Mississippi

DOJ Finds Unconstitutional Practices in Lexington, Mississippi Police Department

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that the Lexington…

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‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’: Small-town hospital soldiers ahead against pandemic

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As of March 31, the Mississippi State Department of Health’s website was reporting 1,073 total cases…

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150 Years After Ratification of the 15th Amendment, Black Votes Are Still Contested

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by…

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Outgoing Mississippi Governor Says state faces ‘1,000 years of Darkness’ if Black Man Elected

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "I intend to work for @cindyhydesmith as if the fate of America depended on her single election,"…

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Activists return to Mississippi with Jay-Z and other celebs to close Parchman

ROLLING OUT — A little over a week ago, the activist group Until Freedom, traveled from New York City to…

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Blacks Make up Majority of Inmates in Mississippi’s Debtors Prison

NNPA NEWSWIRE — An investigation led by The Marshall Project and the nonprofit Mississippi Today discovered that hundreds of Mississippi…

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HUD Says Deregulation, Not Affordable Housing, Needed to Solve Homelessness

WASHINGTON INFORMER — For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment…

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Healthy Living Depends On Location

THE AFRO — Did you know that where you live determines how long and how well you’ll live? In news that…

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The Human and Economic Toll of Gun Violence is Staggering

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The September 18 state-by-state examination of the economic costs of gun violence, reveals numbers that the committee…

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United College Action Network (U-CAN) Celebrating 20 years

SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Dr. Alan Rowe founded the United College Action Network (U-CAN) with his wife Donna Rowe in 1988 and…

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