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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.

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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.

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Aug 24

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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…

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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.

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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.

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Jun 29

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News Wrap: Puerto Rico struggles with $72 billion in debt

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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