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.
Well-loved treat shop La Michoacana has six locations across the Mid-South. The family-owned business is now planning for new stores in Olive Branch and Little Rock.
Memphis police officers and high school students get together in Hickory Hill each week to build relationships, learn about crime in the community, and work through ways to stay on the straight and narrow.
The newly formed Hickory Hill Senior Drama Club is preparing for its first performance, an original skit for Black History Month in February 2020.
People with dementia can slow their decline by staying social and keeping their brains active. Dorothy's Place offers 20-plus activities from cooking to music therapy.
Part I took us through the late 1990s. Now we hit the major shifts in Hickory Hill's demographics and economy spurred by its epic battle — and eventual loss — against annexation.
For many Memphians, a Downtown court appearance is more than inconvenient. It's inaccessible. Community Court lets Memphians resolve minor code violations in their own neighborhoods.
Southern Hands Home Style Cooking is a known for its soul food staples. In 2020, the family-owned business will add a fourth location and celebrate 10 years in Hickory Hill.
Justin Merrick and Lenell Burton from Center for Transforming Communities discuss CTC's expansion into new neighborhoods, artists in as neighborhood connectors, and the power of storytelling as communities change.
Agape Child and Family Services is embedded in Hickory Hill, but what's that really mean? Paulita Edmondson explains what Agape's connectors do daily to keep kids out of foster care and lift families out of poverty.
City Councilwoman Patrice Robinson hosts a monthly meeting for residents of Hickory Hill to voice concerns and priorities. On November 7, she turned their meeting into a party.
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