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Join us for a LIVE U.S. Senate debate at City Hall in Franklin, TN on October 16th at 5:30 p.m. CDT. Both major party candidates, Sen. @MarshaBlackburn and Rep. @VoteGloriaJ , have been invited. The event is free and open to the public. There's more. 👇🏾

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BREAKING: Shelby County commissioners unanimously reappoint @Justinjpearson to the Tennessee legislature. Photo by @andreamorales 📸

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A scene to show how many White Station High School students skipped lunch and showed up to the walkout today.

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“We cannot have academics if we are not safe,” says 12th grader Presley Spiller, an organizer of the walkout at White Station High School.

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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

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It’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

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“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.

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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.

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Here you can see @Justinjpearson and @VoteGloriaJ leading the march. @brotherjones_ is somewhere nearby.

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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 .

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Black Census Project results show ....

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A slave taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. She's made telling his story her life's work.

A slave taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey. She's made telling his story her life's work.

Through the story of slave Nathan "Nearest" Green, Fawn Weaver, a New York Times best-selling author, has uncovered a history so remarkable it changed the whiskey world.

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Students are also walking out at Crosstown High School in Memphis. Andrea Morales ( @andreamorales ) is on the scene.

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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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If we don’t know anything else, we know this: Every goodbye ain’t gone. @justinjpearson and @brotherjones_ , we’ll see you again soon. The latest from @wendi_c_thomas on @mlk50Memphis

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Memphis City Council unanimously votes to take down Confederate monuments. @tamisawyer @LatinoMemphis #takeemdown901

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"It's time for America to repent because we have not dealt with in 50 years -as daddy challenged us - to deal with a second evil, poverty, which we refused to deal with in this nation." @BerniceKing #MLK50 #MLK50Forward

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MLK50 Exclusive: Facing expulsion, Rep. Justin Pearson won’t be silent on gun violence

Rep. Justin J. Pearson expelled for speaking against gun violence

The Tennessee state legislature, with its Republican supermajority, will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers, including Shelby County’s Justin J. Pearson, who represents th…

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“Ain’t no power like the power of the people ‘cause the power of the people don’t stop,” the crowd is chanting. It’s a joyous, electric, determined vibe among marchers. The support is strong for @Justinjpearson .

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Protesters are forming a line and locking arms as they prepare to encounter @MEM_PoliceDept on their march back into Memphis city limits. “Look out for your brothers and sisters while we’re out here,” one organizer says. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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Memphians are gathering at City Hall today at 3:30pm to demand that Confederate statues in the city are removed. #TakeEmDown901

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MLK50 is on the ground in #Nashville for the expulsion proceedings of the Tennessee Three. Protestors chant "Expel Bill Lee, Not the Tennessee Three" on this rainy Thursday morning.

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Come on, young people!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #MeanwhileInNashville

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Happening Now: Students are filling the halls of the legislature. (and @WilliamLamberth is talking down to Rep. @brotherjones_ )

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Poetically, there's a Tornado Watch for tonight. 50 years ago this night, there was a storm while King gave his last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop." King's children are in the city including @BerniceKing . #MLK50 #MLK50Forward

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Reporter @isthatbritt here live-tweeting from the ground in Memphis as the movement unfolds. The community is calling for #JusticeForTyreNichols .

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"I’d rather go down in history as one lone Negro who dared to tell the government that it had done a dastardly thing than to save my skin by taking back what I said." - Ida B. Wells

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“No more silence, no more gun violence,” White Station students chant as they prepare to head back to class.

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Walking in Memphis with an assault rifle is made possible by Tenneessee's permitless gun carry law that was passed in 2021. In April, a Republican supermajority pushed through an age change in the carry law from 21 to 18.

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A former Memphis mayoral candidate walked to & from work Monday with an assault rifle, causing school lockdowns and a wave of panic in Midtown's Central Gardens neighborhood. His reason? "Memphis is a dangerous place," Derek Winn said. "I overreacted."

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Memphis City Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance for the immediate removal of both Nathan Bedford Forest and Jefferson Davis Confederate monuments from public parks. #takemdown901

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50 years ago, the world lost a civil rights activist, preacher, revolutionary. 50 years ago, @BerniceKing lost her father, her dad, her hero. She needs our love and embrace, not just our invitations. #MLK50 #mlkforward

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Our hearts go out to the friends, family and fans of @YoungDolph . His talent and community impact will never be forgotten. Rest in power, King of Memphis.

