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Like Mr. Floyd, both were killed in situations that are hard to grasp, one in her home and the other while jogging in his neighborhood. As the daughter of Civil Rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers, I feel their family’s pain.
Behind closed doors, at most white gatherings and even at churches, they still use the n-word for black people even now. Those who have stopped saying that word have replaced it with “animals” or “thugs,” all while diminishing and discounting any experiences of racism a black person may have.
Mississippi lawmakers are once again contemplating retiring the 1894 flag, which voters opted to keep in that 2001 referendum by a 2-to-1 margin.
“Daddy changed the world.” The 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd spoke those words last week as protests broke out against her father’s death at the
Thousands protested in downtown Jackson on June 6, 2020, to bring attention to recent violence against African Americans, in particular, the Memorial Day killing of
Officer Officer Canyon Boykin shot and killed Ricky Ball in Columbus, Miss., in 2015. Attorney General Lynn Fitch dropped the charges.
“One cannot make a good choice when historically, both choices end badly for people of color.” In early August 2019 in Canton, Miss,four of my
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
In the last 12 years, signs commemorating the murder of Emmett Till have been vandalized dozens of times causing thousands of dollars in property damage.
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