A key factor to creating a thriving city is justice. This conversation examines the past in order to create a more just future for all Memphians, together. Jessica Van Dyke, the legal director and co-founder of the Tennessee Innocence Project, and Jasper St. Bernard, the visiting assistant professor of history in the American South for the Institute of Race and Social Transformation at Rhodes College share their expertise and experience in creating a community centered in reflection, knowledge, and due process.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Ida B. Wells

• Ida B. Wells anti-lynching campaign

• Tennessee Innocence Project

• Institute of Race and Social Transformation at Rhodes College

• Turley Center for Community Engagement

The People's Grocery Lynchings (Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, Calvin McDowell)

Lynch Law in All Its Phases

• Shelby County Jail

(also known as 201 Poplar)

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.

Memphis and the Mid-South offers unique opportunities that remove barriers to ensure a bright future for the youngest members of our community who are poised to become the future leaders of the city. Leigh Mansberg shares the impact of the first 70 years of Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, and what's in store for the next 70 (and beyond!).

Resources mentioned in the episode include:

• Junior Achievement of Memphis and The Mid-South

• Previous episode featuring Junior Achievement can be found

here

• JA 70th Anniversary

• JA Elementary programs

• JA Middle School programs

• JA High School programs

• JA Volunteer opportunities

https://jamemphis.org/elementary-programs/

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.

Memphis is a city worthy of championing! In today's conversation, we chat with fellow city champions John Carroll of City Leadership and David French of Memphis Brand to discuss why it's valuable, important, and necessary for there to be multiple organizations working toward a shared goal.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• City Leadership

• City Leadership's campaigns: Choose901 , Teach901 , Choose901 Alumni , Choose901 merch , Give901 , and Serve901

• Memphis Brand

• We Are Memphis
• S5E24 A Responsibility and Opportunity to Honor, Educate, and Enhance
• S5E17 The Power of Partnership to Secure the Cleveland Street Corridor TIF
• Memphis Travel
• WREG's Bright Spot

• Subscribe for the New Memphis "Meanwhile in Memphis" newsletter , Choose901 newsletter

• The Daily Memphian

• City of Memphis emails
• I Love Memphis Blog
• Hyde Family Foundation
• National Civil Rights Museum

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.