NAACP Sues to Stop ‘State Takeover of Jackson’ In Federal Court
The NAACP is suing to stop two new laws designed to give the State of Mississippi more control over the City of Jackson and alleging they amount to race-based discrimination in a 52-page lawsuit the organization filed in federal court Saturday.
‘They Told Him No’: Rasheem Carter’s Family Questions Police Details Of Death In Smith County
Rasheem Carter, a Fayette, Miss., native and 25-year-old welder, went missing on Oct. 1, 2022, after telling his mother three trucks filled with white men were following him. On Nov. 2, 2022, Rasheem was found dead and dismembered on private property in Smith County. His mother, Tiffany Carter, and family want a federal investigation into his death.
‘Not Getting Pregnant Possibly Saved My Life’: Reflecting on Black Maternal Health Week
Deputy Editor Azia Wiggins reflects on Black Maternal Health Week and confronts her own thoughts of being a Black pregnant woman in America.
