NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersJackson Mississippi Water Crisis Fails Black Community AgainJackson, Mississippi's water supply is so bad, its citizens won't be able to drink it or brush their teeth with it…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 30, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRacist Jim Crow Provisions Are Alive and Suppressing Black Votes In MississippiA ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals court allows the disenfranchisement of Black voters in…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedAugust 26, 2022
NewsNewsEmmett Till Activists March Inside North Carolina Living Facility Looking For Longtime AccuserSince the discovery of an unserved Mississippi warrant, calls for the prosecution of Carolyn Bryant Donham have been…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJuly 7, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersEmmett Till’s Family Seeks Arrest After 1955 Warrant FoundA search group comprised of Till's family members found the warrant charging Carolyn Bryant Donham of kidnappingByMurjani RawlsPublishedJune 30, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentDwyane Wade Fears for Daughter Zaya Amid Rash of Anti-Trans Laws‘As sad as it is, as blessed as my daughter is to have parents who can support her, I’m still afraid every moment…ByStephanie HollandPublishedJune 9, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalNAACP Says Mississippi Failed to Use Billions of Covid-19 funds to Help People of ColorBlack residents took the biggest hit from the pandemic due to a lack of resources despite billions of dollars given…ByKalyn WomackPublishedMay 23, 2022
Criminal JusticeMass IncarcerationCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationMississippi Prison Exposed for “Severe, Systemic” Issues in DOJ ReportThe cruel and unusual conditions of the Mississippi State Penitentiary have been brought to light following a…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 21, 2022
NewsEducationNewsEducationLaw Limiting Discussion of Race in Schools Signed by Governor of MississippiThe superintendent of Education in Mississippi says critical race theory is not taught in schoolsByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 15, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsBlack Tennessee Legislators Feel Ignored and Unheard on Issues of RacismBlack lawmakers attempts to raise awareness about systemic racism have been ignoredByNoah A. McGeePublishedJanuary 26, 2022
EntertainmentEntertainmentNetflix Invests $100 Million in Black-Led Financial InstitutionsNetflix announces $100 million investment in Black-led banks to “help close the wealth gap.”ByStephanie HollandPublishedDecember 1, 2021
CultureCultureBlack Farm Workers In Mississippi Aim to Sue Their EmployersBig Agriculture is importing South Africans and illegally paying them more, they sayByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 12, 2021
CultureCultureNASCAR Driver Denny Hamlin Puts on for HBCUs With a Little Help From FedEx’s Shaping Black Futures InitiativeThree-time Daytona 500 winner will debut a custom paint job with the logos of four different HBCUs at this weekend's…ByJay ConnorPublishedAugust 27, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersWhere Did All the White People Go? Ranking the Blackest and Whitest Places in America, According to the New Census DataWe looked at the new data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank the Blackest and whitest places in America.ByMichael HarriotPublishedAugust 17, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersCase Files for 1964 Lynchings of Civil Rights Activists Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Made Public for the First TimeThese are the kinds of American stories a certain political party would rather history just forget. This one isn't…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 28, 2021
EntertainmentMoviesEntertainmentMoviesThe Queen of Basketball Gives Lusia Harris Her Long-Overdue FlowersIf you've never heard of Lusia Harris, The Queen of Basketball seeks to resolve that problem.ByJay ConnorPublishedJune 10, 2021
Criminal JusticeCrimeCriminal JusticeCrimeWhite Cops Take Trophy Hunting Photo of Smiling Black Bank Robbery Suspect, and We Have QuestionsKRS-One taught me that “overseers” said fast enough and over a long period of time sound a lot like “officers” in…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 27, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeBlack Man Who Spent 25 Years on Mississippi's Death Row Released From Prison After Evidence is DiscreditedA Black man in Mississippi who spent over 25 years on death row has been freed after key evidence used in his…ByJoe JuradoPublishedJanuary 13, 2021
CultureTechnologyCultureTechnologyNew Technology Could Provide Police Access to Real-Time Footage From Home Security CamerasI don’t know why anyone thought this was a good idea, but apparently Jackson, Miss. is experimenting with a pilot…ByJoe JuradoPublishedDecember 3, 2020
NewsEducationNewsEducationMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Wants to Set Aside $3 Million on 'Patriotic Education Fund'Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) seems dead set on doing everything but addressing the pandemic currently ravaging…ByJoe JuradoPublishedNovember 19, 2020