Black girls are disproportionately disciplined in schools, with the GAO report finding that they accounted for nearly half of all exclusionary discipline cases in the 2017-2018 school year, and that racial bias, adultification, and colorism contribute to this disparity.
Mississippi
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All six former ‘Goon Squad’ officers sentenced for violent civil rights offenses in Mississippi
Former Mississippi Sheriff’s Deputy Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton were sentenced to 20-year and 17-and-a-half years in prison, respectively, for the torture of two Black men.
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Former Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing and abusing two Black men
Six former law enforcement officers from Mississippi have admitted guilt for their participation in the torture and abuse of two Black men earlier this year.
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President Biden to sign proclamation establishing national monument honoring Emmett Till
Named the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument,” the historic memorial will span three sites in Illinois and Mississippi.
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Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till’s accuser, dies at 88
The White woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died.
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Mississippi lawmakers seek return to Jim Crow with separate White system of justice
Mississippi’s Black community is outraged that state lawmakers are moving closer to establishing a separate justice system in Jackson for whites and African Americans.
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Black and Brown women demand justice in Favre scandal
‘Here you have a famous White man who was at the top of his game, financially and athletically, being allowed to steal from the poorest of the poor.’
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Photo of the Week | A sight on the Mississippi
Viking Cruises, an international cruise line company, docked its newly launched cruise ship along the shores of the Mississippi in front of the St. Paul skyline.
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Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on America’s power and water system infrastructure
Jackson, a majority-Black state capital, has dealt with water system breakdowns for years and has repeatedly requested infrastructure funding.