our people, our culture, and the things that make this community unlike anywhere else. It is also the deadline for cities to apply for the Department of Justice’s new Model Cities Initiative, a nearly $300 million federal funding program inspired in significant part by […]
Juneteenth reminds us that the fight for freedom has never been linear. Every generation has faced attempts to roll back progress, silence communities, and concentrate power in the hands of a few. Every generation has also produced people willing to organize, resist, and build something better. I was talking with a younger leader last night […]
As the new MSCS state takeover law moves from legislation to implementation, many of us have questions about what the law actually says, how the oversight board would function, and what powers it would have over the district. We’re breaking down the law section by section to help families, educators, students, and residents better understand […]
Now that the May 5 election is over, we are looking closely at the Shelby County primary results and want to congratulate the candidates who will move on to the general election.We also want to thank every candidate who stepped forward to serve our community during a moment when so much is at stake for […]
Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers officially passed a new Memphis congressional districts map that cracks the city into three separate districts, dismantling the state’s only majority-Black congressional district. But the fight’s not over. Understanding your new district is critical to the ongoing fight for Memphis’ political power and representation. These maps were designed to divide our communities […]
