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Advocacy group calls for slavery reparations in Mississippi ISABELLE TAFT, Sun Herald FacebookTwitterEmail BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Leo Carney doesn’t want Congress to stop with Juneteenth. The co-founder of the Mississippi chapter of the American Descendants of Slavery wants to see reparations paid to the majority of Black Mississippians who trace their lineage to chattel slavery in the United States, during the nearly 250 years when that institution shaped the country’s economy, culture and...

For years, Joan E. Biren crisscrossed the U.S. with a slide show that told an alternative history of photography with lesbians as central protagonists.

Hakeem Calls Refuge Issues Committee 'Extreme Partisan Effort' - Across Tennessee, TN - The number of unaccompanied minors in Tennessee is lower in Biden term than under Trump.

Chattanooga Democrat Rep. Yusef Hakeem said a GOP legislative committee to study relocation of migrant children is an extreme partisan effort.

The new committee comes after recent reports of migrant minors being brought to the state.

The new committee comes after recent reports of migrant minors being brought to the state.

Maleek Davis starts his new job on Monday. The 24-year-old was one of 12 graduates of the Annapolis police workforce reentry program who received job training certification in HVAC and automotive learning areas at a graduation ceremony in Baltimore on Friday.

After the state legislature passed major police reforms, police unions say the legislation creates practical uncertainties that will need revision next session.

After the state legislature passed major police reforms, police unions say the legislation creates practical uncertainties that will need revision next session.

WBBJ TV April 23, 2021 JACKSON, Tenn. — State leaders continued their capitol talk series Friday in Jackson. Senator Ed Jackson and Representative Chris Todd, both from Jackson, spoke with nonprofits, businesses, and other community leaders Friday morning. They covered a variety of topics important to West Tennessee, including workforce development, the state’s continued support of public education, and the Great Wolf Lodge. They said funding for the lodge is still in the governor’s budge...