PHOTO ESSAY: Scenes from the Young Writers Expo at EES Success Academy
"I hope the pictures will help tell the story of an amazing night with some amazing students living right here in our city," says photographer Reginald Johnson.
Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill was part of unincorporated Shelby County until 1999. Today, it’s a middle and lower-income, majority-black neighborhood and home to the city’s second largest Hispanic community. It was first developed as a collection of upper and middle class, majority-white subdivisions. Economic decline came as chain retailers, industry and investment dollars followed wealthier residents out of area after annexation. Crime rates are higher now and home values lower, but Hickory Hill as a whole is still middle-income compared to the city as a whole. It has important assets including active community groups, a substantial small business community, and Memphis’ largest community city.
Taking to the streets and taking care of each other, communities turn out for Tyre Nichols
Here are some of the ways that Memphis (and beyond) turned out for Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was a father, son, and one of Memphis’ own.
Agape’s new Competitive Edge Youth Training program aims to address generational poverty
Agape’s partnership with Workforce Mid-South and American Job Center will provide job training, career education, and more.
Providing fresh produce in a food desert: Farmers markets open in Hickory Hill and South Memphis
For residents of some underserved communities — like Hickory Hill and South Memphis, for example — the barrier to fresh produce can stretch for miles. Here’s what some community leaders are doing about it.
