Historic landmarks within the capital city help demonstrate Black History’s impact in Mississippi. The Two Mississippi ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

Various places around Jackson were designated state landmarks for their role in Civil Rights and Mississippi History. Though some landmarks serve as museums of the past, others operate as they did ...

Shutterstock Walking the Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Mississippi was one of the epicenters of the civil rights struggle in ...

Hired in 2019 as the ACLU’s first DEI chief, AJ Hikes has also emerged at the center of a labor-rights case against the nonprofit that deemed it ...

Two Mississippi Museums is preparing to honor the legacy of the late Gov. William Winter. The museums will offer free admission to the public on Friday, Feb. 21. Sign up for our Newsletters "We are ...

Samuel L. Jackson‘s cameo during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show surprised many viewers. The 76-year-old emerged in an Uncle Sam costume, enthusiastically challenging Kendrick Lamar as a foil ...

Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...

Mississippi has strict immigration laws, but immigrants still have fundamental rights, regardless of status. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi (ACLU), all citizens and ...