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Trump’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education: Implications for Mississippi

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, President Donald Trump, now in his second term, has intensified efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, a move that could devastate states like Mississippi. But this […]

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Long-delayed, state-appointed court opens in Mississippi’s capital city

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By Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today/AP, More than a year after a state-appointed court in Jackson became law and lawsuits were dismissed challenging its appointments and other powers, the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court is […]

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What would Dr. King say about Mississippi legislative priorities? – Priorities of white Republican lawmakers always from tired ole soil – not for all, just some

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On the January 5th edition of Mississippi Insights, WJTV’s Byron Brown aired parts of his interview with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hoseman a month earlier, asking about legislative priorities. Hosemann began […]

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Commentary: Nasty seizure by state to strip major Jackson asset – Mississippi is intent on taking control of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport – just because

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Why on God’s green earth would a state legislature decide to override the autonomy of a municipality – simply deciding to take what does not belong to them? This is […]

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COMMENTARY: In the land of the free and home of the brave – fear prevails – Read all about it! Today, America’s true colors blind us – the underbelly became the official majority

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By Christopher Young , Contributing Writer, The first text message of the day came at 5:40 a.m. from my daughter, Emily, “Disappointing. Not surprising.” She is an amazing young woman and mother. Her heart is […]

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Commentary: Mississippi minority contracting update – Mississippi’s white power brokers strip minority opportunity of economic advancement and participation

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, The truth is that the words Mississippi and minority contracting should never be grouped together. Minority contractors who attempt to do business with the State of Mississippi face nearly indescribable […]

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‘A Life Sentence.’ How Mississippi’s Forever Voting ban keeps thousands from the polls – The state’s disenfranchisement law punishes people with nonviolent offenses, as reform fails in the Legislature and courts

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By Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project, John Cook moved back to Mississippi in 2022 after about 15 years of living in the Atlanta area, where he ran his own telecom business maintaining fiber optic lines. […]

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Douglas Macarthur Cotton walked the walk – Kosciusko native on the front lines challenging voter suppression well before Freedom Summer

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Recent emphasis has been placed on the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, and justifiably so. Hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers, many of them white, joined African Americans in Mississippi with […]

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Commentary: Sixty years on – Mississippi Burning, Democracy under fire – still led and fanned by white people

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) maintains detailed information about movies: genre, cast, crew, synopsis, related awards, all kinds of details. They label the 1988 movie “Mississippi Burning” as crime, drama and […]

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Mississippi Democratic DNC Delegation unanimously endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as nominee for president

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, The Mississippi Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention met virtually and voted to unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic nomination for President of the United States […]

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