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'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars — more inmates per capita than...
The Mississippi Book Festival, a 'Literary Lawn Party,' is coming up. See details here
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoDescribed as a “Literary Lawn Party,” the Mississippi Book Festival will be back in full swing this year on Aug. 19 at the Mississippi State Capitol and Executive Director Ellen Daniels promises ...
Hubbell-Waterman Foundation gives nearly $2 million
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation administered in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has granted $1,918,616 to 72...
The Lantern Project is helping to bring enslaved persons’ records to light
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfrican American families seeking to trace their ancestry back to the 1800s can now do so, thanks to...
Republicans insist most gun violence happens in Democratic cities – the figures tell a different...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou would think, hearing many prominent Republicans discuss America’s gun violence epidemic, that...
A state panel wants to eliminate 100-plus Iowa boards and commissions. Which could go?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA state panel is recommending eliminating or consolidating more than 100 Iowa boards and...
Tired of changing the clocks? Here’s where Georgia stands on daylight saving 2023
Macon Telegraph via AOL· 8 months agoIt’s almost time to change the clocks. Yes, again. While dozens of U.S. states have proposed to keep...
Local storytellers head to Coast for PBS screening of new series
The Meridian Star, Miss. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 21—Three local storytellers will travel to the Mississippi coast on Thursday to take part in a social gathering and screening of a new PBS series on Southern storytellers. Meridian residents ...
'The Blind Side' family promoted adoption for years. Michael Oher says his was a lie.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMichael Oher, the former NFL star whose life story inspired the Oscar-winning film "The Blind Side,"...
Michael Oher petition claims 'Blind Side' narrative, adoption by Tuohy family was a lie
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoFormer Briarcrest Christian, Ole Miss and NFL star Michael Oher filed a petition in Shelby County probate court Monday seeking to end the conservatorship of his name and financial dealings with ...