Author: Christian Middleton and Donna Ladd

Contributing reporter Christian Middleton is a graduate of Missouri State University and now lives and writes in Oxford, Miss. (See Christian's author page.) Donna Ladd is a writer, journalist and editor from Philadelphia, Mississippi. She's the editor-in-chief of the Jackson Free Press and the co-founder of Mississippi Free Press. (See Donna's author page.)

In-Depth

‘Ole Miss’ vs. ‘New Miss’: Black Students, Faculty on How to Reject Racism, Step Forward Together

Black students and faculty at the University of Mississippi explain how administrators, donors and alumni can step boldly into an anti-racist future with transparency, publicly stated solutions and without depending on UM community members of color to do the heavy lifting. They love the university and want to see it reach its, and thus the state’s, full diverse, equitable and inclusive potential.

August 15, 2020

Investigations

The Past Isn’t Dead: UM’s Winding Road to a Fight Over a Statue and a Cemetery

A trail of documents and emails shows how a plan to relocate the University of Mississippi’s rebel-soldier statue turned into an enhanced Confederate cemetery some call a “shrine.” But it didn’t happen overnight. The MFP’s investigation unpacks several years of machinations and strategy and lifts the curtain on how it happened.

July 9, 2020

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