2015/05/18 – The number of federal criminal charges has fallen over the past decade nationally, but the rate of decline in south Mississippi is more than twice that of the nation. According to Justice Department reports, the Southern District of Mississippi …..
2015/05/18 – CLEVELAND – A federal judge must decide whether this Mississippi Delta college town’s school system is an oasis of integration or a glaring example of continued segregation. The court hearing opening today before U.S. District Judge Debra Brown in Greenville …..
2015/05/17 – Survivors and witnesses of a deadly protest 45 years ago gathered Friday for reflections and a wreath-laying ceremony outside Jackson State University’s Alexander Hall. Two were killed and 12 were injured by gunfire. Many others were trampled and maimed …..
2015/05/18 – Wingfield High School’s Principal Willie Killins’ words are heartbreaking. Describing the students whom he recruits into his in-school leadership program, Killin told The Clarion Ledger on May 7, “These aren’t bad kids. They’re usually adolescents facing adult problems — …..
2015/05/16 – In the wake of Boston University condemning incoming professor Saida Grundy for her controversial tweets on race, black scholars are speaking out about the pressures they face not to “rock the boat” at their institutions and on social media. frican-American …..
