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A Portrait of an Enslaved Man Hung in a Mansion for Over a Century. His Story Is Finally Emerging

October 2, 2025
Painted portrait of an enslaved Black man in a suit named Frederick

For years, the portrait was at the estate where the subject was enslaved, but it now is displayed at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

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Hundreds gather to mourn Trey Reed at Delta State vigil after his tragic death

September 22, 2025

Students who attended the vigil to support the campus community shared that while they were glad people could come together, they still had questions about what happened on their campus.

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Black Student Found Hanging At Mississippi’s Delta State University

September 16, 2025
Demartravion "Trey" Reed in a dress shirt and pink bowtie

Reed is one of two men to have been recently found hanging in Mississippi, leaving residents uneasy even though his death was ruled a suicide.

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After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display

August 31, 2025
Museum of Mississippi History & Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

The gun is now on display at the Museum of Mississippi History & Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson.

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Inside HIV Activists’ Plan To Save Lives as Trump Guts Federal Funding

June 24, 2025

Cedric Sturdevant founded Community Health PIER to reduce health disparities in the Mississippi Delta in the wake of HIV funding cuts.

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Monday is Confederate Memorial Day. Why does MS still celebrate it and what does it mean?

April 23, 2025

Mississippi is among four states that recognize April 26th as a paid holiday in remembrance of Confederate casualties.

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Black Residents Liken Mississippi’s New Court System to ‘Modern Day Slavery’

January 29, 2025

This week, a controversial state-run court opens in predominantly Black capital city, despite overwhelming opposition from Black residents.

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Advocates fight for voting rights of formerly incarcerated people in Mississippi

January 17, 2025

One woman is working for lasting change after having a felony stripped her of employment opportunities and the right to vote.

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Tour highlights race-based poverty and inequity across Mississippi Delta region

January 10, 2025
Tour highlights race-based poverty and inequity across Mississippi Delta region

The regions unique history and geography have resulted in unique economic disparities for Black residents.

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Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years

November 8, 2024
Mississippi state capitol

A current lawsuit alleges that a staff attorney of the state was paid less than her white peers and didn’t receive increases like them.

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