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Mar 19, 20242 min read
"Goon Squad" Member Hunter Elward Gets 20 Years In Prison For Torturing 2 Black Men
In a harrowing incident that unfolded in Braxton, #Mississippi, six former officers from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and...


Mar 17, 20242 min read
Ex-Cop Who Made Man Lick Urine Off Jail Floor Pleads GuiltyÂ
In #Jackson, #Mississippi, ex-police officer Michael Christian Green, 26, admitted guilt to a federal civil rights misdemeanor for...

Mar 1, 20241 min read
Bill Proposed By State Senate Could Close Three HBCUs Including Jackson State and Alcorn StateÂ
A proposed cost-cutting bill in the #Mississippi Senate aims to shut down three state-funded higher education institutions by June 20,...

Mar 1, 20241 min read
Mother Of Quantavious Eason Suing State Over His Public Urination Arrest
The mother of a 10-year-old boy, Quantavious, who was arrested for public urination in Senatobia, #Mississippi, is suing the city and...

Feb 22, 20241 min read
Mississippi Shortchanged Alcorn State University $257 Million In Agricultural Funds Over 30 years
U.S. Secretaries of Education and Agriculture reveal that #Mississippi shortchanged #AlcornStateUniversity $257 million in agricultural...

Feb 10, 20241 min read
Mississippi judge drops probation for Black child, 11, sentenced for urinating in public
An 11-year-old Black child, Quantavious Eason, faced legal action in Senatobia, #Mississippi, after urinating in public last August....

Jan 19, 20242 min read
State Opts Out Of Federal Summer Food Program For Children
#Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves' office has announced that the state will not participate in a federal summer food program for...

Jan 10, 20241 min read
Bodycam Footage Of Unarmed 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry Being Being Shot At His Home Released As Shooter Remains On Police Force
Newly released body camera footage reveals a disturbing incident in Indianola, #Mississippi, where an unarmed 11-year-old boy named...


Jan 10, 20241 min read
Over 200 More Bodies Found In Unmarked Graves Behind A State Jail Following Dexter Wade Case
In #Jackson, #Mississippi, a disturbing discovery of 215 bodies in unmarked graves behind a state jail has emerged, leaving families of...


Dec 21, 20232 min read
Officer Won't Be Charged For Shooting 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry In The Chest
In #Mississippi, a grand jury concluded that Sgt. Greg Capers, an officer who shot 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, did not engage in criminal...

Dec 15, 20231 min read
10-Year-Old Boy Who Was Detained For Urinating In Public Gets Three Months Probation & More
In August, a 10-year-old boy in Senatobia, #Mississippi, found himself in a legal predicament after being witnessed urinating in public...


Dec 8, 20232 min read
Reports Claim Rankin County Sheriff Officers Called The "Goon Squad" Terrorized Citizens
Several deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in #Mississippi, known as the "Goon Squad," have been implicated in a...

Dec 2, 20231 min read
Black Former Delivery Driver Sues White Men Who Shot At Him & FedEx For Making Him Return To Route
D'Monterrio Gibson, a former Black #FedEx delivery driver in #Mississippi, has filed a $5 million lawsuit against two white men, Brandon...


Nov 28, 20232 min read
Marrio Moore Was Buried Without His Family's Knowledge In Mississippi After Four Months
In a shocking revelation, a #Jackson, #Mississippi family discovered the death of their loved one, Marrio Terrell Moore, months after he...

Nov 11, 20232 min read
Allegations of Racism & Abuse Leads To DOJ Investigation into Lexington, Mississippi Police
The U.S. Department of Justice recently initiated a #civilrights investigation into Lexington, #Mississippi, and its police department...

Nov 8, 20232 min read
The EPA Dropped Its Investigation Into Louisiana's Mainly Black-Populated' Cancer Alley
In #Louisiana, a crucial environmental investigation centered on the suffering of communities, particularly those of Black residents in...

Oct 19, 20232 min read
Mississippi Sheriff Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Involving Michael Jenkins & Eddie Parker
The Rankin County Sheriff in #Mississippi, Bryan Bailey, is vigorously pursuing the dismissal of a $400 million civil lawsuit brought...
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