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US Supreme Court will hear a Mississippi death penalty case over racial bias in jury makeup
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday in the case of Mississippi death row inmate Terry Pitchford. He is Black, and his appeal centers on prosecutors' exclusion of Black people as…
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Was James Meredith’s greatest achievement his March Against Fear?
James Meredith, who no longer gives interviews, recently told Mississippi Today through his wife that he agrees with his granddaughter, Janae Knight, who said integrating the University of Mississippi – which she now attends – was "necessary to wage his war against segregation."
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How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais ruling erased a key Mississippi voting rights victory
A major legal win for Black Mississippians that was supposed to lead to new elections for the state Supreme Court was wiped away.
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Parents rally around Canton charter school facing possible state closure
Fiscal management problems may cost SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy its charter. Some parents of students who attend the Canton charter school questioned what's going on and why.
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6mJackson Zoo improvements draw families from across metro area
Events at the Jackson Zoo drew families from across the metro area – from Pocahontas to Pearl – including many who said they couldn’t remember the last time they’d visited. About 175 people went to the zoo last weekend.
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The 'Mississippi Miracle' should be the start, not the endgame, former high school student says
Former Mississippi student: A phenomenon that ends in fourth-grade classrooms isn’t a Mississippi Miracle. It is a head start that we keep failing to build on.