CLARKSDALE, MS — A special screening of “Sinners” with director Ryan Coogler drew hundreds of people to a local auditorium…
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VIDEO: White ‘victim’ beaten, stripped naked after allegedly, repeatedly calling Black bar patrons N-word
HOLLY SPRINGS, MS — A Mississippi man is recovering after he was reportedly beaten and stripped naked by Black bar…
Tyre Nichols: Former officers found ‘not guilty’ in state criminal trial
MEMPHIS, TN — After two days of deliberation, three former Memphis Police officers who were facing charges in a state…
Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
By Harry Anthony Patrinos, University of ArkansasIn a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings,…
Is a new Mississippi law decreasing jailings of people awaiting mental health treatment? The state doesn’t know.
Last year, Mississippi passed a new law aimed at decreasing the number of people being jailed solely because they need…
Civil rights activist James Meredith honored with historical marker in Mississippi
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — A historical marker was unveiled in Mississippi town that was home to 91-year-old civil rights leader James…
The story of one Mississippi county shows how private schools are exacerbating segregation
The scoreboard glowed with the promise of another Friday night football game in Liberty, Mississippi, a small town near the…
Segregation academies in Mississippi are benefiting from public dollars, as they did in the 1960s
By Jennifer Berry Hawes and Mollie Simon, ProPublica Series: Segregation Academies: Decades After Desegregation, Private Schools Still Divide More in…
Former cop in Mississippi charged with sexual battery, rape
HERNANDO, Miss — A former police officer in Mississippi accused of sexually assaulting someone while on duty has been charged…
Ex-deputy seeks shorter sentence after ‘Goon Squad’ torture of Black men
JACKSON, Miss. — One of the former law enforcement officers who were sentenced to prison for the brutal assault and…
