AltWeeklies Wire
Trying to Make It Rightnew
A Mississippi doctor passed along a racist e-mail that disparages black New Orleans evacuees -- and is now paying the price.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-29-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Killen Verdict, Explainednew
The Edgar Ray Killen trial ended in his conviction for manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers, not murder. A historian looks at why that happened.
Jackson Free Press |
Howard Ball |
07-07-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
After Killen: What's Next for Mississippi?new
A Neshoba County native spent a week at the Edgar Ray Killen trial asking victims' families, activists and everyday citizens if Mississippi is ready to now do the hard work of racial honesty and reconciliation.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-22-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Myrlie Evers-Williams and the Power of Onenew
Myrlie Evers-Williams talks about the need for change, the pain of losing a husband and her new book, “The Autobiography of Medgar Evers,” edited with Manning Marable.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
06-09-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
A Bad Rap? A Collision of Politics and Musicnew
Hearn explores the history of rap - its connection with politics, misogyny and vulgarity.
Jackson Free Press |
Adrienne Hearn |
02-24-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Day Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Diednew
This detailed narrative describes how three young civil rights workers lost ther lives in Mississippi on Father's Day (June 21), 1964.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-16-2004 |
Race & Class
