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Man sought in shooting that wounded Mississippi trooper
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMOUND BAYOU, Miss. — Law enforcement agencies are offering a reward for information about a man...
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow laws still haunt Black voters today
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCharles Caldwell was never meant to have a voice. Mississippi’s White ruling class made sure of it....
Medgar Evers receives Presidential Medal of Freedom, country’s highest civilian honor
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAt her husband’s funeral in 1963, Myrlie Evers heard NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins declare,...
Bennie Thompson applauds posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Medgar Evers
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoRep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) was just a boy when civil rights leader Medgar Evers was gunned down...
'Astonishing violence': As Americans battle over Black history, Biden honors Emmett Till
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA national monument dedicated to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, will finally be a...
Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAlarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for...
24 Affordable Family Vacations You Haven't Thought Of Before
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo help, here's a list of budget-friendly, fun-filled family trips throughout the South that you...