By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Push-back from members of the community, justice and advocacy groups, lawmakers and elected officials from the City of Jackson and Hinds County rallied on the Capitol steps Tuesday, January 31 […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Reflecting on the death of Vernon Dahmer, at the hands of the Klan 57 years ago, led to this interview. Dahmer’s home in Hattiesburg was fire-bombed. Numerous sources report that […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In its simplest form, oppression is a mechanism of keeping certain people down. People in a position of power foisting their will on others, subjugating them, dominating and controlling. One […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Living just half a mile from the Mississippi State Capitol building, it’s a rare day when I’m not driving past it. It’s a beautiful building in the context of a […]
By Dr. Dwayne Pickett Ministries, Dr. Dwayne Pickett, senior pastor of New Jerusalem Church of Jackson, MS, partnered with LIVE FREE and met with the Department of Justice in Washington January 16, 2023, to present […]
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, Attorneys hired by Jay-Z and other entertainers have ended two lawsuits they filed on behalf of Mississippi inmates in 2020 over what they said were squalid living conditions at […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Approximately 250 people flocked to Ineva May-Pittman Park (825 W. Capitol Street, Jackson, Miss.) Monday, January 15, 2023, in honor of the legacy and life of Rev. Dr. […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Do you hear the coded language, always part of the talking points of our state leaders, about unemployment? Our Governor always finds a way to slip the words “working Mississippians” […]
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