Oct 21 Ole Miss students vote to remove state flag, and its Confederate emblem, from campus By Joshua Barajas After more than 90 minutes of debate, the University of Mississippi student senators voted Tuesday night to remove the state flag, whose design incorporates the Confederate battle flag, from campus grounds, the Clarion-Ledger reported. Continue reading
Sep 14 1 person killed in shooting at Delta State University By Colleen Shalby One person has died in a shooting at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. The campus remains on lock down amid reports that an active shooter remains on campus. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 6:08 Writer Jesmyn Ward reflects on survival since Katrina By PBS News Hour After writer and Tulane University professor Jesmyn Ward survived Hurricane Katrina while staying at her grandmother’s house, she wrote “Salvage the Bones,” an award-winning novel about a Mississippi family in the days leading up to the devastating storm. She joins… Continue watching
Aug 24 After Katrina hit, playgrounds weren’t the first thing on people’s minds By Larisa Epatko Ten years ago when Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states, someone living 1,400 miles away was watching. She knew something must be done to help the children. Continue reading
Jul 02 Every summer, generations of my family gather around this Mississippi bottom feeder By Laura Santhanam Some sad souls, bless their hearts, dismiss the catfish as a bottom feeder. But this wondrous fish brought together roughly 200 people each year, signaling the start of what became the annual Turner family reunion. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:44 News Wrap: Puerto Rico struggles with $72 billion in debt By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Puerto Rico’s governor warned the island can’t pay its debt, and hopes to defer payments as it negotiates. Also, Louisiana and Mississippi ended holdouts on issuing same-sex marriage licenses in the wake of the Supreme… Continue watching
Jun 24 Alabama removes Confederate flag from memorial at statehouse By Laura Santhanam Alabama removed the Confederate battle flag from a Confederate memorial on the statehouse grounds Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 23 After sales spike, Amazon joins retailers in pulling Confederate flag merchandise By Laura Santhanam Major retailers Wal-Mart and Sears announced that they will no longer sell Confederate battle flag merchandise in their stores, but a spike in online sales on Amazon suggests that some people are turning elsewhere to buy the controversial emblem. Continue reading
Apr 28 Can a Harlem ‘cradle to career’ program succeed in rural Mississippi? By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news website focused on inequality and innovation in education. INDIANOLA, Miss. — Katrice Warren was away at college when she learned she was pregnant. She decided not… Continue reading
Mar 20 States to test ways to get food stamp recipients back to work By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ten states will test new ways to get food stamp recipients back to work, using Agriculture Department grants aimed at helping some of the 46 million Americans who receive benefits move off the rolls. Continue reading