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Memphis & Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board vote against xAI permit appeal

FOX13 Memphis News Staff  Dec 15, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis and Shelby County Air Pollution Control Board have voted against the XAI permit appeal. The board voted 6 to 1 against citizens in the appeal. In July, the Shelby County Health Department approved the use of 15 permanent natural gas turbines at Elon…

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Some Memphis families have gotten their SNAP benefits, others have not

Kate Bieri, FOX13 Memphis Nov 12, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – It’s been a confusing and chaotic time for thousands of Mid-South families who rely on federal benefits to feed their families. “I need my benefits!” said Shandra Phillips, who is still waiting on her SNAP benefits. “I’ve been surviving, eating cold cuts, which I’m tired…

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Memphis schools open ‘state of the art’ real-time safety center

Brooke Muckerman Dec. 11, 2025, 3:52 p.m. ET Alton Elementary School still looks like it once did from the exterior, before it closed its doors in 2022. The school is surrounded by suburban-like neighborhoods in South Memphis. Streets are wide and the sidewalks still run around the majority of the perimeter of the school. While…

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LISC Memphis launches home repair for seniors program with Habitat for Humanity

FOX13 Memphis News Staff  Dec 8, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A new home repair initiative has been launched in the Bluff City, specifically designed to help older residents be able to continue living safely in their own homes. Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Memphis teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis to launch…

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Tensions high as City Council discusses possible MFD pay raise; firefighters’ union responds

FOX13 Memphis News Staff  Dec 3, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tensions were high Tuesday night as the Memphis City Council talked about giving Memphis firefighters another raise. “Y’all are wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong,” Councilwoman Yolanda Cooper-Sutton said. “And God sees your intentions and sees your hearts and he’s gonna deal with each and everyone…

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Thousands of arrests by Trump’s crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts

By  ADRIAN SAINZ Updated 6:28 PM CST, November 24, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A task force ordered by President Donald Trump to combat crime in Memphis, Tennessee, has made thousands of arrests, compounding strains on the busy local court system and an already overcrowded jail in ways that concerned officials say will last months or even…

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Memphis Starbucks employees join nationwide “Red Cup Rebellion” demanding fair labor practices

Thousands of Starbucks Workers United baristas around the country kicked off the strike on Nov. 13, protesting the company’s alleged history of union busting. Author: Terrance Davis Published: 7:46 PM CST November 20, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Members of the Starbucks Workers United (SBU) union in Memphis joined an ongoing nationwide effort on Thursday afternoon, demanding fair labor practices…

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Tennessee National Guard allowed in Memphis while state appeals

By: Adam Friedman November 20, 2025 5:58 pm Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis will continue as the state appeals the ruling. Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking Lee’s deployment of the national guard, agreeing with the plaintiffs that it likely violated the “terms…

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Veterans rally to oppose ‘militarization of Memphis’

Dozens gathered at Robert Church Park Tuesday, Nov. 11, calling Guard deployments and ICE operations a threat to democracy and the communities they once served. Author: Ezekiel Telemaco Published: 11:02 PM CST November 11, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dozens of veterans gathered at Robert Church Park Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, to voice opposition to what they…

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How FedEx is preparing for flight cuts at Memphis, airports across country due to shutdown

Corey Davis Nov 6, 2025 Memphis-based FedEx is keeping a close eye on how its operations could be impacted by flight cuts at airports across the country due to the ongoing government shutdown. Memphis International Airport is on a reported list of 40 major U.S. airports that face a 10% reduction in flights. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced…

Local Organizations

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Just City - Inspired by the work of the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office, Just City was founded in 2015 by a group of activists attorneys, and civic leaders.

Mid-South Peace & Justice Center - The Mid-South Peace & Justice Center is a multi-issue, multi-race organization whose mission is to engage, organize, and mobilize communities to realize social justice through nonviolent action. We work to educate and train new community leaders to lead campaigns for racial, economic, environmental and social justice.

Memphis Grassroots Organizations Coalition - A coalition of organizations and individual members dedicated to dismantling oppression and injustice in the city of Memphis.

Memphis United - Memphis United is a coalition of grassroots organizations, community groups, and Memphis residents formed to confront structural and institution racism.

