Community News
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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…
Memphis Safe Task Force can stop patients from going to the hospital, memo states
The memo, released in early October, details how EMS personnel should deal with federal agents who stop medical transportation for suspects. Author: Courtney Anderson Published: 1:34 PM CDT October 30, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A memo from the Memphis Fire Department states that the Memphis Safe Task Force can stop a patient in its custody from…
Memphis civil rights volunteer arrested while recording federal agents, group calls for transparency
A volunteer with Vecindarious 901 said one of their own was arrested by federal law enforcement after filming someone being detained by ICE. Author: Desmond Nugent Published: 8:09 PM CDT October 29, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Concerns are growing in Memphis after a volunteer with a civil rights observation group was arrested while recording federal agents Tuesday…
City employees protest outside Memphis City Hall over unmet labor agreements
Workers from multiple unions said Mayor Young’s administration failed to follow through on pay and conditions promises Author: Lauren Turman Published: 11:20 PM CDT October 21, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly 150 city employees gathered Tuesday, Oct. 21, outside Memphis City Hall and called for Mayor Paul Young’s administration to honor what they describe as broken promises…
Memphis Democrat’s bill would allow recall of local elected officials
Harris makes move during disagreement over shortening some school board terms By: Sam Stockard October 23, 2025 Amid an argument over jettisoning Memphis school board members, state Rep. Torrey Harris is sponsoring a measure that would allow voters to recall local elected leaders. House Bill 1448, which Harris filed Tuesday, would create a process for…
‘No Kings Day’ Rally Draws Crowds to East Memphis
Rosalyn Freeman Oct. 18, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Crowds of people filled an East Memphis greenspace Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protest called “No Kings Day.” Organizers said the event, called “No Kings: Memphis Resistance Fest,” was designed to push back against what they describe as government corruption and authoritarian overreach. The…
Memphis task force using TN ‘buffer law,’ preventing up-close recording of police activity
The new law went into effect on July 1 By: Adam Friedman October 14, 2025 Hunter Demster pulled out his phone at a gas station in Memphis to record over half a dozen men in bulletproof vests gathered around the flashing blue lights of a Tennessee Highway Patrol car. Then one of those officers stepped…
Immigrant communities in ‘crisis mode’ amid surge of ICE agents to Memphis, advocates say
Jack Armstrong October 13, 2025 A surge of federal agencies in Memphis has led to mass traffic stops and detentions, creating a “crisis mode” for immigrant communities. Advocates report hundreds have been detained for immigration reasons since the “Memphis Safe Task Force” arrived in late September. Detainees are being sent to facilities in Tennessee, Mississippi,…
‘We can get through this:’ Memphis restaurants prepare for impact as National Guard set to patrol city streets
Kooky Canuck owner Shawn Danko said he believes the National Guard’s presence could attract attention to downtown businesses and keep people safe. Author: Desmond Nugent Published: 7:33 PM CDT October 9, 2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee National Guard is set to begin patrols in Memphis on Friday, October 9. Some restaurant owners downtown are wondering how…
‘Social healing’ theater group Playback Memphis enhances mission with new identity
John Beifuss Oct 1, 2025 Playback Memphis, a nonprofit theater group, is rebranding itself as everystory. The organization uses improvised enactments of audience stories to promote community well-being. The group’s first performance under its new name will be on Oct. 11. Since 2008, Playback Memphis has practiced what it describes on its website as “a unique art…
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
Rx Racial Healing Circle Registration
Thank you very much for your interest in the Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s Rx Racial Healing Circle™ offering to eradicate the fallacy of racial human hierarchy. We look forward to seeing you on Monday, April 29th, 6:00 – 8:30 pm. Please complete the following information to register for the offering.
For Oak Cliff Food Distribution- indoors
Oak Cliff exists in a food desert and our community faces extreme disparities in health outcomes. We need volunteers weekly to support food justice initiatives.
For Oak Cliff Food Distribution- indoors
Oak Cliff exists in a food desert and our community faces extreme disparities in health outcomes. We need volunteers weekly to support food justice initiatives.
Soldiers’ Angels Dallas Military & Veteran Food Distribution
Soldiers’ Angels Hunger Relief Program is proud to be hosting a Food Distribution to supply low-income veteran families with food assistance. Soldiers’ Angels provides an easy, no-cost way for Dallas Service Members and Veterans in need to receive food assistance. Volunteers pack bags of groceries and load them into cars, pushcarts, or backpacks of registered…
Walk for HOPE
Come join us for the 18th annual Walk for HOPE on Sunday May 19, 2024! There will be multiple local 5K Walks around Massachusetts! Since our first Walk we have raised close to $1,000,000 in support of food insecurity. We will be donating funds to nine pantries in the Greater Boston area and HOPE worldwide.
The Texas Black Womxn Reproductive Justice Summit
An immersive summit experience centered in celebrating radical self-care, offering Black womxn a space that radiates authenticity, self-love, and community care. Created in direct response to the lack of press coverage, effective policy strategies, and advocacy initiatives designed for Black womxn’s reproductive health in Texas, this summit convenes Black womxn to lead conversations on critical…
Earth Day Clean Up 2024
Join Scottsdale Fashion Square, as we team up with Scottsdale Police Department, for an Earth Day clean up of Old Town Scottsdale! Let’s come together to make a positive impact on our environment by beautifying our local community around the center and surrounding areas! Meet at Capital One Cafe at 7am – we will provide…
Race to Cure Sarcoma
The Race to Cure Sarcoma (RTCS) brings together hundreds of members of the community who have been impacted by this disease. Each year, the Sarcoma Foundation of America raises awareness and funds for much-needed research, through RTCS events across the country.
The Boston Dyke March
Since 1995, the Boston Dyke March has remained committed to offering a non-commercial, intersectional, and fundamentally grassroots alternative to Boston’s Pride celebration. We strive to elevate voices marginalized in society and even within the lgbtq+ community.
Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk
Every year suicide claims more lives than war, murder, and natural disasters combined, and yet suicide prevention doesn’t get anywhere near the funding given to other leading causes of death. It’s up to Walkers like us to make a difference. Together we can change the conversation about mental health and put a stop to this…
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Anyone and everyone can make an impact, and at LoveJustice we believe that they deserve to be recognized for their good, necessary work!
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