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The Erosion of Roe v. Wade and Abortion Access Started in Pennsylvania

Abortion rights are more vulnerable to Supreme Court reversal now than at any time since the court legalized the procedure in its landmark 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade. The court is set to weigh in on abortion restrictions from at least two states this term. The first is a Texas law effectively outlawing abortions after six weeks. The second is a Mississippi law barring abortions after 15 weeks.

Alison Gash November 5, 2021

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Mississippi Activists Demand Transparency from Police Departments in Deadly Force Cases

The recent deaths of Robert Loggins of Grenada, Miss., Damien Cameron of Braxton, Miss., and 3-month-old La’Mello Parker in Biloxi, Miss., continue to negatively affect each respective community. Their deaths involve accusations of police officers using excessive force, which further burdens their families today.

Leo Carney November 3, 2021

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How and Why: Behind the Scenes of the ‘Black Women, Systemic Barriers, COVID-19’ Project

In this Jackson Advocate-Mississippi Free Press collaboration, the BWC Project team has spent a year planning, reporting, hosting solution circles of Black women and doing deep historic research on, so far, three counties. Our big, hairy goal is to show why COVID-19 initially affected Black women in our state harder than any other group including even Black men.

Donna Ladd November 1, 2021

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Power of the Pen: Redeeming Language for Love and Inspiration

“The pen is mightier than the sword” is a metonymic adage created by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. Advikaa Anand agrees, saying that written words are a more powerful tool for communication compared to violence, and our language should be cultivated for love and inspiration, not to perpetuate profanity.

Advikaa Anand October 29, 2021

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No More Waiting to Exhale: Black Mississippi Women Are Digging Out Causes of Harmful Inequities

Through the partnership of the Mississippi Free Press and the Jackson Advocate, the (In)Equity and Resilience project is gathering and listening to Black women virtually from across Mississippi, creating a safe space for them to voice their stories of vulnerability, fear, injustice, pain and joy. We are also digging out the deep, historic causes of inequities they and their families face.

DeAnna Tisdale Johnson October 27, 2021

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Black and Brown Women in Media: From Mammy to Vixen to True Inclusion

Black and Brown women go missing every day in the United States. Black and Brown women die at the hands of partners every day in the United States. Yet, we’re rarely afforded the same media attention that white women get when these tragedies strike, particularly white women who are pretty, thin and at least middle class. Perhaps you’re wondering why. I’m not.

Kimberly Griffin October 25, 2021

A white china plate with fruit motif embossed on the rim, with brown wooden letters that spell out HUNGER in the center of the plate

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I Told Congress That Misdemeanor Fines and Fees Cause Americans to Go Hungry

On Oct. 13, 2021, University of Mississippi law professor Cliff Johnson told the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules that “minor” offenses decimate families across the country and take food off people’s tables.

Cliff Johnson October 22, 2021

Colin Powell, wearing glasses, looking up and to the left. One hand on his mouth while holding a pen, with a US flag behind him

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A Complex Legacy: Colin Powell Embodied ‘His Two-ness’ of Being Black and American

Colin Powell was a patriot who embodied DuBois’ “two warring ideals in one dark body.” For Powell to have reached the heights he did required dogged strength and perhaps far greater effort to hold it together than his white predecessors. In America, being Black and a patriot is—as DuBois hinted at more an a century ago, and as Powell’s life attests to—a very complicated, even painful, affair.

Chad Williams October 20, 2021

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Support Black-owned Businesses: Strengthen the Mississippi Delta for Future Generations

As a Black entrepreneur and the owner of Clarksdale’s Delta Blues Alley Café and founder of the Birthplace of American Music Festival (BAM Fest), I want to encourage you to patronize local businesses and uplift our culture. Dollars spent at Black-owned and small businesses instill our communities with pride and strengthen our families.

Jecorry Miller October 19, 2021

Category: MFP Voices

The Erosion of Roe v. Wade and Abortion Access Started in Pennsylvania

Mississippi Activists Demand Transparency from Police Departments in Deadly Force Cases

How and Why: Behind the Scenes of the ‘Black Women, Systemic Barriers, COVID-19’ Project

No More Waiting to Exhale: Black Mississippi Women Are Digging Out Causes of Harmful Inequities

Black and Brown Women in Media: From Mammy to Vixen to True Inclusion

I Told Congress That Misdemeanor Fines and Fees Cause Americans to Go Hungry

A Complex Legacy: Colin Powell Embodied ‘His Two-ness’ of Being Black and American

Support Black-owned Businesses: Strengthen the Mississippi Delta for Future Generations

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