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Cole Bradley

Cole Bradley is a native Memphian and graduate of the University of Memphis. Cole's worked locally as a researcher and community engagement strategist and began contributing to High Ground in Jan 2017. 

Cole Bradley's Latest Articles

Alandria Ivory, a campaign worker for Memphis for All, takes a break during an early voting event at Glenview Community Center. (Andrea Morales)
Food giveaway and voter registration drive coming to North Memphis August 28
School nurse Patricia McCraw prepares medication for a student at A.B. Hill Elementary. McCraw is part of a school nurse pilot program facilitated by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Shelby County Schools, and Urban Child Institute. (Cat Evans)
Money can’t buy happiness but it can buy good health. Experts discuss health inequity in Memphis.
High Ground News Community Correspondent Tamara Cunningham. (Cole Bradley)
Memphis’ Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Tamara Cunningham
Brandis Leverette, one of five High Ground News North Memphis Community Correspondents. (Cole Bradley)
Memphis’ Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Brandis Leverette
Jason Ayers high fives one of the kids that came out to help clean up empty lots along Randle Street in Klondike. Folks from the community organization Crowning Our Youth, Inc. an anti-violence and youth oriented group, worked to clean up vacant lots
High Ground Says ‘See You Later’ to North Memphis
Archie Willis rides the Madison Avenue trolley bus through Madison Heights. (Ziggy Mack)
In Photos: More Memphis neighborhoods revisited
Shelia Williams, a 2020 Bickford-Bearwater High Ground News Community Correspondent. (Cole Bradley)
Memphis’ Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Shelia Williams
Jolie Shaw
Memphis’ Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Jolie Shaw

Community Correspondents are everyday Memphians training to become neighborhood-based reporters. From Bickford in North Memphis, meet one of Memphis' newest journalists, Jolie Shaw. 

(Andrea Morales)
Candidates for Shelby County Schools Board of Education answer tough questions ahead of election

Two virtual town halls gave parents and students the chance to discuss their biggest concerns with candidates running for a spot on the SCS Board of Education.

Executive Director John Paul Shaffer announces the BLDG Memphis rebrand in April 2017. It was previously the Community Development Council of Greater Memphis. (Submitted)
BLDG Memphis and new board look to the future of community development in and after the pandemic

BLDG Memphis acts as a facilitator for collaboration between 40-plus community organizations and community-mind individuals across the city. They're all facing uncharted territory in the pandemic. 

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