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Showing posts with label Mississippi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mississippi. Show all posts
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Not-so-Funny Money: A Short Tale of Bitter Litter in Mississippi

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by Nomad A ccording to  a local Mississippi paper , a day of hard labor pea-picking for eight Pontotoc County  inmates was interru...
Friday, January 22, 2016

The Unsung Heroes: Fannie Hamer and Ella Baker

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by Nomad A photo of two African-American women and the story behind the image.  R ecently, I found this photo while scouring the net...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Texas Religious Leader Says Watching "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a Sin

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 by Nomad Nomad takes a look at the  rather ridiculous hysteria  surrounding a recent film, dealing with S&M and sexual submissio...
Monday, September 8, 2014

The Starkville Enclave: How a Mississippi Town is Defying Failed GOP Policy

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by Nomad When it comes to searching for good news, Mississippi is probably the last place anybody would think to look. Mississippi has be...
Monday, July 28, 2014

In Memory of Owen Brooks: Mississippi's Civil Rights Veteran

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by Nomad Remembering one of the veterans of the civil rights movement who never stopped fighting for the Mississippi's black communi...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Miscarriage of Justice in Mississippi: The Michelle Byrom Case

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by Nomad The decision to execute Michelle Byrom has been called "gravely inhumane." As the date of her execution approaches, pe...