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, 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 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 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” […]
By Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press, As Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson struggles with water problems and its Democratic mayor clashes with the Republican governor, lawmakers debated a proposal Wednesday that would allow recall elections […]
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, The federal government will put $600 million toward repairing the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city – a project that the mayor has said could cost billions […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Mississippi’s Small Business Administration Community Navigation Pilot Program (CNPP) held a media event Dec. 1, 2022. It was hosted by and held at the Community Student Learning Center (CSLC) located at […]
By Chris Young, Contributing Writer, Mississippi is a red state. Our legislature is dominated by Republicans in both chambers – a total of 110, compared with 58 Democrats, and a few Independents, per their website. […]
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