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Mississippi School System Accused of Cheating Black Students Out of Valedictorian Honors

Jeroslyn JohnsonJune 16, 2021June 16, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonJune 16, 2021June 16, 20212676

After two Black high school seniors in Mississippi were recently forced to share their valedictorian and salutatorian honors with two white students, it brought back...

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Conservative Supreme Court To Consider Gutting 1973 Roe v. Wade Ruling Legalizing Abortion

Derek MajorMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021

by Derek MajorMay 17, 2021May 17, 2021292

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide...

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Three Weeks After Winter Storms, Mississippi’s Largest City Still Doesn’t Have Clean Water

Derek MajorMarch 5, 2021

by Derek MajorMarch 5, 2021317

Several weeks after a large winter storm crippled Texas and many other southern states, Mississippi's largest city still doesn't have clean water...

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Mississippi Votes To Replace Confederate-Themed State Flag With Magnolia Design

Derek MajorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020

by Derek MajorNovember 4, 2020November 4, 20202254

Voters in Mississippi have chosen the state's new flag after becoming the last state to get rid of the Confederate battle flag....

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Mississippi Judge Stabbed to Death By Her Son

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 26, 2020October 26, 202067006

Judge Sheila Jackson Osgood of Mississippi was stabbed to death by her son....

COVID-19 News Politics

Young White Residents in Mississippi Are Contracting COVID at an Alarming Rate

Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 26, 2020October 26, 20203690

Mississippi Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said in a press conference Friday that the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting young, white residents....

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White Men Arrested After Trying to Run Over and Shooting At Black Teens On ATVs

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 20203385

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....

Politics

Mississippi Senate Candidate Mike Espy Sets Record With Donations Following RBG’s Death

Derek MajorSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020

by Derek MajorSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 20201659

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....

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3 Mississippi Police Officers Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Death of a 62-Year-Old Black Man

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 18, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 18, 202018943

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...

COVID-19 News

Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC Petition Courts to Force Mississippi’s Parchman Prison to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines

Selena HillAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020

by Selena HillAugust 14, 2020August 14, 20201381

The rappers are calling on the courts to compel Parchman to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines...