High Ground Memphis

Solutions-oriented, sidewalk level journalism for Memphis. On the Ground series spotlights unique neighborhoods and the visionaries moving Memphis forward.

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On this International Women’s Day, we share our recent conversation with Memphis actor and writer Ann Perry Wallace. Life doesn’t end at 50, she says, and she’s proving just that.

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To learn more about the program, visit https://t.co/OipKDTYnNt to attend a virtual information session on Monday, Feb. 26, and https://t.co/ssqTo383Y7 to apply today.

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ATTN MEMPHIS: Did you participate in a More For Memphis meeting or event? Here’s your chance to apply for a six-week paid training program to become a neighborhood journalist with High Ground News. Laptops will be provided.

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@HighGroundNews is partnering with MFM to offer paid citizen journalism training for 6 residents who have participated in a MFM event. This is an opportunity to write about an issue facing your neighborhood and identify possible solutions.

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Over the next few months, the High Ground Team will be diving deep into the More for Memphis plan. We begin with a look at the massive undertaking organizers and more than 300 community volunteers embraced in getting the ambitious plan off of the ground.

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All-natural, zero-waste soap maker takes the leap from arts and crafts markets to first storefront in Memphis

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A micro-urban flower farm first seeded in the backyards of Midtown in 2021 is sprouting up in Cooper-Young with the opening of their first brick-and-mortar storefront.

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The application window for the inaugural Tommy Pacello Placemaking Fellowship has opened, and Memphians with ideas for inspired community development projects have until Monday, July 31, to apply.

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“We believe fresh food is medicine and we want to create healing through Exodus Marketplace with access to fresh produce from local farmers,” says Torrey Bates, Executive Director of For the Kingdom.

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“The children are making lifelong friends, learning African folklore, and going on weekly field trips that add to that knowledge,” says Mama Eyo, a teacher with the Afrikan Village Institute in Memphis' Klondike community.

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As each name echoed throughout the theater, there was a sense of liberation and the feeling that we all share in the same kindred spirit.

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Excited to share this beautiful photo essay from contributor Reginald Johnson on this Juneteenth holiday.

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The opening ceremony started with libations, music, and the calling of the ancestral names of family members from the audience and cast members. It paid homage to and celebrated the lives of the many Black people enslaved in America.

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“This program helps teachers empower their students to make the career decisions that are right for them,” says Ted Townsend, president and CEO of Greater Memphis Chamber.

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There's a teacher shortage in Memphis, and the folks at Teach901 have made it their mission to help fill in the gaps.

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“Right now, every school in our city is struggling to find teachers,” says April Pruett, Teach901 Coordinator.

Find out what they're doing about it.

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“It’s an honor to do this work with these people and organizations in Memphis in the footsteps of so many giants of the Civil Rights Movement,” says Ryan Harris, No Tears Project Director and consultant to Oxford American.

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High Ground contributing photographer Reginald Johnson attended the event and captured some very special moments for the students, families, and educators of EES Success Academy.

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The deadline nears for a scholarship available to those students looking to further their education at an HBCU. Students that graduated or are graduating from a high school in Memphis or Shelby County have until Friday, March 31, to apply.

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