African Americans in Mississippi disproportionately affected by COVID-19
Customers walked around her, coughing.
Rubbing alcohol and gloves were in short supply. The masks she wore, she made herself. Some of her coworkers, scared, had stopped coming to work. But not her.
Beyond five sick days a year, she said, “everything is up in the air” as far as paid leave if she becomes ill with COVID-19.
Senator: Capitol art should also show black Mississippians
A lawmaker says art at the Mississippi Capitol should be updated to reflect accomplishments of African-Americans.
Seeking African Americans in historical records
When Bettye Brown found a record of her mother at age eight in a decades old census record, she was awestruck.
Pilgrimage in black and white
For 75 years, Columbus has celebrated the history and architecture of its 19th century buildings during Pilgrimage, when homeowners give visitors a tour of the city’s most famous houses.
Gulfport debates fate of 33rd Avenue school
GULFPORT — The $23 million question is whether or not a former high school for African Americans is a historic building.