Jan 31 Watch 5:49 Mississippi nurses struggle to contend with soaring COVID cases By Lisa Desjardins, Claire Mufson The pandemic continues to take a heavy toll, with the U.S. averaging more than 2,500 deaths per day. In Mississippi, where just 50 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, hospitalizations have soared and there are simply not enough nurses… Continue watching
Jan 27 Mississippi mayor withholds library funds over LGBTQ books By Associated Press The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 5:40 Black women in Mississippi demand state-level pay protections By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Mississippi is the only state in the nation without a law requiring equal pay for women—but that could be about to change. Ivette Feliciano sits down with Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, to discuss her… Continue watching
Jan 21 Black Mississippi senators walked out to protest vote on race theory bill By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Black lawmakers walked out in protest and withheld their votes as the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory. Senate Bill 2113 passed 32-2 on Friday. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 6:54 In Mississippi, a long-running guaranteed income program is helping Black mothers By Zachary Green In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program Magnolia Mother’s Trust is giving $1,000 a month to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Uncertainty overwhelms abortion clinics in Louisiana By Roby Chavez The possibility of an imminent Supreme Court decision allowing states to further restrict access has pushed the wait for people seeking abortions in Louisiana to several weeks. Continue reading
Dec 02 The Supreme Court Justices' remarks on abortion and how they might lean: Will Roe be overturned? By Associated Press The Supreme Court has been asked in arguments to overturn a nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. Continue reading
Dec 01 Outside Supreme Court, crowd amplifies abortion arguments By Parker Purifoy, Associated Press Hundreds of abortion debate partisans crowded the plaza in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, intermingling and trading chants as justices heard the highly anticipated arguments inside. Continue reading
Dec 01 Mississippi clinic at epicenter of abortion debate stays open By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The Jackson Women's Health Organization saw patients two or three days a week in recent years, but has doubled its hours to treat women from Texas and from Louisiana. Continue reading
Nov 22 Mississippi loses Supreme Court water fight with Tennessee By Associated Press A unanimous Supreme Court has rejected a claim that the Memphis, Tennessee, area has been taking water that belongs to Mississippi from an underground aquifer that sits beneath parts of both states. Continue reading