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Publisher’s Note | MFP Journalism Interrogates Systems Toward Real Change

by Tami Jones May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Tami Jones writes about how the Mississippi Free Press practices journalism through systemic reporting, asking not just what happened but why it happened.

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Mississippi Voters Keep Getting Wrong Polling Place Information. Experts and Other States Point to Solutions.

by Ashton Pittman May 5, 2026May 6, 2026

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Mound Bayou Food Clinic Provides Healthy Fruits and Vegetables, Fights Food Scarcity

by Jaylin R. Smith March 2, 2026March 4, 2026

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Person of the Day | Brookhaven Native LaWanda Dickens’ Magnolia Literacy Project Unites Black Writers Across Generations

by Shaunicy Muhammad January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

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Violence Solutions: We’ve Reported on Evidence-Based Violence Solutions for a Decade. Here Are the Stories.

by Donna Ladd October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

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West Jackson Tiny Homes Project Advances as Lawmakers Mull Solutions to Homelessness

by Shaunicy Muhammad December 20, 2024February 27, 2025

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Publisher’s Note | Look for the Helpers and Hope: Local Independent Media Is Mainstream Media

by Kimberly Griffin July 12, 2024July 13, 2024

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Jackson Wants Youth Curfew Centers to Cut Crime. Here’s What Other Cities Learned.

by Daja E. Henry and The Marshall Project - Jackson July 9, 2024January 30, 2026

Heart of Darkness: 1991 Lafayette County Cold Case Spurs Black Family’s Struggle for Justice

by Christian Middleton October 11, 2023July 26, 2024