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Photos | Advocates March for Kohen Wiley, 1-Year-Old Senatobia Police Shooting Victim
Almost 100 protestors gathered under the sweltering Mississippi heat on Friday, June 26, to protest the deadly police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Kartier Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia.
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Closure Averted as Judge Orders Medicaid to Continue Payments Amid Takeover
Greenwood Leflore Hospital will remain open while the University of Mississippi Medical Center takes over operations after a Hinds County chancery court judge ordered the Mississippi Division of Medicaid to continue making a $2.4 million payment.
US Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Transgender Sports Bans Targeting Girls and Women
The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court’s conservative majority has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year.
US Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds Constitution’s Promise of Birthright Citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly upheld the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Hinds County DA Jody Owens Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge in Jackson Bribery Case, Resigns
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges stemming from a bribery scandal involving city and county officials in Jackson. Along with changing his previous not-guilty plea, he also announced his resignation as Hinds County District Attorney.
Mississippi Can Count Late Mail Ballots, US Supreme Court Rules, Rejecting Trump-Led Challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Mississippi and other states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.
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Black Women’s Nonprofit Awards Grants to Local Southern Groups as Part of Joy-Filled Tour
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium will grant $350,000 to two dozen Southern community organizations working in 13 states to fund programs that take on acute challenges facing underserved Black women and girls.
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