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Thompson’s take an inspiring look back

Ross Reily — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:04:34 +0000

Wright Thompson makes the point, “What is the cost of knowing our past, and what is the cost of not?” As Mississippians, we probably don’t talk about the past enough. We want to sweep it under the rug and move on, but in the recently aired “Ghosts of Ole Miss,” ESPN’s “30 for 30” series [...]

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Southern Baptist leaders call on Crystal Springs church and pastor to reject racism

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:20:26 +0000

JACKSON — Southern Baptist leaders called Monday for a Mississippi church to reject racism after some congregants prevented a black couple from getting married there. Leaders of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday that preventing Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson from marrying at First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs was wrong. [...]

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MBJ EDITORIAL: Bryant, others should concentrate on issues, not media

MBJ Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:12 +0000

Gov. Phil Bryant was quick to lay blame at the feet of the national and statewide media for Mississippi’s poor race-relations image at the recent Mission Mississippi Governor’s Prayer Luncheon. Bryant said that the national media must have been champing at the bit to see if he, a white Republican, and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, [...]

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Housing director’s trial to get underway next month

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:59:58 +0000

GREENVILLE — A Sept. 26 trial date has been set for the director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority and a contractor in a federal criminal case, according to The Delta Democrat-Times. ••• SEE ANALYSIS AT EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK ••• SEE MORE COVERAGE Ann Jefferson, who is on administrative leave as the authority’s executive director, [...]

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Alabama still collecting tax for Confederate vets

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:29:09 +0000

MOUNTAIN CREEK, Ala. — The last of the more than 60,000 Confederate veterans who came home to Alabama after the Civil War died generations ago, yet residents are still paying a tax that supported the neediest among them. Despite fire-and-brimstone opposition to taxes among many in a state that still has “Heart of Dixie” on [...]

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Analysis: Museum project draws hopes, suspicions

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:34:08 +0000

Not all lawmakers are convinced a Mississippi civil rights museum will finally get off the ground, despite the speed at which a proposal is making its way through the Legislature. Their doubts can be heard in floor debate and committee meetings. Rep. Jim Evans, a black Democrat from Jackson, told his colleagues last week, "Let’s [...]

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