mississippi
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Jeff Sessions Met With Emmett Till’s Family, but Will He Give Emmett Justice?
Emmett Till’s family members met privately with Jeff Sessions, head of the U.S. Department of Justice, to ask him for … well … justice. The U.S. attorney general met with Emmett’s cousin—Deborah Watts, the co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation—and Alvin Sykes, a member of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, on Tuesday. Emmett’s relatives…
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Miss. Considers Firing Squad, Electrocution and Gas Chamber as Execution Methods
Mississippi lawmakers are pushing forth a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and the gas chamber as methods of execution in case a court blocks the use of the drugs that are used in lethal injections, the Associated Press reports. The bill, Mississippi House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson said, is a response to…
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Tornado Rips Through Southern Mississippi, Killing 4
A deadly storm ripped through southern Mississippi early Saturday, killing four people and flattening dozens of homes and businesses, according to the Associated Press. The death toll is expected to rise. The city of Hattiesburg confirmed the deaths via its Twitter account. The city also said that firefighters and police are going door-to-door to try…
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City of Biloxi, Miss., Renames MLK Day and Surely Regrets It Now
The city of Biloxi got serious flak last night when it announced on its Twitter account that city offices would be closed Monday in “observance of Great Americans Day.” Non-emergency municipal offices in Biloxi will be closed on Monday in observance of Great Americans Day.— City of Biloxi (@CityofBiloxi) January 13, 2017 Great Americans Day,…
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Woman Attacked at Kroger Grocery Store After Asking How to Make Pumpkin Pie
A Mississippi woman says people stood around and did nothing at a Kroger grocery store when a man attacked her after she asked him how to make pumpkin pie. Nia Jones was at a Southhaven, Miss., Kroger shopping for Thanksgiving supplies, and while she was in the baking aisle, she figured she’d ask the stranger…
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Over $200,000 Raised to Repair Black Miss. Church Burned, Vandalized With 'Vote Trump'
A GoFundMe campaign set up to help repair the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., which was set on fire earlier this week and marked with “Vote Trump” written in graffiti, has raised $201,823 as of Friday morning, exceeding its original $10,000 goal. Some 5,755 people contributed money toward the cause. About 80 percent…
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FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Arson, Vandalism at Black Miss. Church
The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of a black church in Greenville, Miss., where someone spray-painted “Vote Trump” on the side of the damaged building, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, approximately 80 percent of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was destroyed in the blaze. Greenville Mayor…
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Miss. Black Church Burned, Vandalized With Words ‘Vote Trump’
A Greenville, Miss., black church was burned and vandalized Tuesday night, Mississippi News Now reports. According to the report, authorities responded to a call about a church burning after 11 p.m. The Hopewell M.B. Church was found burned and also vandalized, with the words “Vote Trump” spray-painted in white on the outside of the building.…
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Mom Says Miss. Noose Incident Left Emotional Scar on 15-Year-Old Son
The mother of the black Mississippi 15-year-old who had a noose pulled around his neck says that her son shook in fear when he described the harrowing ordeal to her, the Associated Press reports. Stacey Payton, a 47-year-old college instructor, said that although the incident left no physical marks on her son, it may have…
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High School Student Disciplined in Miss. Noose Incident
A Mississippi high school student has been disciplined following allegations that white students put a noose around the neck of a black football player and “yanked backward,” the Associated Press reports. Officials acknowledged that Stone High School’s conduct code was violated in the Oct. 13 incident, school-district attorney Sean Courtney said, adding that one student has…