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Interfaith Leaders Holding Prayer Vigil in Capitol Rotunda on House Bill 1020

“Because Mississippi’s future prosperity depends on the success of Jackson, we encourage state leaders to put aside racial, class and partisan bias, seek solutions emerging from all Jacksonians—especially the most vulnerable citizens—while putting your respective faith traditions and moral principles into action,” interfaith leaders write.

Working Together Mississippi and Working Together Jackson March 23, 2023

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Profiting Off Our Pain: Marijuana Legalization Must Include Equity for All Communities

Vicksburg, Miss., native Gabrielle Terrett writes that marijuana legalization should combat the war on drugs in marginalized Black and Brown communities, ensuring equity in profits, releasing prisoners with non-violent marijuana-related charges and encouraging full inclusion in the progressive marijuana movement.

Gabrielle Terrett June 21, 2022

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Legacy of East Biloxi’s Civil Rights Icon Dr. Gilbert Mason Jr. Lives On

Dr. Gilbert Mason Jr. helped bring a discrimination lawsuit in 1964 against Biloxi Separate Municipal School District, which led to the desegregation of Biloxi’s schools. Biloxi Public School District was the first to integrate classrooms in Mississippi. Dr. Mason passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Leo Carney June 8, 2022

A woman sits outside with two kids and a dog in her lap

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What I Found At My Kids’ Memphis School Isn’t Funny. It’s Racist.

Memphis Comedian Katrina Coleman found racist stickers posted on a dumpster near their children’s predominantly Black elementary school in Memphis, Tenn. Coleman along with their children scraped them off together, using this as an example of how white parents can initiate change in a racist system by calling out white supremacy one small act at a time.

Katrina Coleman June 1, 2022

Mugshots of Gregory Case and Brandon Case

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Brookhaven’s Black Police Chief Is Blind to Severe Racist Reality

Gregory Case and Brandon Case’s alleged actions sent a strong message through the overall symbolism of timing. It’s apparent that Brookhaven not only still has a serious race problem, but the town is plagued by a documented history of systemic brutality against Black people. It’s also apparent that Police Chief Collins is disconnected from a severe reality of the community he leads.

LaWanda Dickens February 11, 2022

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‘Nobody Ever Chose Him’: Dreams Deferred for Jackson Youth Caught in Violence Cycle

Oren D’Lonte Anderson was only 22 when he died from gunfire in South Jackson in late 2020 during a December spike of both COVID-19 and homicides in Mississippi’s capital city. His mother Shannon Anderson believed he was on the path to succeeding in life although he suffered from an under-treated mental illness.

DeAnna Tisdale Johnson February 3, 2022

Pauline Rogers stands with arms wide inside a wood finished home

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‘Like Being in a Pressure Cooker’: Lack of Resources Negatively Affects Black Communities

Pauline Rogers and her husband, Fred Rogers, founded the Rech Foundation together, where they offer transitional housing and reintegration services to those formerly incarcerated.

Aliyah Veal January 20, 2022

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My Black Experience: It’s Time to Normalize Grief Dialogues in Black Communities

Fallon Renee reflects back on her personal bouts of death—her grandma Varice, aunt Maple Lee, father William and brother Andre—and gives herself and the Black community permission to heal properly by making time and space to appropriately grieve lost loved ones.

Fallon Renee Hamilton January 19, 2022

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Reversing the ‘Devil’s Bargain’: Honor Dr. King by Fulfilling His Dream of Economic Justice

Rev. Rosa Lee Harden challenges us all to not only remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this holiday, but to actively work toward fulfilling his dream of economic equality together.

Rev. Canon Rosa Lee Harden January 15, 2022

Interfaith Leaders Holding Prayer Vigil in Capitol Rotunda on House Bill 1020

Legacy of East Biloxi’s Civil Rights Icon Dr. Gilbert Mason Jr. Lives On

What I Found At My Kids’ Memphis School Isn’t Funny. It’s Racist.

Brookhaven’s Black Police Chief Is Blind to Severe Racist Reality

‘Nobody Ever Chose Him’: Dreams Deferred for Jackson Youth Caught in Violence Cycle

‘Like Being in a Pressure Cooker’: Lack of Resources Negatively Affects Black Communities

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