Before the coronavirus outbreak changed her life, a good day for Jessica Whittington meant taking home $80 a day in tips from her job as a Waffle House waitress.
Government
‘A man’s job’: Democratic Hinds County candidate says women don’t belong on county boards
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Earlier this year, Hinds County candidate Malcolm Johnson suggested that a female civil-rights attorney serve on the school board rather than run to be a supervisor, which he called a man’s job
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
‘We’ve built an army’: Tate Reeves is unapologetic and unbothered by critics. With a titanic war chest and legions of volunteers, he’s laser focused on Democrat Jim Hood
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The 45-year-old lieutenant governor knows fiscal policy as well as anyone. So why is he talking so much about about Hollywood, Nike and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
People
‘He’s a model for what the Senate should be’: U.S. senators eulogize Thad Cochran and the political style he left behind
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Sen. Pat Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, and Sen. Richard Shelby, an Alabama conservative shared remembrances of the man they knew simply as Thad
People
Unita Blackwell, civil rights pillar and first black woman mayor in Mississippi, dies at 86
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Former sharecropper was a tireless civil rights worker who also advised six U.S. presidents.
‘They Were Her Property’: Author reveals how white women took part in and profited from slave industry
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Historian shows how white women under the authority of their husbands found freedom, power in slave ownership while also allowing readers to “grapple with the fact that feminism can be an ugly thing at times.”
People
Stacey Abrams keeps presidential possibility alive in Tougaloo commencement speech
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The rising Democratic Party star received an honorary degree and delivered the 150th anniversary speech at the historically black college where her parents attended
People
‘Before I Die’ global arts project inspires Mississippians to turn their hopes and dreams into words
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A wall, 8 feet high and 24 feet across unveiled at the Arts Center of Mississippi, invites people to reflect on their mortality and dovetails with the Greater Jackson Arts Council’s focus on art as a way to heal social injustice and address community needs.
Afrofuturism, indigenous people and intersectional spaces: These Jackson artists hope their creations inspire a community
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The nonprofit Cooperation Jackson commissioned six artists to create murals for the organization’s first Mural Fest. The event’s goal is to inspire the city of Jackson in hopes of sparking community change and encouraging more appreciation in the arts.Â
Attorney general candidate appears in college yearbook blackface skit, regrets portrayal
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Andy Taggart, a lawyer and Republican vying to be Mississippi’s next top cop, is among the few Republicans who have called for a new state flag to replace the current banner, which features a Confederate emblem. He calls the use of blackface offensive and inappropriate.
Meet Mimmo Parisi, the political powerbroker who uses ‘alternative data’ to paint a rosier picture of Mississippi
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A little-known research lab called NSPARC knows where Mississippians went to school, how much money they make and whether they’ve ever received food stamps. But finding out what the taxpayer-funded center at Mississippi State University does with all that information is much harder.
Mississippi Culture
Clarksdale’s new 20-room artist-run hotel hopes to spark a downtown economic boom
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Travelers Hotel brings in artists to run the operations while giving a chance to become part owner. Newest attraction geared toward the arts and community development.
Money
Cleveland hoteliers moving forward without Trump, keeping $6 million in tax breaks
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The project developers say the company is on solid financial footing and the hotel will open this fall
Politics
Jim Hood elaborates on racist photos his fraternity published in yearbook
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The Democratic attorney general and candidate for governor answered questions from the media Monday afternoon
Politics
Blackface, Confederate reverence a decades old tradition at Mississippi universities and colleges
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The two frontrunners for governor answered questions about racist photos on their fraternity yearbook pages
In 2018 arms race for governor’s seat, Tate Reeves outraised Jim Hood by $1 million
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Hood touts success of his in-state fundraising efforts