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Black Parents Of Student-Athletes Called The N-Word During College World Series Between Vanderbilt University And Mississippi State

Black Parents Of Student-Athletes Called The N-Word During College World Series Between Vanderbilt University And Mississippi State

pic.twitter.com/vWVjngAUQV — John Cohen (@JohnCohenAD) June 29, 2021 Clinton Yates, a columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated, who was covering the game, appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show on Tuesday and gave an eyewitness account of the racist environment that the Vanderbilt baseball players’ parents endured during the game. “Basically what occurred was, as soon as […]

Mississippi Mother Passed Away After Undergoing Weight Loss Surgery In Mexico

Mississippi Mother Passed Away After Undergoing Weight Loss Surgery In Mexico

A Mississippi is grieving the loss of a loved one after a Mexico for bariatric surgery ended in tragedy WLOX News reported. Markita “Kiki” McIntyre passed away on May 6 while undergoing sleeve gastrectomy surgery. The operation which is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 15 percent of its […]

Two Mississippi High School Co-Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorian Asked to Share Honors with White Students on Graduation Day

Two Mississippi High School Co-Valedictorian and Co-Salutatorian Asked to Share Honors with White Students on Graduation Day

Two Mississippi High School Co-valedictorian and Co-salutatorian Asked to Share Honors with White Students on Graduation Day Once White Parents Questioned Selection Process A  high school’s decision to honor a co-valedictorian and a co-salutatorian alongside two other students that had already received the titles has caused controversy and claims of racism. Two Black students Ikeria […]

High School Student In Mississippi Awarded More Than Million In Scholarships

High School Student In Mississippi Awarded More Than $1 Million In Scholarships

Xavian Branch, a graduating senior at a high School in Jackson, Mississippi, earned a total of $1.5 million in scholarships from 20 different colleges across the country. The Jim Hill High School class valedictorian, who earned a 4.8 GPA in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program, said he accomplished everything that he wanted to accomplish in high […]

Isaiah Thornton Montgomery bought the plantations at the end of the Civil War and became one of the biggest cotton planters in Mississippi

Isaiah Thornton Montgomery bought the plantations at the end of the Civil War and became one of the biggest cotton planters in Mississippi

Isaiah Thornton Montgomery was born enslaved on May 21, 1847 on the Hurricane Plantation at Davis Bend, an area along the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi to Benjamin Thornton and Mary Lewis Montgomery. Hurricane Plantation was owned by Joseph E. Davis, older brother of future Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis. At the beginning of […]

5 Things To Know About The Ongoing Water Crisis In Jackson, Mississippi

5 Things To Know About The Ongoing Water Crisis In Jackson, Mississippi

The city has been devastated since Feb. 16 when record-low temperatures froze machinery at the city’s water treatment plant, causing more than a hundred water main breaks and leaks, according to Truthout. Due to the damage, the plants were unable to maintain adequate water pressure. “I know residents are trying to understand this process and be patient — […]

Preview | Writers | African American Writers | MPB

Preview | Writers | African American Writers | MPB

Dedra Johnson, Ravi Howard and Anthony Grooms join Writers with host Gene Edwards http://www.mpbonline.org/television/series/writers/204/index.htm source Related Posts Top black actors | Worth Sharing Videos If you look at the history worldwide, Black people have contributed more than anybody else. They have contributed to almost Read more Logic – Soul Food (Official Audio) The official version […]

Mississippi Middle School Assignment Asks Students To Pretend They’re Slaves Writing Letters Home To Africa

Mississippi Middle School Assignment Asks Students To Pretend They’re Slaves Writing Letters Home To Africa

A Mississippi middle school is facing backlash after a teacher assigned an essay asking students to pretend they’re slaves. The incident took place at Purvis Middle School in Lamar County, Mississippi, as part of what was supposed to be a lesson on the “atrocities and negatives of slavery,” WDAM7 reported.  Titled the “Slave Letter Writing Activity,” the assignment prompted the students to […]