White Rankin Deputies ‘Tortured’ Handcuffed Black Men, Shot One, Lawyers Allege

Attorney Malik Shabazz called for the prosecution of Rankin County deputies who he alleges stormed a house in Braxton, Miss., on Jan. 24, 2023, and executed a “90-minute long intimidation and torture session where excessive force was used gratuitously on the handcuffed men.”
‘Lifelong Friends’ The Mag Film Fest Showcases Local Filmmakers in Golden Triangle, Builds Camaraderie

Mississippi’s first and oldest film festival, known as The Mag for short, has come a long way since its initial outing in 1997 in West Point, Miss., when audiences huddled in jackets and under blankets in the cold auditorium of Central School.