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Mississippi's 2nd district redrawn in 1966 'to distribute the Negro population of the Delta'
Part 1 in a series on voting rights: How we got here
May 27
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Derrion Arrington
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Trans woman fights detention in men’s unit of Natchez immigrant prison
Lawyers for a transgender woman held since January 2026 in the men’s dormitory of a Mississippi immigration detention facility are fighting a federal…
May 26
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Christopher Harress
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Memorial Day has complicated history in Mississippi
The annual holiday to commemorate the nation’s war dead is today most often observed as the start of summer and perhaps an opportunity to make the first…
May 25
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Derrion Arrington
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‘We will not go back’: Mississippians rally in Jackson against weakened Voting Rights Act
One participant said Supreme Court ruling means ‘starting the tread back to Jim Crow Mississippi’
May 21
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Derrion Arrington
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In chaotic corrections system, Mississippi prisoners are dying younger and in greater numbers
Annual death total has doubled during last decade, often the result of poor mental healthcare
May 19
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Christopher Harress
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For second time, U.S. Supreme Court sends Mississippi Section 2 case back to district court
The U.S.
May 18
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Derrion Arrington
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LOCATION CHANGE: Voting rights advocates to host Wednesday rally at Jackson Convention Complex
Note: The location of this event has changed from the state Capitol steps to the convention complex at 105 East Pascagoula Street in Jackson due to…
May 18
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Opinion: Voters no longer seem to understand basic civics responsibilities
Mississippi doesn’t just have a voter engagement problem.
May 18
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University of Mississippi to train charter school principals under new partnership
The University of Mississippi School of Education and the Mississippi Charter Schools Association have announced a collaboration to train aspiring…
May 15
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Derrion Arrington
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Mississippi's long history of fighting Black voting rights
When people talk about the current moment in fighting for voting rights in America, too often we think it started with the most recent Supreme Court…
May 14
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The Mississippi Independent
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Reeves cancels special legislative session on Supreme Court redistricting after Fifth Circuit ruling
Gov.
May 13
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Derrion Arrington
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Forget “the Hospitality State” and “Birthplace of America’s Music:” DeSoto County DA’s billboard subverts conventional welcome sign
Travelers entering Mississippi on southbound I-55 from the Memphis metropolitan area now receive a different kind of welcome—one directed not at…
May 12
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Derrion Arrington
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