Doing It My Way

This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis

Wendi C. Thomas, the founder of MLK50, created her own newsroom where she and her team are creating change for their community

Mary Retta
ZORA
Published in
6 min readJun 29, 2020

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A headshot portrait of Wendi C. Thomas.
Wendi C. Thomas. Photo courtesy of Wendi.

Wendi C. Thomas, a prolific reporter and the founder of MLK50, learned the…

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Mary Retta
ZORA
Writer for

Mary writes about culture, wellness, politics, and identity. Her work is in Medium, Glamour, Teen Vogue, Vice, Allure, Bitch Media, Nylon, and more.