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Serve the Warrant: Black Mississippi Leaders Must Demand Justice for The Murder of Emmett Till

Members of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation found an unserved 1955 warrant in the Leflore County Courthouse on June 21, 2022, for the arrest of suspects in the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Leflore County native Dr. Emmitt Y. Riley III calls for accountability from District Attorney DeWayne Richardson and other Black political leaders, demanding them to “open a new investigation and finally move toward justice for Emmett Till.”

Dr. Emmitt Riley July 11, 2022

Culture

‘More to Be Done’: Mississippians Celebrate Juneteenth Across Mississippi

Juneteenth commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed.

Aliyah Veal June 17, 2022

A hand seen coming from the top of the frame, performing a home covid test

News

The Great COVID-19 Undercounting: Likely More Transmission Than Reported

Mississippi and the rest of the United States may be in a great COVID-19 undercounting stage, with a surge in transmission that may be late to appear in the official case counts. The consequence may be a growing surge that appears to be persisting in spite of data comparing it to the least infectious days of the pandemic.

Nick Judin June 16, 2022

Dr Thomas Dobbs and Dr Paul Byers speaking at a conference

News

10th Child Dies as Mississippi Encounters Likely Omicron Peak, Hospitals Still Over Capacity

Mississippi may have arrived at the peak of the omicron wave, with cases and hospitalizations pausing a dizzying climb that began with the new year. But the ongoing surge, combined with significant lingering damage to the health-care system, continues to roil the state’s hospitals and intensive-care units.

Nick Judin January 28, 2022

In-Depth

Dam Is Full and Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta

Doctors are warning that the pandemic has broken Mississippi’s health-care system, and now as omicron washes over the state, doctors and nurses are exhausted and rushing to catch up.

Nick Judin January 7, 2022

Doctor in yellow protective gear treating a patient

News

Mississippi Begins 2022 Awash In COVID-19, Hospitalization Data Mixed

Omicron continues to wash over Mississippi unrestrained, driving increased case counts and hospitalizations. But data from the University of Mississippi Medical Center support early hopes that the disease may have a milder course of disease in aggregate, but not for every individual.

Nick Judin January 4, 2022

Blue gloved hands administer a vaccine in the arm of a person with rolled up sleeve

News

With Omicron Rising, Mississippi Has Shortage of Monoclonal Antibodies

Mississippi is now in the early stages of the predicted surge of the omicron variant of coronavirus, with the Mississippi State Department of Health announcing 7,058 new cases of COVID-19 over the long Christmas holiday.

Nick Judin December 28, 2021

News

COVID-19 Transmission Increasing, But Good News For Treatment and Vaccination

Omicron continues its march across the nation, promising another winter of high transmission of COVID-19. But further ahead in 2022, more robust treatments for the virus are rekindling hopes that the world may have better tools to fight the pandemic soon.

Nick Judin December 23, 2021

Drive through COVID-19 testing station in Vicksburg, MS

News

Omicron Spreading In South As Transmission and Testing Grow In Mississippi

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across the U.S., and is driving transmission in states neighboring Mississippi, likely to outcompete the remains of delta in the state after beginning community transmission.

Nick Judin December 21, 2021

Serve the Warrant: Black Mississippi Leaders Must Demand Justice for The Murder of Emmett Till

‘More to Be Done’: Mississippians Celebrate Juneteenth Across Mississippi

The Great COVID-19 Undercounting: Likely More Transmission Than Reported

10th Child Dies as Mississippi Encounters Likely Omicron Peak, Hospitals Still Over Capacity

Dam Is Full and Springing Leaks: Mississippi Doctors Say Health System Broken Since Delta

Mississippi Begins 2022 Awash In COVID-19, Hospitalization Data Mixed

With Omicron Rising, Mississippi Has Shortage of Monoclonal Antibodies

COVID-19 Transmission Increasing, But Good News For Treatment and Vaccination

Omicron Spreading In South As Transmission and Testing Grow In Mississippi

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