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Mississippi Finally Votes for a Less Racist State Flag
Mississippi had long been one of the few remaining states to have Confederate iconography as part of its state flag, but that will finally change after voters selected a new design during Tuesday’s election. According to NBC News, the new flag, dubbed “The New Magnolia,” received 68 percent of the vote. The public referendum was…
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Mississippi Chooses 'The New Magnolia' Flag Design to Replace Confederate Emblem. Now, It's Up to Voters
In late June, Mississippi lawmakers introduced the state to the 21st century by voting to get rid of the ode to racial oppression that was its state flag. On Wednesday, a new flag design was selected and submitted for voter approval in November. NBC News reports that “The New Magnolia” flag was chosen from nearly…
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'We Ran Strong and That Was a Revelation': Remembering Civil Rights Activist and Political Pioneer Emma Sanders
In light of the recent losses of civil rights icons Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian, America, now in the throes of what is widely recognized as a revived civil rights movement, has had ample cause to reflect on some of the movement’s pioneering personalities and changemakers. And as we celebrate those legacies, there…
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Mike Espy: With the Confederate Emblem Gone, I Look Forward to Seeing a New Flag Fly Over Mississippi
It’s taken a long time, but change is coming to Mississippi: our state flag—with its archaic symbol of the confederacy—is finally coming down. Unlike the flags that commonly fly over other states, our flag was never intended to unite and uplift. It was designed to perpetuate a longstanding division among our citizens. It did not…
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Walmart to No Longer Display Mississippi State Flag in Stores
It’s kind of sad when Walmart is quicker to stop doing something that’s blatantly messed up before the actual government. The company has a tradition of flying the local state flag in front of its stores. That tradition will be suspended in the state of Mississippi. CNN reports that the retailer will stop flying the…
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Mississippi Lawmakers Are Drafting Legislation to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag
Inexplicably, the Confederate symbol still flies in Mississippi as a part of its state flag. Despite having the largest black percentage of black people of any state, Mississippi still sees fit to fly one of the most notorious symbols of white supremacy. There is hope that nationwide momentum for the removal of Confederate monuments will…
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Soon You Can Get a License Plate in Mississippi that Includes a State Flag Without the State's Racism
When confused philosopher king Kanye West rapped, “racism’s still alive, they just be concealing it…” on “Never Let Me Down” from his debut offering, The College Dropout, he was not talking about Mississippi. Or Alabama or South Carolina or, well, you get the point. Regarding Mississippi specifically, it is the last state in the union…
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Black Mississippi Cop Fired (and Then Rehired) After Confronting Confederate-Flag Wavers Outside Civil Rights Museum
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. Less than a day later, he was rehired. According to the Clarion Ledger, officials with the Department of Finance and Administration, who oversee the Capitol Police, confirmed…
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‘You Need a Bullet in the Head’: Police Believe Black Miss. Judge Is Being Threatened for Removing Controversial State Flag From Courtroom
A Clarksdale, Miss., judge has been the target of a slew of violent, threatening social media posts, and police believe it is possible that the threats stem from Judge Carlos Moore’s decision to remove the controversial Mississippi state flag from his courtroom earlier this summer. “Your [sic] not untouchable you can’t hide behind the court…
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Black Lawmakers to Boycott Regional Conference Over Miss. State Flag
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus announced earlier this week that it will take a pass on the Southern Legislative Conference, which will be held in Biloxi this summer, in protest against the Confederate battle emblem that is still emblazoned on the state flag. As the Associated Press notes, all eight of Mississippi’s public universities, and…