The Shelby County Health Department is set to decide if Colossus can continue to pollute the air without lawful permits
Many young people on foreign visas are now avoiding summer travel to see their families
A week after the Feb. 14 caravan to support a state rideshare bill, 34 drivers received messages from the companies that they were banned from airport pickups
Local organizers say they have less of a chance at making climate reforms in the majority Black city than Musk does at imposing environmental harms
The Biden administration sued Tennessee over targeting people living with HIV, most of whom were Black, but Trump has canceled potential future efforts in other states
Texas lawmakers pre-filed so-called bounty bills for the 2025 session, as other states continue to allow private citizens to sue over issues targeting marginalized groups
In Shelby County, where court proceedings aren’t recorded, a court-watch program documents judges who too often act with impunity.
In the months since Oct. 7, students, organizers, and community members have decried the ongoing genocide in Gaza and called for a free Palestine. There has also been a corresponding increase in Islamophobia and brutal suppression of Palestinian organizing, including intimidation, police brutality, and violence waged against college students who
Three legal organizations filed suit June 26 against the state of Tennessee, claiming that it illegally mistreats youth with disabilities in juvenile justice facilities. The complaint, brought by Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT), the Youth Law Center (YLC), and Sanford Heisler Sharp, alleges that the state fails to appropriately evaluate youth
Yolonda Spinks knows Memphis, Tennessee, like the back of her hand. She was born and raised in the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis and attended the historically Black college LeMoyne-Owen, which was just 3 miles from her childhood home. Spinks is committed to being what she calls “a good ancestor.
On Sept. 27 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee stuck a shovel into a wide trough of dirt on Nashville’s western edge. Flanked by a row of state representatives and law enforcement officials, Lee broke ground on a new hub for law enforcement training and administration across Tennessee. Lee’s administration
The people of Georgia have been subjected to a legal battle that ultimately led to a six-week abortion ban. For some, all hope is not lost
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