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Efforts to Curb Jim Crow-Era Voting Law Fail in Mississippi
Mississippi Free Press· 7 days agoKenneth Almons says he began a 23-year sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after...
Editorial: Mississippi has heroes who fought for democracy. Why is it marking Confederate Heritage...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMississippi voters approved the magnolia state flag in 2020 to replace a Confederate-themed flag...
Civil rights activist’s story resonates with ‘Fannie’ actor Liz Mikel
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoFannie Lou Hamer didn’t know she had the right to vote until she was 44. The Mississippi native...
Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part...
GOP secretaries of state, legislators fight against ‘Bidenbucks,’ federalization of GOTV efforts
Just the News· 17 hours agoRepublican secretaries of state and state legislators are pushing back against “Bidenbucks,” what...
US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died at 65 after a heart attack - WTOP...
WTOP Washington· 19 hours agoU.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a New Jersey Democrat and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus who...
H.S. principal leaves position after being charged with misconduct involving N.J. mayor’s family
NJ.com· 23 hours agoThe Atlantic City Board of Education officially approved a high school staff member’s move to...
Under the baobab: Take part in the most important political process of our lifetimes
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Democrat. I support President Biden,...
As romance scammers turn dating apps into "hunting grounds," critics look to Match Group to do more
CBS News· 1 day ago"Between 2013 and at least mid-2018," the lawsuit alleged, "consumers who were considering...
As Illinois weighs carbon dioxide pipeline moratorium, feds recommend technology
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 days agoContact Patrick M. Keck: 312-549-9340, pkeck@gannett.com, twitter.com/@pkeckreporter. This article...