Black, Gay and Authentic: Celebrating 13 Years of Living Their Truth

Duvalier Malone and his husband Dr. Adrian Mayse reflect on their collective journey in love as they celebrate 13 years together. It is also the anniversary of Malone’s first published column where he came out to the world in response to the discriminatory “Mississippi Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” passed in 2016.
Watching Mississippi Excellence Come Together

The Mississippi Free Press had a stellar showing in the Society for Professional Journalists’ Diamonds contest for our 2020 work during our first year publishing, with 15 awards, 11 of them first place.
Majority-White Mississippi Supreme Court Districts Violate Voting Rights Act, Lawsuit Says

Voting rights advocates are announcing a federal lawsuit today alleging that the majority-white districts used for electing Mississippi Supreme Court justices violate the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution by denying Black voters the option to elect a justice of their choice.