Mississippi Gov. Signs Bill Changing Problematic State Flag
Mississippi, long regarded as a Confederate stronghold, was the only state flag left that still bore a Confederate symbol.
Decision To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag Brings Range Of Emotions For Black Mississippians
For years, Black Mississippians have protested for the removal of the Confederate emblem from its flag. On Sunday their shouts were met with change.
Mississippi Has Nation's Highest Hospitalization Rate For COVID-19
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations (IHME) cites a steady increase in deaths and projects that 918 people in Mississippi will have died from the novel coronavirus by early August.
Black Doll Hanging From Noose Made Of Beads Given To Child During Mardi Gras Parade
The 12-year-old's family says a man gave the doll to the girl during the Krewe of Nereids parade in Mississippi, telling her "That's you."
15th Mississippi Inmate Dies As State Grapples With High Number Of Prison Deaths
Jesus Garcia, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell over the weekend. His cause of death is still under investigation.
Mississippi Man Takes Cell Phone Into Jail Cell, Gets 12 Years In Prison
Willie Nash was taken into custody and strip-searched at a county jail. He's now serving 12 years in jail for having his cell phone with him.
Racist Wedding Hall Owner Apologizes After Denying Interracial Couple Her Venue
A Mississippi business owner is now walking back comments she made about certain couples who go against her "Christian beliefs."
ICE Detention Centers In Mississippi, Louisiana On The Rise
At the end of 2017, approximately 2,000 migrants were being detained in Louisiana and Mississippi. At the end of July 2018, that number had grown to more than 8,000.
Op-ed: Joe Biden Is The White Moderate Dr. King Warned Us About
Joe Biden, former U.S. Vice-President, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, shared fond memories Tuesday night of James O. Eastland, the white supremacist Mississippi senator known as “The Voice of the White South,” calling him “son.”
Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi’s Anti-Abortion, Fetal ‘Heartbeat’ Bill
The law would have gone into effect on July 1.
Unita Blackwell, First Black Woman Elected Mayor in Mississippi, Dies At 86
Born a sharecropper in 1933, Unita Blackwell went on to shape the course of history.
Black People In The South Deserve Better Than Being Your Political Scapegoats
As I’ve gotten older, my patience with the media coverage around elections in this country as well as with the political armchair analysts on social media has been worn extremely […]
Mississippi Senator Apologizes To Those Offended by Her 'Public Hanging' Statement
Although Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith apologized for her "public hanging" comments, she still defended herself claiming her words were "twisted."
Hospital Fires Worker Who Wore Confederate Flag Shirt With Noose To Go Vote
Clayton Hickey is out of a job after he wore a Confederate flag t-shirt, complete with a noose, to his Mississippi polling station.
Magnolia Mother’s Trust: 15 Black Mothers To Receive $1000 Per Month in Basic Income Initiative
Jackson, MS, is once again modeling radical Black love for the nation with a pioneering basic income program that will give fifteen Black mothers living in subsidized housing $1000 every month […]