16-Yr-Old Hero Saves 3 Teenage Girls and a Mississippi Police Officer From Drowning
MOSS POINT, Miss. – A 16-year-old from Pascagoula, Mississippi is being praised as a hero for saving the lives of three girls and a police...
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Arrest Warrant for Woman Who Accused Emmett Till Found Nearly 70 Years Later in Court Basement; Family Seeks Arrest
A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a White...
Three Arrested and Charged With Capital Murder for Brutal Killing of 18-Year-old Girl
JACKSON, Miss. — Three people have been arrested and charged with capital murder after allegedly dumping the body of a teenage girl on the side...
Two White Men Charged After Shooting at Black FedEx Driver in Mississippi
Two white men in Mississippi were arrested and charged after a Black man told police that they chased him down and shot at him while...
2 White Men Charged With Hate Crime And Sentenced To Prison After Chasing And Shooting At Black Teens
YAZOO CITY, Miss. – A white father and son have been convicted of a hate crime and sentenced to four years in prison for shooting...
Mississippi Police Identify 2-Yr-Old Boy Abandoned at Goodwill Outlet, Arrest Suspect
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...
Mississippi Governor Calls For Parchman Unit 29 Cell Block To Be Shut Down: “I’ve seen enough”
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...
Jay-Z Files Federal Lawsuit On Behalf Of Mississippi Prisoners Over Inhumane Prison Conditions
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...
Man In Jail For A Misdemeanor Is Sentenced To 12-Yrs In Prison For Using A Cell Phone
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...
Sheriff Denies Officers Brutally Beat Black Man Even After Lawyer Shares Graphic Image
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...
Mississippi Mayor Says He Will Pay Criminals $10,000 to Leave His City
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...
Black Student Files Discrimination Lawsuit After Being Forced to Share Valedictorian Title With White Student
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...
Big K.R.I.T. Delivers Powerful Performance Addressing Police Brutality at 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards
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...
