‘You White People Don’t Get It’: Mississippi’s Long, Ugly Road to Changing Its State Flag
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.
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.
In January 2017, Ronnie Shorter called to check in on his mom before he went to bed. He heard a noise outside his house, so
The African American mayor of Magnolia, Miss., will formally call for a white alderman to resign tonight after the official made a Facebook post calling on law enforcement to “Clear the Streets” of anti-racism protesters with “Snow Plows for Snow Flakes.” Mayor Anthony Witherspoon said that the alderman, Joe Cornacchione, also liked subsequent comments from his Facebook friends who suggested police ought to use “fire hoses” and “buck shots.”
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