Oct. 15, 1883 Justice John Harlan Credit: Wikipedia The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Bill of 1875 as unconstitutional, saying the government could...
Gov. Tate Reeves and legislative leaders, especially House Speaker Philip Gunn, did a lot of chest thumping with the passage of a personal income tax cut...
Mississippi Today is pleased to announce that Sophia Paffenroth has joined the community health team at Mississippi Today. Paffenroth, a native of New York, will report...
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will announce its intent to file a bill protecting Mississippians’ right to contraception at the State Capitol Friday morning. The proposed...
HERNANDO — Gov. Tate Reeves rolled up in his blacked-out SUV to a DeSoto County church earlier this month to meet with conservative voters who felt...
A dozen days after five Rankin County deputies known as the “Goon Squad” tortured, tased and sexually abused two Black men, the Rankin County Board of...
Oct. 13, 1792 The payroll shows that the government paid for the work of those enslaved through those who enslaved them. Ben, Daniel and Peter were...
A group of Ocean Springs residents, a business owner and a church all filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city on Thursday over an...
A new TV ad says that Mississippians “can count on Tate Reeves” to solve complicated problems like the state’s health crisis. However, it’s not clear how...
Oct. 12, 1932 Dick Gregory at the Million Woman March in 1967 Credit: Wikipedia Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory was born in St. Louis....
