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Second COVID-themed creative writing contest offers cash prizes for Shelby County Schools teens

Cole BradleyThursday, July 9, 2020

To celebrate Juneteenth 2020, The Time is Now Douglass, the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter, and Memphis Artists for Change partnered to supply produce boxes, free lunch from local food trucks, masks, and hand sanitizer. (Forever Ready)

Video: Juneteenth in Douglass Park

Thursday, June 25, 2020

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Your questions for navigating life during the COVID-19 pandemic, asked and answered

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Imani Polk launched Masked by Imani, a line of fashionable face mask, just before her fourteenth birthday. Polk is a Memphis native and will be a freshman at Ridgeway High School in the fall. (Submitted)

14 year-old Memphis entrepreneur launches line of fashion masks for pandemic protection

Cole BradleyFriday, June 12, 2020

Arise2Read staff and volunteers sorted 1,300 books into summer learning kits for kids who can't attend their reading-focused summer camps this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted)

With camps closed, local nonprofits pivot to fight the summer reading slump

Ashley DavisFriday, June 12, 2020

Memphis Inner-City Rugby alumni coaches and staff distributed food, basic supplies, and rugby equipment at Believe Memphis in the Klondike neighborhood. They also passed out over 650 supply bags to other North Memphis residents. (Submitted)

With the season cancelled, Memphis Inner City Rugby serves off the field

Ashley DavisMonday, June 8, 2020

Rachel Johnson, performing at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is maintaining her entrepreneurial drive while responding to barriers presented by the pandemic. Submitted by Johnson for MLK50: Justice Through Journalism)

Pandemic strikes sour note for Memphis musician’s big plans

Thursday, June 4, 2020

OtherFoods Kitchen is located at 1249 Heistan Place and serves as a space for food-based startups to kickoff. (Ramona Springfield)

OtherFoods Kitchen helps startups cook up something great in Memphis

Ramona SpringfieldThursday, June 4, 2020

Rufus Sykes cracks a smile as he holds the door open for a customer at the South Memphis Grocery on West Mallory Avenue. Sykes co-owns the corner store with other family members. (Malik Martin)

Corner Stores: A South Memphis love story

Ivy K. ArnoldWednesday, June 3, 2020

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Could COVID-19 end in better nurses?

Cole BradleyThursday, May 28, 2020

Self-portrait by Sepia Coleman.

Home health aide: Working without PPE, sick leave is like ‘going in front of a firing squad’

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Eileen Castine (seated) and her partner Ricci at their home. Self portrait by Eileen Castine. Self-portrait by Castine.

First COVID-19, now cancer, threaten to tank couple’s pet-sitting business

Friday, May 22, 2020

The Time is Now Douglass Community Development Corporation hosted a mobile food pantry in the Douglass neighborhood on April 16th. It was the first mobile pantry held in Douglass since the novel coronavirus pandemic hit Shelby County. (Submitted)

When COVID-19 relief didn't come, Douglass residents stepped up for their own

Ashley DavisThursday, May 21, 2020

A volunteer with the Neighborhood Christian Center packs a family’s car with a week’s worth of meals. NCC is one of the organizations that has received funding from the Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund. (Submitted)

What's the Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund? Here's a quick and easy breakdown.

Cole BradleyThursday, May 21, 2020

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Virtual event will spotlight Memphis musicians' contributions to culture and economy

Cole BradleyThursday, May 21, 2020

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What's left unanswered: How can local media help you?

Cole BradleyWednesday, May 20, 2020

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How can you help in the pandemic? Volunteer Odyssey breaks it down. (Quick Read)

Cole BradleyThursday, May 14, 2020

Brandon Marshall paints a temporary mural funded by UrbanArt Commission. (Averell Mondie)

UrbanArt Commission issues calls for artists, promotes relief for artists in need

Cole BradleyThursday, May 14, 2020

Jasmine Thomas lives with her grandmother and 4-month-old daughter, A’Maria. Photo courtesy of Thomas.

New mother struggles to make ends meet after hours cut at fast-food job

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

JUICE Orange Mound board members Kenya Holmes (L) and Broderick Conneser deliver supplies to a senior in Orange Mound. JUICE asked residents to text what supplies they needed and personalized orders before delivery via CAREavan. (Cole Bradley)

The Unreachables: Memphis nonprofit meets its no-tech neighbors at their doorsteps (Quick Read)

Cole BradleyTuesday, May 12, 2020

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