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[ May 6, 2026 ] Lines Redrawn, Voices at Risk: How the Louisiana Ruling Echoes Across Mississippi Local
[ May 6, 2026 ] Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice honors excellence – Eagle Queen Graduates Honored for Achievement and “the people they are.” Education
[ May 6, 2026 ] Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling National
[ April 30, 2026 ] The City of Jackson’s Water Takeover Local
[ April 30, 2026 ] Commentary: The Freedom Bench – Has justice been served in the 74% African American Town of Mt. Olive or are we still waiting? Local

Fugitive Mississippi couple, wanted in connection to death of adopted daughter, captured in Oregon

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A fugitive Mississippi couple who was charged in their daughter’s death, then went on the run for five years was arrested in Oregon, federal officials said Wednesday. Janet and Ramon Barreto […]

Former prisoner pardoned by Haley Barbour pleads guilty to manslaughter

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OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — One of the ex-prisoners who received a pardon from then-Gov. Haley Barbour has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he killed another man in an exchange of gunfire. Calhoun County District Attorney […]