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Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s surprise pledge to pay off the student loans of Morehouse College’s class of 2019 will cost $34 million and will now include federal educational debt amassed by parents. — @business

Billionaire Widens Morehouse College-Debt Gift to Parents

Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s surprise pledge to pay off the student loans of Morehouse College’s class of 2019 will cost $34 million and will now include federal educational debt amassed by parents.

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We’re bringing you live updates during our interview with activist and superwoman @BreeNewsome #MLK50 #MLKForward

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Black Confederate myth debunked in new history book.

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“We ain’t leaving until @MayorMemphis Jim Strickland calls us back,” an organizer says. Protesters are still here, blocking northbound and southbound traffic on I-55 between Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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Stop when you hear BS — a bad statistic, says @HowardU Prof @toldson : When responding to the claim that there were more black men in prison than in college, we refuted it by showing about 1.3 million black men in college and 840,000 black men in prison.

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In 2018, @aliciagarza started Black Census Project, the results to be released Tuesday. 31,000+ black people from 50 states participated in large independent survey of black people.

Opinion | Dear Candidates: Here Is What Black People Want (Published 2019)

We long for the same things as everyone else, and yet few campaigns treat us as if our experiences matter.

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“If all you’ve done is displaceD the poverty, you haven’t addressed the poverty. It’s an issue of justice.” @BreeNewsome on political entities pushing for economic growth while displacing poor people #MLK50 #MLK50Forward

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Now that’s the Tubman Twenty we wanna see! ✨

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Source: Memphis’ Confederate monuments to come down today. #takeemdown901

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In Tennessee it takes 1,500 hours of training to become a barber. It takes just under 500 to become a police officer.

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. @RevDrBarber called out all those who took money from #ByhaliaPipeline and tasked them with publicly returning it. “If you took money, you’re taking 30 pieces of silver to betray your people.” - @MemphisCAP_org @UniteThePoor

‘30 pieces of silver’: Taking money from Byhalia Pipeline a betrayal to Black community, says Rev....

The Rev. Dr. William Barber II chastised churches, charitable organizations and politicians for accepting donations from Byhalia Pipeline.

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In honor of #Cosby alum Geoffrey Owens and all the hard-working, dignified folks out here, tell us your stories of what you’ve done to put food on the table, provide shelter and clothes. It’s #LaborDay , y’all. We salute you! 💫

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Protesters are wrapping up, debriefing over pizza and water, closing out for the night. “We know the video was harsh to watch. Let tonight not be the last night because it could be one of us next and there could be no cameras around,” one organizer says. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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The crane is moving in at the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Memphis Health Sciences Park. It's going down now ... @RevDrBarber @BRepairers @araorun @LeftOfBlack @eji_org #Confederates

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What does a protest look like during a pandemic? This, on Union Avenue. A group of young black educators organized tonight's demonstration in response to the deaths of #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery and #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #SayTheirNames

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Fifty years after Dr. King took up the cause of the sanitation workers, the Douglass community where Elmore Nickleberry, one of the living strikers, lives represents the reality that a lifetime of labor is an empty guarantee.

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MLK50 is taking a break to give our team a chance to rest. We hope you are able to find moments of peace and rest, too. We'll meet you here again on Monday.

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Welcome, Sen. Sanders. In Memphis nearly half of our children are in poverty and black poverty rate is two and a half times higher than that of whites.

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I'll join civil rights and labor leaders tomorrow in Memphis to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. Dr. King was not only one of the great civil rights leaders of the 20th century. He was also at the forefront of the fight for economic justice.

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Here's Rep. @Justinjpearson addressing county commissioners and a crowd of supporters after a unanimous vote to send him right back to Nashville to serve in the TN House. "We don't speak alone; we speak together," Rep. Pearson said. "You can't expel hope." #TheTennesseeThree

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Trucks arriving at the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Health Sciences Park after Memphis City Council voted to remove #Confederate monuments in public parks. @tamisawyer @rolandsmartin @CNN

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Black Americans represent 13.4% of the U.S. population, according to the Census Bureau, but counties with higher black populations account for more than half of all COVID-19 cases and almost 60% of deaths, a new study found.

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NEW ON MLK50: Rep. @Justinjpearson says working people must join the movement for justice to push against the GOP supermajority who have lost touch with American values. A new op-ed written by the man himself

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Who and what do U.S. blacks people trust? Black Census Projext shows:

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At least 400 students are walking out today at White Station High School.

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Brittany Brown ( @isthatbritt ) here at White Station High School in East Memphis where students are participating in National Walkout Day with Students Demand Action for Gun Sense following the March 30 school shooting in Nashville.

