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Prison Pipeline: National Security Threat?
Children's Defense Fund founder and director Marian Wright Edelman, along with other Jackson-area youth advocates, unveiled a set of recommendations to end zero-tolerance school-discipline policies that feed what CDF and others have termed a "cradle-to-prison pipeline."
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Barber v. Bryant 5th Circuit Petition for Rehearing En Banc
Barber v. Bryant 5th Circuit Petition for Rehearing En Banc
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Education
Southern Miss Eliminates Some Jobs Amid State Budget Cuts
The University of Southern Mississippi has laid off three employees and eliminated 33 vacant jobs because of state budget cuts.
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Business
Months Later, No Decision on Mississippi Online Tax Plan
Months after Mississippi's top tax official proposed requiring large online sellers to collect taxes on internet sales, he still hasn't enacted the rule.
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Art
Hazel Brannon Smith, Crusading Journalist and 'Scalawag'
Durant native and author Jeff Howell recalls his 13-year-old self discovering African American basketball player Walt Frazier in his library's red, white and blue 1976 edition of the "World Book."
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Food
In Josephine’s Kitchen
"Extreme potatoes" is not a term people use often, but at Josephine's Kitchen, it's part of the menu.
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Music
Carly Pearce: Star-Crossed Country
For some people, singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will seem like an artist who is just jumping into the country scene—even if it's far from the truth.
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The Slate
Now that July is fully underway, we have plenty of football activity to look forward to. NFL training camps will open later this month, preseason games are about a month …
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Civil Rights
This Little Light of Ours: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Shines a Light on History
The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened its doors temporarily on Tuesday, June 27, for a preview of the impactful, honest and focused features, like the Freedom Riders exhibit.
