Tag : Mississippi

Mississippi Police Identify 2-Yr-Old Boy Abandoned at Goodwill Outlet, Arrest Suspect

BMS AdminDecember 15, 2020December 16, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 15, 2020December 16, 202001247

Southaven Mississippi police say they have identified the 2-year-old boy left abandoned at a Goodwill donation outlet on Monday and arrested a suspect related to...

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Mississippi Governor Calls For Parchman Unit 29 Cell Block To Be Shut Down: “I’ve seen enough”

BMS AdminJanuary 31, 2020October 21, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 31, 2020October 21, 202002347

The governor of Mississippi has called for the closure of Unit 29 of Parchman prison. Governor Tate Reeves announced Monday that the cell block would...

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Jay-Z Files Federal Lawsuit On Behalf Of Mississippi Prisoners Over Inhumane Prison Conditions

BMS AdminJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 202016 33332

On Tuesday, music and business mogul Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the warden of the penitentiary on behalf of...

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Man In Jail For A Misdemeanor Is Sentenced To 12-Yrs In Prison For Using A Cell Phone

BMS AdminJanuary 13, 2020January 13, 2020

by BMS AdminJanuary 13, 2020January 13, 20208 17216

Willie Nash was originally booked in the Newton County Jail in Mississippi on a misdemeanor charge but ended up being sentenced to 12-years for having...

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Sheriff Denies Officers Brutally Beat Black Man Even After Lawyer Shares Graphic Image

BMS AdminJuly 30, 2019August 1, 2019

by BMS AdminJuly 30, 2019August 1, 2019111021

The attorney for 28-year-old David Logan, claimed his client was brutally beaten by police officers during a traffic stop in Yalobusha county of Mississippi, however...

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Mississippi Mayor Says He Will Pay Criminals $10,000 to Leave His City

BMS AdminMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019

by BMS AdminMay 23, 2019May 23, 201913768

A Mississippi mayor is prepared to spend thousands of dollars of his own money in order to relocate criminals away from his city as part of innovative...

Education

Black Student Files Discrimination Lawsuit After Being Forced to Share Valedictorian Title With White Student

BMS AdminJuly 2, 2017July 4, 2017

by BMS AdminJuly 2, 2017July 4, 201711945

Sherry Shepherd, has filed a federal lawsuit against her daughter’s Mississippi school district. She claimed her daughter was discriminated against because her child was forced...

Entertainment News

Big K.R.I.T. Delivers Powerful Performance Addressing Police Brutality at 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards

BMS AdminOctober 5, 2016

by BMS AdminOctober 5, 201601777

Mississippi rap artist, Big K.R.I.T. took the stage at the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards and delivered a powerful and heartfelt message about police brutality...

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Pamela A. Smith Becomes the First Black Woman to Lead Nation’s Oldest...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021March 1, 20210

The National Park Service made history last week when they announced that a Black woman...

State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and...

BMS AdminMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021

Lynn on Quick Black History Lessons: Denmark Vesey: “That is not Denmark it’s Frederick Douglass” Mar 2, 16:46
C on State Trooper Suspended for 50 Hours After Video Shows Him Kick and Drag Handcuffed Black Man Who Died in Custody: “And they wonder why we knell” Mar 1, 15:31
Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learn…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:21
Frank Tall-Hawk on White Driver Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Driver From 10 Feet Away, Claims He Feared For His Life: “When will “weak-willed” Blacks learned…..ASSimilation kills!?” If you ‘need’ integration, you’re committing self-destruction. God didn’t make integration His initial move.…” Mar 1, 11:19
Miss Mozell on 26 Black Owned Banks And Credit Unions: “Black owned bank in Tallahassee Florida or any recommendations?” Feb 23, 17:51