Civil rights leader John Perkins, 95, died March 13, surrounded by family. He was known for racial reconciliation and justice ...
Jackson will honor civil rights icon John Perkins as he lies in state at City Hall, giving the public a chance to pay their ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, has died at 84. Mississippi leaders share their ...
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates today challenged Mississippi’s 2022 state legislative district maps for unlawfully diluting the voting strength of Black Mississippians. The American Civil ...
In Mississippi, 38 percent of residents are Black yet there are no Black statewide elected officials. The last time a Black ...
People in Mississippi remember and reflect on the contributions of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday. Today would have been Medgar Evers' 100th ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The National Park Service is accused of pulling material from a civil rights ...
It is debatable whether the unexpected snow hitting the South, including Jackson, Miss., affected attendance at the grand opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Museum of Mississippi ...
Freedom Trail marker on Farish Street honors three Jackson attorneys who risked their lives fighting for civil rights and justice in Mississippi Mississippi’s newest Freedom Trail marker was unveiled ...
Dr. John M. Perkins, a civil rights leader, has died at age 95.