Black Lives Matter Mississippi activists in Forrest County, Miss., are demanding “justice” and “transparency” after they say a Hattiesburg Police Officer shot a 14-year-old Black boy “multiple times” near Hattiesburg High School last Wednesday.
The first 2020 presidential debate took one of its ugliest turns when President Donald Trump refused to say he condemned white supremacists after moderator Chris Wallace asked him to do so. Gov. Tate Reeves declined to criticize the president.
Three officers sat on Floyd, 46, one officer with his knee on his neck, for almost nine minutes while he was handcuffed and lying on his stomach, begging for breath and life. It was a horrific and traumatizing experience, one that left Michael Taylor, a senior theater major at Jackson State University, confused after he watched it. He couldn’t comprehend why the cops handled the situation in such a way, he said.
When people are locked in the grips of poverty and racism, when their voices are drowned out and ignored, and when their hopes are dashed, they turn to the only forms of protest they have at their disposal. As we have seen in the past weeks, Black communities have predictably, virulently and understandably exploded.
As a busy graduating senior, Charles Rounds III said he had completely forgotten he had entered his piece focused on defeating fascism for the Lowell
A two-time Perry County, Miss., candidate for supervisor called on law enforcement to “start shooting … and shoot to kill” people who are protesting against racism and police brutality across the country following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn.
In 2017, Marc Davis called 911 because he was injured after a car accident. Shortly after, a Petal, Miss., police officer shot him three times, killing him. His family wants answers.
Sometime in the early 2000s, Petal High School teacher Kim Paola was at a faculty meeting when someone raised the possibility of a support group
Dale Gibbs is no ordinary woman, at least not after the overnight events of May 14, 1970. Only 17, she was in Ripley, Miss., with
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