HBCU students coping after bomb threat scares

HBCU students coping after bomb threat scares

Among Black residents, Mississippi’s COVID vaccination rate is outpacing the U.S. average, data show

Among Black residents, Mississippi’s COVID vaccination rate is outpacing the U.S. average, data show

Prison visitation set to resume in Mississippi next month; see new policy

Prison visitation set to resume in Mississippi next month; see new policy

Who is David Neal Cox? What to know ahead of Mississippi’s first execution since 2012

Who is David Neal Cox? What to know ahead of Mississippi’s first execution since 2012

Over 19,000 Mississippi prisoners can receive visitors during holidays

Over 19,000 Mississippi prisoners can receive visitors during holidays

Residents respond to half a million dollars awarded to Jackson Police Department

Residents respond to half a million dollars awarded to Jackson Police Department

Here’s what lawmakers say they’re focused on in criminal justice policy this year

Here’s what lawmakers say they’re focused on in criminal justice policy this year

MDOC’s budget request includes plans to raise staff pay, boost re-entry programs in FY2023

MDOC’s budget request includes plans to raise staff pay, boost re-entry programs in FY2023

State Public Defender requests funds to revamp system as thousands sit in jail awaiting trial

State Public Defender requests funds to revamp system as thousands sit in jail awaiting trial

Taxes and Prisons Centered in Reeves’ State of the State Address

Taxes and Prisons Centered in Reeves’ State of the State Address

Critical race theory fears cloud MDE’s social studies standards hearing

Critical race theory fears cloud MDE’s social studies standards hearing

Six Mississippi HBCUs receive bomb threats in wave of violent threats across the U.S.

Six Mississippi HBCUs receive bomb threats in wave of violent threats across the U.S.

How outreach helped Gulf States outpace national COVID vaccine rate for Black residents

How outreach helped Gulf States outpace national COVID vaccine rate for Black residents

Prison visits are back in the Gulf States. Many have not seen loved ones for nearly 2 years

Prison visits are back in the Gulf States. Many have not seen loved ones for nearly 2 years

MDOC visitation policy too restrictive, loved ones of prisoners say

MDOC visitation policy too restrictive, loved ones of prisoners say

MDOC pressures prisoners to renounce gangs as parole eligibility is expanded

MDOC pressures prisoners to renounce gangs as parole eligibility is expanded

Advocacy organizations host COVID-19 vaccine drives in immigrant communities

Advocacy organizations host COVID-19 vaccine drives in immigrant communities

MDOC says 89% of incarcerated population is fully vaccinated, though some say they’re still waiting on second dose

MDOC says 89% of incarcerated population is fully vaccinated, though some say they’re still waiting on second dose

Mississippi Department of Corrections leadership misspent thousands

Photo by Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press

Mississippi Department of Corrections leadership misspent thousands

MDOC officials to prisoners: Take COVID-19 vaccine or face serious consequences

AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico

MDOC officials to prisoners: Take COVID-19 vaccine or face serious consequences

‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

Photo by Brittany Brown

‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

The multifaceted role of Black churches in Yalobusha County

Photo by Brittany Brown

The multifaceted role of Black churches in Yalobusha County

‘Life is different here than it was when I grew up’: The legacy of school segregation in Yalobusha County

Graphic by Bethany Atkinson/Mississippi Today

‘Life is different here than it was when I grew up’: The legacy of school segregation in Yalobusha County

Mississippi Lawmakers approach criminal justice reform again in 2021

Photo by Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Mississippi Lawmakers approach criminal justice reform again in 2021

University of Mississippi professors research the legacy of slavery at state’s flagship university

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University of Mississippi professors research the legacy of slavery at state’s flagship university

Cameroonian immigrants in Adams County prison say they were tortured by ICE agents

Photo by Lauren Wood, AP Photos/The Natchez Democrat

Cameroonian immigrants in Adams County prison say they were tortured by ICE agents

Black Families of Yalobusha County

Photo by Kevin Cozart

Black Families of Yalobusha County

Black Power at Ole Miss: Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair at 50 Years

Photo by Brittany Brown

Black Power at Ole Miss: Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair at 50 Years

Mississippi Myths and Misconceptions

Artwork courtesy of Hoodoo Plant Mamas

Mississippi Myths and Misconceptions

We Go To Church On Sunday

Film by Brittany Brown

We Go To Church On Sunday

‘A complete and clear disregard for life’: Family members say officials are not doing enough to protect prisoners from COVID-19

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‘A complete and clear disregard for life’: Family members say officials are not doing enough to protect prisoners from COVID-19

High Expectations: The Legacy of Davidson High School Class of 1970

Video by Brittany Brown

High Expectations: The Legacy of Davidson High School Class of 1970

Baltimore activists urge City Council to pass water affordability legislation

Photo by Brittany Brown/The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore activists urge City Council to pass water affordability legislation

‘What we were trained to do’: Locked-out Baltimore Symphony musicians play holiday concert at Oregon Ridge

Photo by Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun

‘What we were trained to do’: Locked-out Baltimore Symphony musicians play holiday concert at Oregon Ridge

Just how hard is it to get downtown on Light Rail amid Baltimore street collapse? Riders give mixed reviews.

Photo by Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun

Just how hard is it to get downtown on Light Rail amid Baltimore street collapse? Riders give mixed reviews.

Hard Times for the Center of Afro-Antillean Culture

Photo by Ariel Cobbert

Hard Times for the Center of Afro-Antillean Culture

The Crossing Guard

Photo By Brittany Brown

The Crossing Guard

Signing Day gives Oxford student chance at college

Package by Brittany Brown

Signing Day gives Oxford student chance at college

Pro-Confederate groups marched on Ole Miss campus

Package by Brittany Brown

Pro-Confederate groups marched on Ole Miss campus

Skidmore’s Grill

Photo By Brittany Brown

Skidmore’s Grill

Rolling into a Purpose

Photo By Brittany Brown

Rolling into a Purpose

Presidential Aspirations

Photo by Brittany Brown

Presidential Aspirations

Photo by Devna Bose/The Daily Mississippian

More Than Just Hair

Photo by Brittany Brown/News21

Lynching in Memphis, Tennessee

Photo by Brittany Brown/News21

Queer and Rural Life in Mallie, Kentucky

Photo by Brittany Brown

The Heart of a Musician

Photo by Kamera Griffin/2017 Lens Collective

World Percussion Meets the Delta

Photo by Brittany Brown

Who is Mrs. Vera Mae Pigee?

Photo by Brittany Brown

Photo Essay: Coffee Pot Café

Podcast by Brittany Brown

The Black Code Episode 2

Podcast by Brittany Brown

The Black Code Episode 1

Photo by Dana Hopkins/submitted photo

Clarkdale cross country star Brooke Robinson running toward greatness

Photo by Alex Lancial/News21

Is hate as American as apple pie?

Photo by Brittany Brown/The Meridian Star

Ernest Robinson proud of shoe-shining craft

Photo by Danny Smitherman/News21

A Violent Legacy

Photo by Andrew Long/The Daily Mississippian.

Mississippi brain drain

American Hate Documentary