From the Desk of Derrick Johnson
2015/06/30 – June 30, 2015 Dear Friends and Partners, Our communities have been in turmoil over the last couple weeks as we witnessed the heinous murders of nine people inside of a church in Charleston, South …..
Congressman Thompson Applauds Speaker Gunn’s Stand on the Flag
2015/06/24 – JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Some Mississippi leaders are calling to remove and change the state’s controversial flag. But others aren’t so sure. “We must always remember our past, but that does not mean we must let it …..
Gunn: Confederate part of MS flag ‘needs to be removed’
2015/06/23 – Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said Monday night that the Confederate emblem in the state’s official flag has to go. “We must always remember our past, but that does not mean we must let it define us,” Gunn, …..
Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof Called a Pill-Popping Racist
2015/06/19 – Dylann Storm Roof has reportedly confessed to killing nine people at a historic black church in Charleston because he hoped it would start a “race war.” The 21-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, was taken into custody in Shelby, North Carolina, …..
Behind the Hate Crime Massacre in a Black Charleston Church
2015/06/18 – A lone white shooter massacred nine people during a prayer meeting at one of the South’s most venerable black churches last night. The shooter, a young man dressed unremarkably in a sweatshirt, jeans, and Timberlands, sat inside the church in Charleston, …..
