Mayor Rebukes Jackson Water Takeover Bill As ‘An Effort to Seize Control of A Black City’
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba called renewed efforts for a state takeover of Jackson’s water system an “effort to seize control of a Black city.”
Opinion | From Farm to Table, Transportation Infrastructure Requires Dedicated Funding
Commissioner Andy Gipson writes that the state should create diverse funding streams to invest in transportation infrastructure without raising taxes.
Black Union Soldiers Honored at Vicksburg Civil War Battlefield
The Civil War battlefield in Vicksburg, Miss., honored the memory of 18 Black soldiers and two white officers who fought for the Union.