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The rage of Memphians is deep, but focused. This wasn't a mob. This was a strategy. #JusticeforTyreNichols

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“Unionizing means having a voice where you didn't have before.” On the picket lines with the Memphis Starbucks workers: @SBWorkersUnited @BernieSanders @MorePerfectUS #Memphis7 @RBReich @InequalityMedia @VentiSolidarity @labornotes @SEIU

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Russell Sugarmon dies at 89: “He spent a great deal of his time in court, before he became a judge, working to get ⁦⁦ @NAACPMemphis ⁩ members out of jail. Judge Sugarmon has left a legacy for public service for others to follow,” said Deidre Malone.

Russell Sugarmon, Memphis civil rights leader and judge, dies at 89

Russell Sugarmon Jr., a former judge, state representative and civil rights leader, died Monday in Memphis.

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Does the Tennessee legislature have a race problem? Next week's special session to address public safety and gun control could determine @GovBillLee and other state Republicans' legacies. If this is the people's house, are all voices heard equitably? 🧵

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MUST WATCH!!! Does the Tennessee legislature have a race problem? Why did the GOP have trouble with a resolution praising a civil rights leader for fighting for oppressed people? This is the latest in my award-winning Revealed investigation of Tennessee's Capitol Hill. @NC5

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New marker that acknowledges Nathan Bedford Forrest’s role in the slave trade on Adams. #MLK50

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Rep. @Justinjpearson called out the "intentional system, [and] systemic and systematic effort" by TN Republicans to expel elected officials who listened to their constituents. "We use our voices at all times to demand justice," he said.

Rep. Justin J. Pearson expelled for speaking against gun violence

The Tennessee state legislature, with its Republican supermajority, will vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers, including Shelby County’s Justin J. Pearson, who represents th…

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Traffic is shut down northbound and southbound on I-55 between Memphis, TN and West Memphis, AR.

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Protestors blocked Union Avenue this evening in response to the deaths of #BreonnaTaylor #AhmaudArbery and #GeorgeFLoyd - Photos by Brandon Dill #BlackLivesMatter #SayTheirNames

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Halie Smith —17, Central High Senior, delivers revolutionary message at @NCRMuseum on #MLK50 on gun control and restorative justice in schools. . Many speakers befor her admonished young folks for not getting engaged. She looks pretty engaged to me. #MLK50Forward

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On this day in 1964, at age 35, Martin Luther King Jr. became the youngest recipient ever of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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None of the Republican Shelby County commissioners attended the meeting.

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Protesters are on the move, marching southbound on I-55 toward Memphis. It appears a group of @MEM_PoliceDept are waiting down the interstate. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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It’s a warm, clear day, and the crowd’s energy is high. The marchers are getting closer and closer to the commission building. It’s about a mile from the museum to the county commission building.

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Protesters are holding the line on the I-55 bridge as traffic piles up and as law enforcement slowly creeps up in the distance. The blue lights are visible from the bridge. #SayHisName #TyreNichols

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As temperatures dip into the the 40s, protesters are not conceding, still demanding #JusticeForTyreNichols . Helicopters and drones are circling the protesters, and the streetlights along the interstate have been cut off. Organizers are waiting on a callback from @MayorMemphis .

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Welcome to our new followers. And if you’re not from Memphis, here’s some context about what’s happening in our city tonight: #JusticeforTyreNichols

To understand policing, politics and protest in Memphis, read this.

Protesters face Memphis police officers and state troopers during a six-hour shutdown of the Hernando Desoto bridge on July 10, 2016. Photo by Brandon Dill for MLK50 Editor’s note: On July 26…

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Former NFL star DeAngelo Williams has paid for hundreds of mammogram screenings through his nonprofit organization, in honor of his late mother, who died of breast cancer five years ago.

Football star whose mom died of breast cancer pays for over 500 mammograms

Former NFL star DeAngelo Williams has paid for hundreds of mammogram screenings through his nonprofit organization, in honor of his late mother, who died of breast cancer five years ago. …

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Brittany Brown ( @isthatbritt ) here at White Station High School in East Memphis where students are participating in National Walkout Day with Students Demand Action for Gun Sense following the March 30 school shooting in Nashville.

