A black hero Capitol police officer out of Mississippi was fired after confronting some protesters who were waving Confederate and state flags outside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
It is debatable whether the unexpected snow hitting the South, including Jackson, Miss., affected attendance at the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi History more than Donald Trumpâs appearance Saturday.
President Donald Trump has made it pretty clear how he feels about black people. He has refused to condemn white nationalists and routinely calls out black pro football players for protesting police brutality. So why would the hater in chief accept an invitation to speak at the opening of the Mississippi Civil RightsâŚ
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Jackson, Miss.âs revolutionary mayor, will not be sharing the stage with President Donald Trump at the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum this Saturday, the Clarion Ledger reports.
Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced Thursday that they will be skipping Saturdayâs opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson because Donald Trump will be in attendanceâsomething they consider to be âan insultâ to the black heroes commemorated there.
Myrlie Evers-Williams once had a hard time understanding how her husband could still love their home state of Mississippi so deeply.
