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The History of White Lawmakers Trying to Take Over Mississippi’s Predominately Black Capital

Arekia Bennett-Scott didn’t expect her hometown to be thrust into the national spotlight just months after the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, resurfaced tensions over how state officials treat the majority-Black city.  Yet, residents in the Democratic-led capital are now pushing back against efforts by white Republican state officials to gain more power over the […]

Posted inPolitics & Policy

The History of White Lawmakers Trying to Take Over Mississippi’s Predominantly Black Capital

Arekia Bennett-Scott didn’t expect her hometown to be thrust into the national spotlight just months after the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, resurfaced tensions over how state officials treat the majority-Black city.  Yet, residents in the Democratic-led capital are now pushing back against efforts by white Republican state officials to gain more power over the […]