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The Troubling Past of Forced Sterilization of Black Women and Girls in Mississippi and the South

Much like the North Carolina legislators, those in Mississippi based their arguments on claims about who is fit to have children, specifically those on government assistance. Rep. Walter Meek of Eupora, Miss., said that “the State of Mississippi is subsidizing illegitimacy through welfare payments, and that the moral structure has completely broken down in some segments of society.”

Michael Murphy June 4, 2021

Bennie Thompson is seen walking on a road alongside three other people, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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COVID-19 Explosion In Adams County ICE Facility Prompts Calls For Investigation, Vaccine Access

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.

Ashton Pittman May 27, 2021

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Support American Workers and Kids: Expand Child Tax Credit Permanently

As part of the American Rescue Plan passed in March, the Biden Administration increased the Earned Income Tax Credit for low- and middle-income workers. We are going to see millions of lives improved over the next year because of these changes, only to be erased when these provisions expire in 2022. We cannot let that happen. We must make these provisions permanent.

Dr. Tamora McConnell May 26, 2021

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The Vestiges of Jim Crow and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission

The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a state-funded spy agency charged with resisting integration and civil-rights activity, actively surveilled these civil rights activists and allowed law enforcement agencies to openly violate their constitutional rights in Jim Crow Mississippi. Those were dangerous times that still affect my family today.

Leo Carney May 20, 2021

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Black Buying Power Could Transform the Climate Movement

If Americans take full advantage of the Biden-Harris climate plan for clean-energy investment, our country can embrace a clean electricity standard and begin to advance environmental justice and infrastructure stability in Black and Brown neighborhoods, one charging station and electric vehicle at a time.

Heather McTeer Toney March 30, 2021