Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has ended my Senate career by using gerrymandering to erase a Republican seat. He silenced a conservative Republican woman.
Santirojprapai and the rest of the Memphis-based Anime Blues Con team are preparing to bring a taste of their beloved genre to Southaven, Miss., through ABC Winterfest Remix, a one-day convention that promises to pack all of the sights and experiences of a three-day anime convention into one. The event is on Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Landers Center (4560 Venture Drive, Southaven) and will feature cosplay contests, a video game marketplace, exhibits, panels, gaming stations and more.
The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Committee hosted a town hall meeting on Nov. 10 to get community input on a potential monument to honor and showcase the names of more than 3,000 African American men who served with the colored troops at Fort McPherson in Natchez during the Civil War and the Navy men who served and were born in Natchez.
Since mid-April, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed more COVID-19 cases among detained immigrants at a private prison in Natchez, Miss., than ICE had reported during the prior 13 months since the pandemic began.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to shut down 39 ICE detention facilities—including the Adams County Detention Center east of Natchez.
Local law enforcement’s “entanglement” with federal immigration agencies instills “fear across Mississippi’s immigrant communities” and introduces “a host of public safety hazards,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi said today while announcing “Unalienable,” a statewide campaign designed to change that dynamic.
In 2020, Mississippi recorded the highest mortality rate since 1918—when the Great Influenza swept the state, killing thousands.
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, a Trump appointee, leaves behind a racist crime policy in Project EJECT. But he couldn’t have done it without help and support of Black Democratic officials, attorney Adofo Minka writes.
In late September 2020, eight Cameroonian asylum seekers reported suffering torture at the hands of facility and immigration officials at the Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez. Black immigrants’ lives are under attack—not only in Mississippi, but nationwide.
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