A look at who is running this year’s presidential campaigns Welcome to the Monday, August 28, Brew. Ballotpedia · Aug 28, 2023
8 things to know about Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin, eyewitness to his lynching Wheeler Parker, minister of a suburban Argo church, talks about Emmett Till’s 1955 lynching and brutal murder by white supremacists in Mississippi — and what triggered it. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023
Court won't revive lawsuit that says Mississippi officials fueled lawyer's death during Senate race A federal appeals court will not revive a lawsuit by the family of a Mississippi lawyer who took his own life The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Mississippi's runoff primaries Mississippi voters will head back to the polls next week to resolve a handful of state legislative contests from the Aug. 8 primaries in which no candidate reached the vote majority needed to advance to November's general election The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023
Former death row inmate in Mississippi to be resentenced to life with possibility of parole A former death row inmate in Mississippi will be resentenced a second time because of a determination that he has intellectual disabilities The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023
3 red states will elect governors this fall. Could Democrats have a chance? Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities. WEKU · Aug 23, 2023
Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use A federal judge has ordered Mississippi’s largest electric utility to turn over information on customers in and around the capital city who might be using water without paying for it The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Black FedEx driver loses job after being chased and shot at by white men in Mississippi Company says it offered driver a different position The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
How a congressional resignation rewrote Utah’s election calendar Welcome to the Tuesday, August 22, Brew. Ballotpedia · Aug 22, 2023
Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply criticizing a police department whose errors prompted a mistrial in the case of two white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx driver The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons' voting rights Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Alyssa Nichols: the trailblazing US referee chasing her World Cup ‘dream’ The youngest Black woman to earn a Fifa referee badge, the Mississippi native, Jackson State alumna and proud Delta is breaking down barriers one assignment at a time The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2023
Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery. WEKU · Aug 18, 2023
The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2023 Mistrial declared in case of men accused of shooting at Black FedEx driver Grand jury indicted father and son in November 2022 for attempted murder but Mississippi judge says detective made mistakes
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Mississippi judge declares mistrial for two white men charged with shooting at Black FedEx worker FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson was delivering packages in Brookhaven, a town about 55 miles south of Jackson, when father and son duo Gregory Case and Brandon Case chased him in a pickup truck and opened fire
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023 Confrontation with 2 white men left Black FedEx driver traumatized, mom says outside their trial The mother of a Black FedEx driver who says he was shot at and chased by white men after making a delivery in Mississippi is still in therapy
Ballotpedia · Aug 16, 2023 Democratic and Republican incumbents tied in state legislative primary loses As of Aug. 14, 12 state legislative incumbents—six Democrats and six Republicans—have lost to primary challengers.
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023 Testimony set to start in trial of 2 white Mississippi men charged in shooting at Black FedEx driver Witnesses are scheduled to begin testifying Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023 Trial to begin for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver A trial is set to begin for two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023 Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges
Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2023 Ex-law officers plead guilty to charges of torturing two Black men in US Six white officers have agreed to sentences of between five and 30 years, recommended by Mississippi prosecutors.
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023 Thirteen-year-old girl is forced to give birth under Mississippi abortion ban The 13-year-old had never had the conversation with her mom about how one could even become pregnant
The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023 Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure
The Guardian - US · Aug 14, 2023 Former Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing Black men Group of six white Mississippi police officers had tortured two Black men for an hour and a half during a house raid