White Men Arrested After Trying to Run Over and Shooting At Black Teens On ATVs
Two White men are behind bars after police officials and witnesses say the pair attacked and shot at two Black teenagers who were riding ATVs....
Tag : Mississippi
Mississippi Senate Candidate Mike Espy Sets Record With Donations Following RBG’s Death
The campaign to elect Democrat Mike Espy to the U.S. Senate broke the record for the amount of money raised in one day for a Mississippi candidate....
3 Mississippi Police Officers Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Death of a 62-Year-Old Black Man
Three police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after causing the death of a 62-year-old Black man on Jan. 13, 2019...
Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC Petition Courts to Force Mississippi’s Parchman Prison to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
The rappers are calling on the courts to compel Parchman to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines...
Healthcare Provider Cuts Ties with Mississippi Dept. of Corrections After Jay-Z and Yo Gotti Lawsuit
First, came the Jay-Z and Yo Gotti lawsuit; now, a prison healthcare provider has cut ties with the Mississippi Department of Corrections...
Mississippi Election Commissioner States, ‘The Blacks are Having Lots of Events for Voter Registration’ Causing an Uproar
An election commissioner in Mississippi stated that she was having concerns because "The blacks are having lots (of) events for voter registration"...
Mississippi Mayor Fights Tears While Signing Executive Order To Remove State Flag
Mayor Johnny Magee of Laurel, Mississippi, held back tears as he signed an executive order to remove the state's flag from city-owned buildings. ...
Mississippi State Passes Bill To Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag In Historic Vote
This week the Mississippi state legislature passed a historic vote to remove the Confederate symbol from its state flag as the last state to still...
Mississippi Mayor Defends Police Officers Who Killed George Floyd: ‘I Didn’t See Anything Unreasonable’ About His Death
A Mississippi mayor has come under fire for his defense of the actions that presumably led to the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis...
Mississippi Welfare Scandal: Audit Shows Luxury Cars Among $94 Million in Questionable Spending
In Mississippi, money that was meant to assist poor residents was used to purchase luxury cars and sponsor a college baseball tournament...