Ashlei Williams

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Memphis native Ashlei Williams has been writing for business, philanthropic, minority and academic audiences for a decade. She earned her master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School and bachelor’s in English from Spelman College. In 2016, she started GJC Publicity, focusing on editorial, marketing, advertising and creative writing. Get in touch with her at [email protected].

Feature Story Economic Development is one of the six 'More for Memphis' anchor collaboratives and aims to put 10,000 additional young people on a path to economic mobility. Eonomic Development

More for Memphis plan identifies liberty and equity as Economic Development priorities

Ashlei WilliamsFriday, May 31, 2024
Feature Story The Three(i) Creative Communications team. (Submitted)

Black-owned organizations leading the way toward diversity, equity, inclusion

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, October 28, 2021
Feature Story Dalisia “Dee” Brye closed on her new home in Whitehaven in June with the help of United Housing's HUD-certified housing counselors. Brye sought home ownership after realizing that mortgage payments would be less than rental payments. (Submitted) Healthy Communities

Agencies in Memphis encourage homeownership as alternative to high rents

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, October 15, 2020
Feature Story L to R: Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, Commissioner Eddie Jones, and Quincey Morris, executive director of the Klondike Smokey City CDC pose with a map of the 150 parcels transferred from the land bank to the CDC and NPI. (Ashlei Williams) Community Development

Nonprofits strike history-making deal with Shelby County for land transfer in Klondike, Smokey City

Ashlei WilliamsMonday, January 27, 2020
Feature Story Stephanie Parker-Bradley and her daughter, Faith Bradley, celebrate after completing The Hagar Center 5K Fun Run. (Ashlei Williams) Healthy Communities

Frayser nonprofit hosts its first 5K to benefit pregnant and parenting teens

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, July 11, 2019
Feature Story This year marks 24 years in business for Spikner Embroidery and Screen-Printing, which now has nine employees and is located in Madison Heights. The staff is pictured here with owner Fred Spikner at far right. (Ashlei Williams) Entrepreneurship

Spikner knows promotions, now it takes on placemaking in Madison Heights

Ashlei WilliamsWednesday, July 10, 2019
Feature Story A view of the renovated Garden Flats apartment complex. (Submitted) Community Development

Turnaround tale: Memphis resident purchases and renovates run-down apartment building

Ashlei WilliamsWednesday, December 5, 2018
Feature Story A new cohort of South Memphis Glide Ride Ambassadors is in training. (Bike/Ped Memphis) Transportation

South Memphis is an incubator for pedestrian improvements under national initiative

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, October 25, 2018
Feature Story Lucas Trautman, top left, practices grappling technique with students, from top, Kelan Branch, 10, Keyveyoun Chandler, 14, and Eric Booker, 11, at his Stardust Jiu-Jitsu studio in Binghampton. The business is next door to the future site of his wife Entrepreneurship

Family opens side-by-side Binghampton businesses

Ashlei WilliamsTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Erma Simpson, founder of the Hagar Center, talks about her program's Saturday Lunchand Learn classes for teen mothers where she distributes needed supplies that have been donated. Simpson is partnering with the Urban Child Institute to organize a cit Healthy Communities

City-wide diaper drive to support Memphis families in poverty

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, September 20, 2018
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