Politics

Democratic Rep. Alyce Clarke, the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, will not seek another term. Clarke, who has served in her position for 38 years, announced her decision on Tuesday, NBC News reports. “You can’t make a difference unless you’re at the table. And I’m glad we finally got to the table,”… Continue reading The First Black Woman Elected To The Mississippi Legislature, Rep. Alyce Clarke, Is Stepping Down After Serving 38 Years

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he plans to eliminate funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs across all of Florida’s universities.

A collection of civil servants convened by the Biden administration to rethink racial categories in the United States Census has proposed changes to how the census asks questions about race. As reported by Forbes, most notably, the committee has suggested creating a new racial classification for Middle Eastern and North African individuals. The experts also recommended recategorizing… Continue reading Biden Administration Seeking To Change Census Rules To Identify Latino/Hispanic As A Race Instead Of Ethnicity, Which May Prove Problematic

Earlier this week, news broke that Jay-Z and Yo Gotti withdrew a lawsuit they had filed in 2020 against the Mississippi Department of Corrections over unsafe and inhumane conditions in the state’s prison system. As NBC News reports, The rappers had filed their lawsuit to address horrific conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman,… Continue reading Why Jay-Z And Yo Gotti Dropped Their Mississippi Prison Lawsuit