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Mississippi’s Black Voters Brace for Elections Ruling That Could Gut Supreme Court Clout

Black Mississippians won a Voting Rights Act case that challenges how the state elects supreme court justices. But that victory may be in jeopardy.

Jackson • 02.26.2026

Beating by Guards, Not a Heart Attack, Killed Man in Mississippi Prison, Report Shows

FBI is now investigating after a report showed that Mississippi guards beat an incarcerated person to death.

Jackson • 02.24.2026

From JFK to Trump: How the Insurrection Act Shifted from Civil Rights to Political Combat

The military has been used domestically about 30 times since 1807, mostly to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?

Jackson • 01.27.2026

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