Rep. Sonya Williams Barnes – The Mississippi Link

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Top black lawmaker ‘sick’ of Mississippi rebel-themed flag

By EMILY WAGTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A leading black lawmaker in Mississippi says she is “sick” of the Confederate battle emblem on the state flag and it’s time for change. Rep. […]