Attorney for 11-year-old Mississippi boy shot by police says there’s ‘no way’ he could have been mistaken for an adult | CNN

CNN  —  An attorney for an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer…

A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl | CNN

CNN  —  A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a…

One dead, six injured after shoot out during party in Mississippi

One person was killed and six others suffered injuries after a shooting took place during a…

One dead, six injured after shoot out during party in Mississippi

One person was killed and six others suffered injuries after a shooting took place during a…

NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs legislation expanding state control over Jackson’s judicial system and policing | CNN

CNN  —  The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge new legislation signed by Mississippi Gov.…

Report finds democracy for Black Americans is under attack

Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what…

Biden promises federal support in visit to Mississippi town hit by deadly tornado

Rolling Fork, Mississippi —  President Biden saw for himself the flattened homes, broken furniture and upended…

A dam failure in central Georgia forces emergency evacuations as the Southeast gets lashed by dangerous new storms | CNN

CNN  —  [Breaking news update, published at 11:46 a.m. ET] A flash flood emergency is in…

At least 23 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Mississippi. One town is ‘gone,’ resident says | CNN

CNN  —  At least 23 people were killed, dozens injured and four missing after powerful storms…

Opinion: Republicans’ end run around Black Mississippians is being copied in other states | CNN

Editor’s Note: Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, has been a resident of Jackson,…