"I've always given back to the community, listened to the people. Because the people are very important. And it paid off." That's why they call Ms. Hazel Moore the "Mayor of Whitehaven." It's a title she earned after years of community service.
For residents of Orange Mound, the Kroger on Lamar Avenue offers access to prescription medication, banking services and healthy food. With Kroger set to close the store on February 3, the community rallies for reinvestment.
For our first issue of 2018, we turn the lens on our contributors who lend their voice and vision to our online magazine.
The first new homes in a generation are coming to the Castalia Heights neighborhood of South Memphis, as Habitat for Humanity's new Cedar Heights preps for installation of neighborhood infrastructure early next year and construction by the summer.
As part of our On The Ground coverage, editor Erica Horton visited with community leaders and stakeholders in Orange Mound. These live interviews show the passion that fuels the neighborhood.
A Memphis-based organization with ties to President Barack Obama's career as a community activist unites two dozen faith-based groups to further social justice.
For the past four months, the On The Ground team of High Ground News has worked alongside residents and stakeholders in Orange Mound as part of an embedded reporting engagement.
Beulah Baptist Church on the corner of Douglass Avenue and Grand Street, is one of the oldest congregations in Orange Mound. While the present building went up in 1927, Beulah was established in 1904 and is considered a community church because of its role hosting meetings, often led by longtime congregant Fred Davis, during the Civil Rights movement.
Orange Mound, one of Memphis' most historic neighborhoods, has the unique distinction of bearing six churches that are over 100 years old.
Though they all have their different methods, organizations like the Orange Mound CDC, JUICE, Explore Bike Share, ArtUp and more all have the common goal of investing in the community from within as much as possible by equipping residents with the tools they need for self-revitalization.
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