Frayser is one of the largest neighborhoods in Memphis, stretching north from the city’s urban core to the rural Shelby Forest across more than 20 square miles. It is one of the city’s most disinvested neighborhoods but is rich with community activism. The resident-led Frayser 2020 community revitalization plan is focused on growing youth, reducing crime, and investing in infrastructure and amenities while the annual Frayser Festival celebrates the community’s bright spots. Frayser is home to many small businesses as well as Nike’s $301 million distribution center.
High Ground's new Community Contributors program takes passionate Memphians and gives them the skills to find and report stories that acknowledge their neighborhoods' struggles but focus on their resilience.
Playback Memphis has developed improv theater programs for law enforcement, former inmates, businesses, neighborhoods and elementary schools. Now it's showcasing the talents of Frayser middle school students.
The Arkwings Foundation is hosting its first Frayser Local Arts Festival on October 5. The event features over 100 artists, live performances, demonstrations, exhibits and local food, art and products for purchase.
Ellen Roberds and Nibaruta Fidel with Play Where You Stay talk soccer, competition and how to make the game fun and accessible for all kids in any neighborhood, regardless of financial need.
Memphis loves basketball, but could tennis be a new favorite sport in Tiger Town? Tennis Memphis and the City of Memphis are investing in tennis to make the sport more accessible and relatable for youth across the city.
Frayser CDC held an open house July 13 for three newly-built homes. They plan to build 30 over two years and hope the activity will increase home values, homeownership, community pride and new investment.
Continuing a series on homeownership, Tennessee Housing Development Agency's Ralph Perrey and United Housing's Amy Schaftein talk down payment assistance programs, homebuyer education and other initiatives for Mid-South families.
The Hagar Center offers support for teen mothers in Memphis. On June 29 the center hosted its first 5K fundraiser in support of its Lunch and Learn workplace and life skills series.
Angela Garland and David Jordan dive into Agape's mission to keep kids out of foster care, reduce poverty and take youth from Frayser, Whitehaven and Hickory Hill around the world with a global curriculum.
This two part series explores how race built Memphis. From a newly discovered 1930s redlining map to recent lawsuits, discriminatory housing policies have kept Black families from home ownership and Black neighborhoods from thriving.
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