Where Lynching Terrorized Black Americans, Corporal Punishment In Schools Lives On
DURANT, MISSISSIPPI ― Justice Grisby, like every other student in Holmes County School District, knew about the paddle. Long, smooth…
1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Mississippi sports bar
An official says a man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in…
Mississippi Takes First Step To Replace Its Confederate State Flag
The Mississippi House and Senate officially began the process of replacing the state’s flag, which since 1894 has featured the…
Faith Hill Calls On Mississippi To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag
Faith Hill has joined a growing chorus of Mississippi natives urging the state to update its flag by removing the…
Mississippi Attorney General Supports Changing State’s Confederate-Themed Flag
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, a Republican, on Wednesday called for the state to change its flag, which has a…
Mississippi Official: Black People ‘Dependent’ Since Slavery
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said…
Flooding, damaging winds and threat for tornadoes from the Plains to the Ohio River valley
Ten states from South Dakota to Mississippi are under flood alerts this morning. June 9, 2020, 12:20 PM 3 min…
Path of Tropical Storm Cristobal continues to track toward Gulf Coast, could bring 1 foot of rain
The storm could make landfall Sunday in Louisiana. June 6, 2020, 9:25 PM 4 min read 4 min read Share…
Protesters Attack Confederate Monuments, Topple Statue
Several Confederate monuments across the South have been attacked by demonstrators amid protests against police killings of Black people, sparked…
How Some Mississippi Teens Are Saving Their Town From Climate Change
Illustration: Luke Waller for HuffPost This story about climate change and education was produced as part of the nine-part series…
Mississippi Governor Declares ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) has taken the time to declare April “Confederate…
Mississippi braces for flooding amid cresting river
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday amid fears the Pearl River at Jackson could reach its…
Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating
A coroner says two inmates were beaten to death in an understaffed Mississippi prison that has been shaken by deadly…
White nationalists seen filming at lynching victim memorial
Men carrying a white nationalist flag were caught on security cameras trying to film in front of a new memorial…
Coroner: Skeletal remains may be man missing for decade
A coroner says remains found in Mississippi are likely those of a man who disappeared more than a decade ago.…
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 18, illnesses surpass 1,000: CDC
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and…
U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient
(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on…
Citing ‘Christian Belief,’ Mississippi Event Hall Refuses Service To Interracial Couple
A Mississippi event hall has come under fire after an employee cited “our Christian race” and “our Christian belief” as…
Catholic Order Settled Black Men’s Abuse Claims For Thousands Less Than Average
GREENWOOD, Mississippi (AP) — A famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases in recent months by secretly paying two…
U.S. imposes sanctions on three Chinese accused of fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three Chinese men accused of illegally trafficking fentanyl, acting…
Outrage At Ole Miss Over White Students Posing With Bullet-Riddled Emmett Till Sign
One week after a photo emerged of white University of Mississippi students posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled…
New Emmett Till Memorial Will Be Made Bulletproof, Group Says
A new historical marker honoring Emmett Till will reportedly be bulletproof and protected by security, following national outrage over a…
U.S. attorney general, state officials discuss big tech firms’ effect on competition
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are seen in a combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File…
Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction In Curtis Flowers Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned a 2010 conviction in the case of Curtis Flowers, a black man on…
Campground Worker Who Pulled Gun On Black Couple Charged With A Crime
A Mississippi woman has been charged with a crime after she pulled a gun on a black couple having a…
Mississippi Campground Manager Fired For Pulling Gun On Black Couple Having Picnic
An employee at a Mississippi campground was fired after pulling a gun on a black couple having a picnic and…
Blizzard cripples Plains, severe weather hits Midwest as powerful storm moves out
A massive storm crippled the Plains with a powerful blizzard from Colorado to North Dakota, closing interstates and stranding drivers.…
Black Women Break Barriers In Mississippi With Historic Court Wins
Black women scored noteworthy victories this week in runoff elections for one Mississippi county’s circuit court. Their wins felt especially…
Nooses Hung At Mississippi State Capitol Just Before Runoff Election
Nooses hanging from trees and hateful signs were found at the Mississippi State Capitol early Monday morning, just a day…
GOP Senator Who Made ‘Hanging’ Remark Attended ‘Segregated’ Academy
Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican Mississippi senator who made comments condoning “public hangings,” attended a “segregated” school when she was younger,…
Walmart Drops Mississippi GOP Senator After Joking About Public Hangings
Walmart on Tuesday said it would seek a refund for its campaign donation to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who has…
3 children, 2 adults hit by car at bus stop in Tampa, Florida: Police
Three children and two adults waiting at a school bus stop in Tampa, Florida, were injured Thursday morning when they…
FULL Documentary: Scandal of US teen locked up without trial – BBC News
Tyler Haire, was a 16 year old with a long history of mental health issues, when he was arrested for…
Emmett Till Sign In Mississippi Vandalized With Bullet Holes — Again
Vandals shot up a sign in northern Mississippi memorializing Emmett Till, a black teenager whose lynching in 1955 was a…
Activists Burn Confederacy-Inspired Mississippi Flag Outside Governor’s Mansion
Activists in Mississippi ― the only U.S. state to still incorporate the so-called Confederate battle emblem into its state flag…
Kenya Elections & Japan’s Nuclear Bunkers: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
August 7, 2017, FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. Before Kenyans headed to the polls, VICE News met…
Navajo Coal & Ukraine’s War on Fake News: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the May 2, 2017, FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. The closure of a Navajo coal…
Al Bell lists emotional experiences of African American Music. 2012 U Arkansas lecture Part 7
Al Bell lists emotional experiences of African American Music. 2012 U Arkansas lecture Part 7. THE REST HERE: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL54E1EB6C940171B5 The…
Louisiana Blues – The Best Louisiana Sounds
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African-American Fife & Drum Music: Mississippi & Jamaica
This is archival (?which) footage of a fife and drum group of Ed and Lonnie Young of Mississippi. I believe…
Mom Accuses Principal Of Cutting Her Son’s Hair Without Permission
A mother in Jones County, Mississippi, is accusing the principal of her son’s school of cutting the boy’s long hair…