2015/1/5-National Democratic leaders, fresh from a shellacking in congressional districts and statehouses from coast to coast, should wake up to the reality that the party’s path to electoral power runs through the streets, where an energized portion of the party’s …..
2014/12/15Ā – In a state with a long history of lousy education, and a bad habit of not paying for it, nowhere is the problem as profound as in this tiny town smack in the middle of Mississippi. Durant Public School …..
2014/12/10 – Top lawmakers are proposing a slightly smaller Mississippi budget for the coming year, despite their expectation that state revenue will increase. The 13-member Joint Legislative Budget Committee on Tuesday released its $6 billion spending blueprint for fiscal 2016, …..
2014/12/08Ā – The FBI on Monday releasedĀ statistics relating to hate crimesĀ committed in 2013, showing that nearly half of the victims were targeted on the basis of race. Law enforcement agencies reported 5,922 hate crimes motivated by a single bias last year …..
2014/11/13Ā – It appears the White House has heard the cries of some civil rights advocates who’ve argued that its My Brother’s Keeper efforts focus too narrowly on boys of color, ignoring the often equally pressing challenges faced by black, Latina, …..