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On this day in 1919
A white mob, many of them World War I veterans, began assaulting random Black Americans after a white woman was allegedly attacked in Washington, D.C. Weeks prior, newspapers had fanned hysteria with reports of a “serial attacker” of white women. Police arrested hundreds of Black men, and the...
On this day in 1890
A half-dozen white men assassinated F.M.B. “Marsh” Cook after he criticized the pending Constitutional Convention for its plot to “restore” white supremacy and strip Black Mississippians of the right to vote. He had announced that he would run as a white Republican candidate for that convention and had urged Black voters to unite against this evil plot when he was gunned down.
IVF grant revives hope for Mississippi couple’s parenthood journey
For over three years, Caitlin and Jake Miles of Biloxi have poured everything they have into starting a family. Their journey has been complex and emotional — including two surgeries and multiple fertility treatments, all while Jake, a member of the United States Navy, traveled thousands of miles away on deployments.
‘Star chamber’: Joint motion seeks to seal Tim Herrington’s capital murder case
A joint effort to seal filings in the case against a former Ole Miss student accused of slaying Jimmie “Jay” Lee is very unusual, a legal expert told Mississippi Today. The petition states that due to “significant” media coverage, the only way Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr.’s right to a fair trial will be secured is if the judge agrees to seal all pretrial documents, including docket entries, motions, exhibits, subpoenas and notices. It was first reported by the Oxford Eagle.
Is it ethical? Mississippi politicians seek guidance on side hustles, hiring relatives, staying out of jail
In case you were wondering, a county coroner in Mississippi should not contract with their child to transport bodies. But a county can purchase gravel from the father of a supervisor, provided the supervisor doesn’t vote on the purchase. Mississippi public officials struggling with issues such as giving their...
Marshall Ramsey: You First
Not many people would have done what Joe Biden just did. He came to the conclusion, with a lot of help after a terrible few weeks, that he was not the best choice to defeat Donald Trump and stepped aside. He put the country first. And history will note this day.
President Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday afternoon he would not seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November election. The post President Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris appeared first on Mississippi Today.
On this day in 1963
When a National Guardsman poked his bayonet at Gloria Richardson in Cambridge, Maryland, she pushed it away, refusing to back down during protests against racism and inequality. The image of Richardson, head of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, courageous stand appeared in newspapers around the world. The stand also inspired change. Two days later, she and others signed the Treaty of Cambridge in the office of Attorney General Bobby Kennedy.
Shad White, Michael Guest decry Democratic rhetoric against Trump. But what about fellow Republicans?
State Auditor Shad White and U.S. Rep. Michael Guest were among the Republican politicians who took to social media to blame Joe Biden and the Democratic Party for the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Reasonable people of all political persuasions agreed the assassination attempt, which resulted in the...
On this day in 1950
African-American troops of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment began the 16-hour offensive that enabled them to recapture Yechon, South Korea. For the U.S. forces, it marked the first South Korean city restored to friendly hands. Formed in 1869, the regiment had already played an important role in history,...
Judge exempts 7 Mississippi universities from revised Title IX rule
A federal judge has temporarily excused seven universities and community colleges in Mississippi from complying with the Biden Administration’s revised Title IX rule that expanded protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant and parenting students. The state of Mississippi has been exempt from the new rule, which is set to take...
Capital City Kayaks is an adventurers gem close to home
Before the sun reaches its searing height in the day, Chris Lockhart, 33, owner and operator of Capital City Kayakers, is out at Crystal Lake in Flowood, unloading kayaks and other gear from his colorful bus in preparation for a group he and friend Justin Henderson will guide in and around the oxbow lake.
Mississippi’s lifetime ban on felons voting upheld by federal 5th Circuit
Mississippi can continue to impose a lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of certain felonies, including some non-violent felonies, the full panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The opinion of the full panel reverses an August 2023 ruling by a three-judge panel of the...
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