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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
@MLK50Memphis
Nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy. Inspired by #MLK #IdaBWells #JohnLewis. Rooting for everybody Black.
- BREAKING: Shelby County commissioners unanimously reappoint @Justinjpearson to the Tennessee legislature. Photo by @AndreaMorales 📸
- A scene to show how many White Station High School students skipped lunch and showed up to the walkout today.
00:00 - “We cannot have academics if we are not safe,” says 12th grader Presley Spiller, an organizer of the walkout at White Station High School.
00:00 - Dr. @BerniceKing talks about the traumas she and her family have endured after inviting her brother MLKIII to join her on the pulpit #MLK50 #MLK50Forward
00:00 - Replying to @MLK50MemphisIt’s a diverse, intergenerational group of peaceful protesters out tonight — from toddlers, to teens and young adults, to seasoned organizers. Tonight is a truly intersectional display of solidarity among Memphians. #JusticeForTyreNichols
- Replying to @MLK50Memphis“How many more Black men will have to beg for their mother? She will carry that for the rest of her life” one organizer says. Protestors are now occupying the I-55 bridge between Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR.
00:00 - Moments ago, Rep. @Justinjpearson reiterated the need for gun reform during a House floor discussion on HB 0322, a bill that would mandate threat assessment teams for each local education agency.
00:00 - Here you can see @Justinjpearson and @VoteGloriaJ leading the march. @brotherjones_ is somewhere nearby.
00:00 - We’re here at the National Civil Rights Museum where Memphians are rallying to march to the Shelby County Commission Building in support of expelled representative @Justinjpearson.
00:00 - A slave taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. She's made telling his story her life's work.
- Students are also walking out at Crosstown High School in Memphis. Andrea Morales (@AndreaMorales) is on the scene.
00:00 - An estimated hundreds of people are out marching to the Shelby County Commission building to urge the legislative body to reinstate @Justinjpearson to the TN House of Representatives.
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