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“A bit over a week ago, Ashton (Pittman) noticed the controversy over Aldean’s shocking ‘Try That In a Small Town’ lyrics, which goes much further than glorifying gun culture or using guns for self-defense,” Donna Ladd writes.
“It will take all of us to help Mississippi finally reach her potential. We’re here for that mission, and we invite you to join us in whatever ways we can,” Donna Ladd writes. “You can donate in any amount and thus join our Lounge List.”
“I’ve been thinking about what happened next between us since Hodding III died on May 11, 2023, and how his choices, courage and advice both jump-started and inspired my own work in Mississippi for the last two decades,” Donna Ladd writes.
One Lake backers and opponents gathered in Jackson to share views on the project that could have major downstream effects on the Pearl River.
Mississippi Free Press Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer Kimberly Griffin was a co-host of LION Publishers’ Deep South Media Sustainability meetup in the Capital Club in downtown Jackson on May 18, 2023. CEO Donna Ladd writes that it was a refreshingly honest gathering where all voices were heard.
“With her years of teaching experience (19 as of now), her brilliance, her curiosity, her wit and her stunning work ethic, I knew Torsheta Jackson was the kind of reporter Mississippi, and America, needs and deserves covering education,” Donna Ladd writes.
“Watching racist members of the Tennessee Legislature bring all their power to silence who will now go into the history books as the #TennesseeThree is infuriating, familiar and exhilarating all at the same time,” Donna Ladd writes. “It is infuriating because this is what happens when people other than white men step up to exercise their First Amendment right to be loud and protest government decisions.”
“We are fiercely independent and report beyond partisanship. We are truth-tellers,” Donna Ladd writes. “We want a transparent government regardless of who or what party is blocking the information from the public.”
Donna Ladd writes that many white Americans try to co-opt and water down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of facing and overcoming systemic racism rather than acknowledging his real words and goals.
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