There are 9 article(s) tagged Hunter Demster:

• September 2024

  • Community fridges an oasis in Memphis food deserts

    What started as an effort to combat food insecurity in Memphis has evolved into a community of people looking out for one another.

    By Jane Roberts September 15, 2024

• March 2022

  • Starbucks 7 march for unionization rights

    Social activist Rev. William J. Barber II joined The Starbucks 7 and local activists Wednesday, March 9, in a march to protest what they say was a local attempt at union-busting by the Seattle-based coffee chain. 

    By Alicia Davidson March 09, 2022

• November 2021

  • Activists say they’ll fight for the greensward

    A plan to expand the Memphis Zoo parking lot onto the greensward is on hold, but Citizens to Preserve Overton Park activists gathered Saturday in Overton Park to show their willingness to fight.

    By Julia Baker November 07, 2021

• February 2021

  • Memphis Police Super Bowl commercial part of $17,000 ad buy

    The recruitment ad was part of a series of ads planned as the department seeks to increase its force size. 

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones February 08, 2021

• September 2020

  • Levitt Shell, Graceland tagged with BLM, anti-police graffiti

    Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

    By Linda A. Moore, Jared Boyd September 03, 2020

• June 2020

  • 18th night of unrest: Smaller crowd focuses on restaurants

    At North Main Street and Monroe Avenue protesters outside a dining establishment block traffic, while DeVante Hill's march confronts a counter demonstration by Black Hebrew Israelites at I Am A Man Plaza.

    By Jared Boyd June 13, 2020

  • George Floyd protests feature familiar faces, newcomers to movement

    The people involved in the George Floyd protests and activism in Memphis speak up. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 10, 2020

• May 2020

  • As street racing revs up, police crack down

    Street contests called "take overs" have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and police are cracking down on the illegal racing. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 11, 2020

• November 2018

  • Migrants receiving care through grassroots Memphis group

    Kathleen Meier is giving thanks this holiday season by volunteering for Migration Is Beautiful. A retired nurse, Meier is a new volunteer who helps sort food and other donations for the grassroots organization.

    By Jane Schneider November 28, 2018