Delta Film Academy Students Produce Documentaries on Mississippi History, Applications Close Friday
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center holds an annual Delta Film Academy in which students create a documentary centered on Mississippi history.
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The Emmett Till Interpretive Center holds an annual Delta Film Academy in which students create a documentary centered on Mississippi history.
“The insults and constant fear of violence were examples of day-to-day life for Black people in Mississippi, a story Fannie Lou Hamer argued was tragic, unconstitutional and sadly all too well-known,” Marlee Bunch writes.
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Civil rights advocates say Mississippi needs to simplify the process of restoring voting rights to people convicted of some felonies.
School boards may have to implement cardiac emergency response plans under a new proposal. Runoffs could move to four weeks after a primary.
Several bills that could have grown democracy in Mississippi died as the state House and Senate killed each other’s proposals.
Republican voters will choose a candidate to challenge Democratic U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson in primary runoffs today.
We hear so much hand-wringing about brain drain in Mississippi, but what we don’t talk about nearly enough is government secrecy.
Attorneys arguing that Mississippi’s state House and Senate maps are illegal racial gerrymanders are making closing arguments.
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