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2022 In Review: Public Redistricting for Memphis!

Dec 22, 2022 0 2 min read
2022 In Review: Public Redistricting for Memphis!
Advocates listen to Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas as she describes her resolution for a public redistricting committee.

2022 In Review: The Roots of Injustice

Dec 21, 2022 0 2 min read
2022 In Review: The Roots of Injustice
We know all too well that racial disparities exist in the criminal legal system, especially those with lived experience. The next question we need to ask is “Why?” To ask these questions and start to get to the roots of these disparities, Stand for Children, MICAH, Official Black Lives Matter of Memphis, Just City, and […]

2022 In Review: Community-Centered Budgeting

Dec 21, 2022 0 2 min read
2022 In Review: Community-Centered Budgeting
The most common responses from residents who completed the Community-Centered Budget Survey.

2022 In Review: Justice & Safety Alliance

Dec 21, 2022 0 3 min read
2022 In Review: Justice & Safety Alliance
The Justice & Safety Alliance (JSA) is a coalition of organizations focused on achieving lasting public safety by truly reimagining policing, supporting proactive crime prevention, and increasing investment in safe, strong, and healthy communities. Over the past year, we led and supported some important progress in Shelby County, including releasing the Policing Reimagined report, running […]

2022 In Review: Freshmen on the road to success

Dec 21, 2022 0 2 min read
2022 In Review: Freshmen on the road to success
As of the 2022-23 school year, our Center For High School Success (CHSS) team is proud to announce that nine new partner schools joined the Freshman Success Network (FSN)! Partner schools consistently show greater numbers of freshmen who are on track to graduate than schools who are not part of the Memphis FSN, and we’re […]

2022 In Review: Truth in Education

Dec 21, 2022 0 2 min read
2022 In Review: Truth in Education
High school students from the TN Youth Coalition give powerful testimony to the Tennessee Senate, defeating a dangerous censorship bill.