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Happening now! Ask journalists covering government and politics in the Deep South about what the Supreme Court's weakening of the Voting Rights Act means for your community. https://ow.ly/ZVIz50Zar3T
Black burial grounds are disappearing as families fight to protect them
A genealogical search led to a national struggle to protect historic Black cemeteries from neglect, development, and white supremacist vandalism.
“I hope to let the people that are in Pearl River know [that] Pearl River has representation too, and that they’re not alone,” said Lindsey Millington, one of the group members. https://ow.ly/6Nim50Za2vn
Will the latest Supreme Court ruling dilute Black voting power in the South? We're teaming up with The Current and Mississippi Today to answer your questions about voting rights and redistricting in Louisiana and Mississippi. https://ow.ly/u8TU50Z9Js8
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UPDATE: A New Orleans public defender and a deputy constable with New Orleans First City Court are both out of a job after alleged misconduct. https://ow.ly/wJ1750ZartX
‘Gentleman’ David Malarcher was a Negro League champion and soldier
David Julius Malarcher was a baseball player and a gentleman.
After the defeat of French troops in Saint-Domingue and the proclamation of the Republic of Haiti in 1804, American authorities feared importing a revolution into the country, and any expression of discontent from the enslaved was brutally suppressed. https://ow.ly/HGxm50Z9IGR
New Orleans public defender out of a job, deputy constable facing investigation after allegedly soliciting cash to fix traffic ticket
A New Orleans resident went to traffic court to contest a speeding ticket, but a deputy constable allegedly directed her to attorney and public defender Lawrence…
ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months
A second detainee has died in two months at a an ICE facility in Louisiana where a recent investigation found insanitary conditions and problems with medical care.
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A genealogical search led to a national struggle to protect historic Black cemeteries from neglect, development, and white supremacist vandalism.
