by October Gallery
[ad_1] DURANT, MISSISSIPPI ― Justice Grisby, like every other student in Holmes County School District, knew about the paddle. Long, smooth and wooden, it was kept locked away in the principal’s…
[ad_1] An official says a man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Mississippi July 4, 2020, 11:53 AM 1 min read…
[ad_1] The Mississippi House and Senate officially began the process of replacing the state’s flag, which since 1894 has featured the symbol of the Confederacy in its upper-left corner. Legislators…
[ad_1] Faith Hill has joined a growing chorus of Mississippi natives urging the state to update its flag by removing the Confederate battle emblem. The country superstar, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi,…
[ad_1] Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, on Wednesday called for the state to change its flag, which has a Confederate symbol on it. “It is time for us…
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americans “became dependent” during slavery…
[ad_1] Ten states from South Dakota to Mississippi are under flood alerts this morning. June 9, 2020, 12:20 PM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail…
[ad_1] The storm could make landfall Sunday in Louisiana. June 6, 2020, 9:25 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Tropical Storm Cristobal…
[ad_1] Several Confederate monuments across the South have been attacked by demonstrators amid protests against police killings of Black people, sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The…
[ad_1] Illustration: Luke Waller for HuffPost This story about climate change and education was produced as part of the nine-part series “Are We Ready? How Schools Are Preparing — and…