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Civil Wrongs

The Memphis Massacre

Civil Wrongs podcast, season 2: After the Civil War, Black people had secured their freedom. Many had come to Memphis, which had been occupied...

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Education

Why is there so much youth violence? Academics consult real experts: Middle school students

“When children are exposed to a traumatic event, including a violent crime, their response may vary.” – American Academy of Pediatrics Hundreds of yellow...

May 25, 2023

Watchdog

Police Lieutenant Led SCORPION Officers Despite Earlier Struggles

Lt. Dewayne Smith’s “conflicting” testimony led to dismissal of federal drug…

February 21, 2023
Amy Posey (left) met Medena Murray in January when Medena brought her 2-year-old son Kayden to Memphis for life-saving heart surgery. Amy Posey (left) met Medena Murray in January when Medena brought her 2-year-old son Kayden to Memphis for life-saving heart surgery.

Health Care

Mothers reach across continents, generations to repair child’s heart

Several weeks ago, Amy Posey, a mother who lives in Germantown in North America, met Medena Murray, a mother who lives in Georgetown in...

March 6, 2023

The Institute: In Depth

The Institute: Special Series

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education meeting was filled to capacity on Tuesday, June 28, as members of the community came forward to offer feedback to the board. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian) The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education meeting was filled to capacity on Tuesday, June 28, as members of the community came forward to offer feedback to the board. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Education

Rush to spend Covid-relief dollars brought Memphis schools fewer bidders, higher costs

The agenda for last November’s work session of the Shelby County Board of Education was jammed. There were nearly 90 business items to go over, three times the normal load. More than 70 items…

July 5, 2022
Kevin Broady tries to keep his twin one-year-old girls Serenity Broady and Kennedi Broady (right) entertained during a graduation ceremony for parents and kids in Le Bonheur’s Nurse-Family Partnership at the hospital’s community outreach center on Aug. 2, 2019. The program connects nurses with first-time pregnant mothers to guide them through early child development. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian) Kevin Broady tries to keep his twin one-year-old girls Serenity Broady and Kennedi Broady (right) entertained during a graduation ceremony for parents and kids in Le Bonheur’s Nurse-Family Partnership at the hospital’s community outreach center on Aug. 2, 2019. The program connects nurses with first-time pregnant mothers to guide them through early child development. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Brains vs. Trauma

Part 1: Memphis brainpower takes on ‘epidemic’ of chronic trauma, distress in youth
“Legislators are making it more difficult to have honest conversations about safe and healthy sexuality, and the consequences of that could be huge,” said Lisa Moore, president and CEO of Girls Inc. in Memphis. Moore is pictured June 10, 2021, with architectural renderings of the new Patricia C. Howard Campus. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file) “Legislators are making it more difficult to have honest conversations about safe and healthy sexuality, and the consequences of that could be huge,” said Lisa Moore, president and CEO of Girls Inc. in Memphis. Moore is pictured June 10, 2021, with architectural renderings of the new Patricia C. Howard Campus. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian file)

Education

Loss of funding, reproductive rights raise concerns about teen births

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