1774: Elizabeth Freeman sues for freedom in Massachusetts Bay colony

Voter Voices: 'They intend not to have any Black representation in the state'

“Voter Voices” is a series of Mississippians sharing their thoughts on voting rights, the state’s history of voter suppression and the new gerrymandering push embroiling Mississippi, the South and the nation. For Margaret Ann Niven, 72, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais induces nothing less than raw fury. Niven, who is white, […]

Voter voices: Reena Evers-Everette witnessed rage over Black voting

Medgar Evers marveled at the fact he and other Black soldiers had fought in a war that should have granted them all the rights of citizenship, but when they returned home they had to fight racism all over again that barred Black Mississippians from restaurants, restrooms and voting booths.

'Mother Nature gave me ice': Winter Storm Fern’s systemic turmoil, the holes it revealed and how Mississippi explains its response to cold weather disasters

Winter Storm Fern delivered a force and persistence Mississippi hadn’t seen in decades. Months later, as north Mississippians still search for their footing, public officials are wondering what to take away from the catastrophe. 

‘Can’t get him back’: Family and community mourn toddler killed in Senatobia

Family and friends taped posters to the wall near the store’s garden center Wednesday, calling for the release of body camera and video footage and for criminal charges against the officer who fired the fatal shot. They also displayed photographs of Kohen and his family.

Allen Siegler wins award for investigation into Mississippi's opioid settlement funds

Allen Siegler, mental health reporter for Mississippi Today, was awarded the Community Champion Award from the Institute for Nonprofit News for his investigation that explored how Mississippi has spent opioid settlement funds.