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a woman in a colorful vest that says "Clinic Escort" stands on the sidewalk outside the pink abortion clinic building holding her hands out as if asking a question outside the abortion clinic

News

Republicans Eye Repealing All Rape Exceptions, Targeting Self-Managed Abortions

Pink House Defender Derenda Hancock felt numb as she stood outside the entrance to the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, waving her arms to beckon abortion patients to ignore the anti-abortion protesters accosting their cars and pull on into the parking lot. The night before, on Monday, May 2, a draft of the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization had leaked, indicating the U.S. Supreme Court’s intentions to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Nick Judin and Ashton Pittman May 4, 2022

a photo of Joe Biden holding up a phone to take a selfie with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in front of a TV showing her 53-47 confirmation vote

News

In Historic Echo, Mississippi Senators Vote No As First Black Woman Joins High Court

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman in history to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, but both of Mississippi’s U.S. senators, Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, voted no.

Ashton Pittman April 7, 2022

a photo of Cindy Hyde-Smith standing with Ketanji Brown Jackson smiling

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Sens. Hyde-Smith, Wicker Voting ‘No’ On Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court

Mississippi’s two U.S. senators, Republicans Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker, say they will not vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court

Ashton Pittman April 5, 2022

a photo of Robert Foster in front of an American flag

News

Ex-GOP Gov Candidate Calls For ‘Firing Squad’ For Trans Rights Supporters, Political Foes

Robert Foster, a former Mississippi House lawmaker who lost a 2019 bid for governor, is using his social-media platform to call for the execution of political foes who support the rights of transgender people.

Ashton Pittman March 25, 2022

a photo of Bobby Rush in front of a portrait of Emmett Till

In-Depth

‘A Hellish Crime’: Congress Sends Emmett Till Antilynching Act to Biden After Century of Efforts

Exactly 100 years to the day since Willie Baker’s lynching, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Law, making lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. The House of Representatives passed it last month.

Ashton Pittman March 8, 2022

a photo of senator Wicker in a committee meeting

News

Wicker Opposes Jackson Nod, But Says She Deserves ‘Respect Not Shown to Kavanaugh’

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will not support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, “because of her left-wing, activist judicial philosophy,” he said in a statement today. Wicker did not elaborate on his issues with the judge’s record. She would be the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court.

Ashton Pittman February 25, 2022

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Sen. Wicker Calls Putin ‘Modern-Day Adolf Hitler’ As Russia Invades Ukraine

“The free world deserves better than this modern-day Adolf Hitler,” Sen. Roger Wicker said. “If Vladimir Putin’s recent words and deeds have a haunting familiarity, it is because they are directly out of the Nazi madman’s notebook.”

Ashton Pittman February 24, 2022

Mugshots of Gregory Case and Brandon Case

MFP Voices

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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Wicker Calls Black Woman Supreme Court Pick An Affirmative Action ‘Beneficiary’; White House Responds

The first Black woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court in history will be a “beneficiary” of affirmative action, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said.

Ashton Pittman January 28, 2022

Republicans Eye Repealing All Rape Exceptions, Targeting Self-Managed Abortions

In Historic Echo, Mississippi Senators Vote No As First Black Woman Joins High Court

Sens. Hyde-Smith, Wicker Voting ‘No’ On Ketanji Brown Jackson For Supreme Court

Ex-GOP Gov Candidate Calls For ‘Firing Squad’ For Trans Rights Supporters, Political Foes

‘A Hellish Crime’: Congress Sends Emmett Till Antilynching Act to Biden After Century of Efforts

Wicker Opposes Jackson Nod, But Says She Deserves ‘Respect Not Shown to Kavanaugh’

Sen. Wicker Calls Putin ‘Modern-Day Adolf Hitler’ As Russia Invades Ukraine

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

Wicker Calls Black Woman Supreme Court Pick An Affirmative Action ‘Beneficiary’; White House Responds

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