Heading out to learn Mississippi this summer? This is a list of state landmarks that shaped the Black civil rights movement ...

The ACLU and SPLC have sued two Jackson-based law enforcement agencies over a law requiring permits for people seeking ...

Mississippi's recently adopted anti-DEI laws are being challenged in a lawsuit filed against state's education boards.

Dorie Ann Ladner, who fought for freedom and equality for Black people in Mississippi and beyond, passed away at 81 years old on March 11, 2024.

The City of Jackson honored civil rights leader James Meredith during a commemoration dinner on Wednesday, recognizing his ...

Mississippi’s newest Freedom Trail marker was unveiled Friday on historic Farish Street, recognizing three pioneering African American attorneys who fought for justice during the civil rights movement ...

Thousands of Mississippians protested redistricting efforts in the state and the South at a May 20 rally, dubbed the ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Libraries soon will bring countless untold stories of Mississippi’s rich and complicated past to a broader audience through a $123,403 grant from the ...

Two civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s panhandling law, arguing it violates ...

THAT SECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED AND BACK OPEN BY FALL. TODAY MARKS 60 YEARS SINCE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW - AND A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS TRAILBLAZER IS REFLECTING ON THE ...

A new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honors three civil-rights lawyers: R. Jess Brown, Carsie Hall Sr. and Jack Young Sr. The lawyers' Farish Street offices served as a legal headquarters for ...