Mississippi Today
1847: Adam Crosswhite flees to Canada
On this day in 1847, more than 100 Marshall, Michigan, citizens helped escaped slaves Adam Crosswhite and his family flee to Canada.
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17mSecretary of state ignored demands to reinstate voters inactivated by unverified Experian data days before midterms: ‘Harm is falling on eligible voters’
A coalition of the nation’s leading civil rights groups warned Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson he needed to reinstate any voters inactivated by his office’s deployment of unverified credit bureau data by Election Day. He never responded.
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7mLawyers, advocates hover as Mississippi election officials count final Colom, Hyde-Smith votes
With all but one other U.S. Senate race across America already decided, the nation has fixed its attention on the Magnolia State nail-biter between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic Challenger Scott Colom.
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3mFederal judge sets hearing to determine fate of Mississippi Olivia Y. foster care lawsuit
Lawyers for Mississippi’s foster care system and attorneys representing the children who’ve lived inside it will each have 40 minutes to argue early next year if the state’s child welfare system still needs continued federal safety oversight.
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8mIn Mississippi, Black votes still count for less, advocates lament
It’s all the more important to pass the Mississippi Voting Rights Act to enshrine critical voting rights protections for Black voters into state law, advocates argue.
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8mMississippi GEAR UP programs help students navigate paths to college
Two Mississippi universities and Jackson Public Schools offer grant-funded programs to help students consider college as a viable option after high school.