The University of Mississippi’s annual Black History Month celebration begins with a kick-off event at 4 p.m., today at Fulton Chapel. The event features Grisham Writer-in-Residence Kiese Laymon as the keynote speaker and includes remarks from Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and a presentation of the “Lift...
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What do poisoned letters, a former karate instructor and an Elvis tribute artist have in common? That’s a great question. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo represented himself this week in a federal petition to overturn his 2014 conviction. Dutschke was convicted of manufacturing the poison ricin and sending letters laced with the poison to multiple people. Among the...
The words of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech filled a UM Law School auditorium Wednesday, encouraging students to contemplate the progress made in the 43 years since that oration’s delivery. The law school’s sixth annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration Panel, titled “Race and Civil Rights,” spurred discussions on the historical process...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Chief among the priorities that national and local NAACP leaders listed Tuesday for the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint is the repeal of Michigan’s emergency manager law. The “15-point priority plan,” which the NAACP drew up with Flint residents, was the focus of a community meeting and also was expected to be discussed at a meeting...
Mississippi may be on the higher-ranking end of adult obesity scores in the nation, but according to a recent index conducted by Representation 2020, the state received last place for its Gender Parity Score with only around 15 percent of the Mississippi State Senate composed of women. The Gender Parity Score is meant to measure women’s recent electoral success at the...