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Protesters’ are demanding economic investment in Black and Brown communities — funding for schools, affordable, housing, calling on support from @MemphisChamber and local businesses. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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The moment I wake up Before I put on my makeup I say a little prayer for you While combing my hair, now, And wondering what dress to wear, now, I say a little prayer for you. #RIP #Respect #ArethaFranklin

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Protesters are now marching through a neighborhood around the downtown area. Residents step out their condos to look on at protesters. #JusticeForTyreNichols

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. @RevDrBarber will be in Memphis on Sunday afternoon to speak at a rally against the #ByhaliaPipeline . - @MemphisCAP_org @ProtectAquifer @UniteThePoor

Rev. William Barber II coming to Memphis rally against Byhalia Pipeline

The Rev. Dr. Willam Barber II — an economic justice fighter who co-leads the revival of one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last movements — will speak at a rally against the Byhalia Connection Pip…

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Want to know what allyship looks like? This.

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The @armandalegshow w/ @danweissmann spoke with MLK50 editor @wendi_c_thomas about her philosophy of reporting at the intersection of poverty, power and policy + the MLK50/ @ProPublica #ProfitingFromThePoor medical billing series.

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"I am who I am despite what America has put before me. I am who I am despite the obstacles that we have all faced based upon race and based upon social and spiritual humiliation." - Harry Belafonte

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Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old skateboarder, friend, brother and son to the people who gathered outside the National Civil Rights Museum's King Day celebration. Those in attendance held posters also reminding us that he was a man.

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@HamnerPam @PoliceSouthaven @darrenmuss Just wow. You held it down and we salute you. Keep the faith and just know we're here.

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An overwhelming media presence is out here tonight among peaceful protesters.

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“Racist ideologies created ways of seeing that made black life seem exotic and threatening —something to be explored and explained. Generations of white photographers met demand often by making images that reproduced ugly stereotypes of black inferiority.”

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Think on it. #MLK #MLK50 #MLK50Forward @BRepairers @UniteThePoor @fightfor15

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I’m trying to build a more organic organizing: creating space for folks to come how they are and bridge the generational gap between communities @BreeNewsome #MLK50 #MLK50Forward

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A community organizer in Charlotte, @BreeNewsome says she didn’t know what an organizer was but came to the point where she wanted to see sustainable organization. She’s currently organizing around sustainable housing. #MLK50 #MLK50Forward

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The Shelby County Commission voted to form a Black Caucus this evening. The group will work "intentionally to address issues in the Black community," said @tamisawyer

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During the season of giving, don’t get it twisted. Giving should never be a substitute for justice, King said. “Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.”

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Thousands of fast-food cooks and cashiers announced Thursday they will walk off their jobs and protest nationwide Feb. 12 – the 50th anniversary of the historic Memphis sanitation strike. @fightfor15 @BRepairers @RevDrBarber @RevJJackson @TheRevAl @laidoffleftout

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We’re so proud of @mlk50memphis founder @wendi_c_thomas ’ latest national award – the 2023 I.F. Stone Medal from the @niemanfdn at @harvard .

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Inspiration.

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8 years

Don't rep #MLK unless you rep ALL of him, including his vision of radical justice. Aunt Maxine says so. #MLK50 #Justice

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A former Memphis mayoral candidate walked to & from work Monday with an assault rifle, causing school lockdowns and a wave of panic in Midtown's Central Gardens neighborhood. His reason? "Memphis is a dangerous place," Derek Winn said. "I overreacted."

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And just as you would expect in the city of Memphis, marchers have broken out in music and melody outside the county government building. The county commission meeting is underway inside. The community is hopeful @Justinjpearson will be reinstated to the Tennessee legislature.

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6 years

We can’t have too much laughter in our lives. We ❤️ @JeniferLewis , too!

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6 years

Niecy Nash as Jenifer Lewis is the gift that I never knew I needed.

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6 years

Today marks 51 years since black sanitation workers in Memphis went on strike for better pay & working conditions. This is the cause that brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. Andrea Morales looks back at these men and their cause in pictures.

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2 years

And just like that, Rep. @brotherjones_ has been elected to be the interim representative for his district by a unanimous decision by the Nashville Metro City Council. The Shelby County Commission will decide @Justinjpearson 's fate on Wednesday during a special meeting. #TN3 🧵👇🏾

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American Dream? Not so fast says @DukeU @SandyDarity : Black families headed by a college graduate have about 33% less wealth than white families headed by a high school dropout. @DUSocialEquity @BRepairers #MLK #MLK50 #MLKForward

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. @RevJJackson , one of the last living eyewitnesses to #MLK ’s assassination, returns to Memphis Easter Sunday for the start of a personal and public journey of remembrance and tribute, including St. John United Methodist Church this morning. #MLKForward @SantitaJ @RPCoalition

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