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Tupelo Journal. April 28, 2021.
Editorial: State must address shrinking population
The first round of 2020 Census data can be read as nothing but bad news for Mississippi. We were one of only three states to lose population, a fact only compounded by the strong population growth from the rest of the South.
Mississippi saw a loss of .2% – just more than 6,000 residents – which seems almost negligible on face value. But when you look at the rest of the country, it reveals an alarming reality.
The South region of the United States led the nation in population growth with an increase of 10.2% from 2010. The closest comparison to Mississippi – from population, demographic and economic standpoints – would be Arkansas. It saw a population increase of 3.3%, surpassing Mississippi’s population for the first time in more than 100 years.
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Every now and then I choose a story to write up, not because I think the story is particularly important in and of itself, but because it provides me with an opportunity to make a point. I’d like to thank Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves who recently declared on Fox Noose that systemic racism isn’t a thing while having also declared the month of April to be Confederate Heritage Month for being kind enough to provide me with said opportunity.
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Right now we appear to be in the midst of a national non-debate on whether or not America is a racist country. I call it a “non-debate” because it’s really just a bunch of fragile white conservatives who have no concept of what racism is tripling down on their typical dismissal of the testimonies and lived experiences of millions of Black people in favor of the relatively small number of Black conservatives like Tim Scott, Candace Owens, Jason Whitlock and Ben Carson who are willing to say
Our View: Census shows state is slowly growing more diverse
Every year since the country’s founding, Americans get a snapshot of who we are.
It’s called the U.S. Census and the data found in the 2020 Census, like every Census before it, reveals information that can have both a direct impact on citizens as well as information that lends itself to conjecture and, in some cases, distress depending on how a person sees the world and the people around them.
The impact of the Census can have a tangible effect since state representation in Congress and federal funds are distributed on the basis of population. The electoral college used to select our presidents is based on Congressional representation as well.