What Mississippi’s Income Tax Elimination Means For Black Residents And Businesses
Black business owners claim cuts by a white legislature makes it harder for residents to thrive as the bill increases sales ...
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The 34% wage gap Black Women face in Mississippi
Mississippi lawmaker Zakiya Summers champions equal wage pay legislation as Black women nationwide earn just 66 cents per ...
Mississippi Legislature Approves DEI Ban After Heated Debate
Mississippi lawmakers have agreed to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and certain “divisive concepts” from public schools ...
Pieces of fabric stitch together southern life and tradition during the ‘Of Salt and Spirit’ Black Quilters exhibit
Anyone who owns a quilt, that quilt has a bit of history and a story behind it,” said Mississippi Museum of Art Associate ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.
Op-Ed:The Fight for Equal Pay Must Continue—Especially For Black Women In The South
Despite being the most educated group in the country, Black women still earn the least. Rep. Zakiya Summers says it’s time to ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House of ...