Center for Transforming Communities - Center for Transforming Communities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the holistic transformation of neighborhoods and communities in and around Memphis, Tennessee.  We were established in 2009, but trace our history through a number of past organizations, including CONECT, Inc.

Choose 901 - Choose901 is a movement of passionate Memphians who want to invest and enjoy their lives in the Bluff City. These are the people who know and believe that Memphis isn’t becoming a good city, but is already a great city. A real city with problems that need to be solved. A growing city with opportunities to be seized. A fun city with so much to enjoy. Choose901 exists to share these great things and introduce these great people to each other while being a positive megaphone to the rest of the world.

MICAH - MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope) is a coalition of community and faith-based organizations joining together to give a more powerful voice for issues of justice in our city. Our current platform concentrates on three pillar issues, economic equity, education equity, and race & class equity in the justice system.

Juice Orange Mound - Our mission is to develop and advance the self-reliance of Orange Mound and the larger community by building capacity and engagement among citizens and businesses

Memphis Artists for Change - We are an artist-powered community and economic development organization. Memphis Artists for Change creates opportunities for community-sanctioned change in underserved neighborhoods. Tameka Daniel founded MAC in 2012 with the goal of empowering communities to embrace their identity. She realized that the artists in her network could lead community service initiatives.

Upcoming Events

State Fair of Texas: North Texas Food Bank

Description Big Tex hosts our largest canned food drive of the year, and we need your help! This is the most popular event of the year, and spots will fill up quickly! The North Texas Food Bank is the beneficiary of weekly promotions at the State Fair of Texas.    Friday, September 29: Opening Day! Attendees can bring 2 jars of Peanut Butter and…

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Conservation-in-Action Volunteer Work Day

Projects include Trail Maintenance, Educational Prairie Bed Project, and Habitat Restoration We are trying out new volunteer dates. We are another Saturday to our group volunteer days! So far, it will be the 1st AND 3rd Saturday of the month. Saturday mornings bring heavy traffic to the Preserve so please plan accordingly as projects start promptly…

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Conservation-in-Action Volunteer Work Day

Projects include Trail Maintenance, Educational Prairie Bed Project, and Habitat Restoration We are trying out new volunteer dates. We are another Saturday to our group volunteer days! So far, it will be the 1st AND 3rd Saturday of the month. Saturday mornings bring heavy traffic to the Preserve so please plan accordingly as projects start promptly…

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Feed The City: Dallas

Feed The City is a monthly volunteer opportunity where individuals come together at a local venue to make lunches for people in need. The lunches consist of sandwiches, chips and fruit. Feed The City events are open to all. It doesn’t matter how many people show up or what ages the volunteers are.

Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up

Join For the Love of the Lake every second Saturday for our monthly Shoreline Spruce Up at White Rock Lake Park. Volunteers collect litter though out White Rock Lake Park, up White Rock Creek, and along the shoreline. Our Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up tradition happens rain or shine, snow or heat without fail. We…

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2023 Hispanic Mental Health Conference

We at the Cannenta Foundation are excited to present our first annual Hispanic Mental Health Conference. The Hispanic Mental Health Conference will provide opportunities for mental health professionals from across the state to learn how to serve the growing Hispanic community.Sessions will be held in English and Spanish on best practices for mental health professionals…

The 48th Annual Harambee Festival

The original purpose created a safe space for children to enjoy an alternative to Halloween. It’s grown to include free groceries for the food insecure, free back packs with school supplies, and free health screenings and more. The children participate in fun educational activities while the parents enjoy live entertainment. On the last Saturday of…

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“Places Between” and “Make It. Make Sense.”

Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Tammie Dupuis explores the intersections of her heritage as an Indigenous and Western European person in her exhibition, Places Between. Using both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of making and seeing, her work spans several different processes and…

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“Places Between” and “Make It. Make Sense.”

Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Tammie Dupuis explores the intersections of her heritage as an Indigenous and Western European person in her exhibition, Places Between. Using both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of making and seeing, her work spans several different processes and…

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“Space Cowrie” and “Perceiver/Perception”

Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Space Cowrie is a multimedia exhibition exploring African diasporic desire – the whirring space of longing, grief, joy and healing. Through experimentation with traditional and nontraditional forms, Le’Ecia Farmer examines both the fragmented and whole sides of individual…

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