By April Ryan The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student at Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the campus. There are questions about whether it was foul play or suicide. The state’s report will be completed in 24 hours. However, Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump confirms the […]
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Instead of Doing Right, They’d Rather See Us Gone
By LaKeshia N. Myers Mississippi has three public historically Black colleges—Alcorn State University (1871), Jackson State University (1877), and Mississippi Valley State University (1950). Each of them was created to educate the children of the formerly enslaved. Each serves a distinct geographical area of the state. Each of them is at risk of closure by […]
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Are You Sure It’s Not 1955? Reflections on Emmett Till’s 74th Birthday
By Amber Walker July 24, 2015 Amber Walker I grew up on the Southside of Chicago, right off 71st Street. Taking the journey down this iconic city’s thoroughfare, I’d notice a brown street sign situated slightly below the one labeled “71st Street:” Emmett Till Road. As a youngster, I always wondered […]