Voting signs are seen in Jackson, Miss., during the 2023 governor’s race. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
by Jeff Bloodworth, Gannon University
Rickey Cole, 58, is a farmer...
Three historically Black colleges and universities in Mississippi could permanently close if a proposed Republican-sponsored bill is passed by state lawmakers.
Alcorn State University, Jackson...
by Rob Wells, University of Maryland
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Lynching and the...
by Marlee Bunch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
My grandmother’s name was Mrs. Zola Jackson.
As one of the handful of Black teachers in Mississippi during...
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to reporters in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
by Rodney Coates, Miami University
Some Republican lawmakers in...
Carolyn Bryant Donham, left, reads newspaper accounts of the Emmett Till murder trial in 1955.
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by Davis W. Houck, Florida State University
Carolyn Bryant...
Jackson State Tigers coach Deion Sanders greets right tackle Deontae Graham during the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Dec. 17, 2022.
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by Alisa Hass, Middle Tennessee State University and Kelsey Ellis, University of Tennessee
On the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes...
