Brad Franklin

Casualties of hate: Remembering Birmingham Sunday

Biden administration commits funding to HBCUs to address COVID-19

Garbage pick up still in limbo: Council votes to rescind Mayor’s state of emergency

As long as Elder, Walker, and Jones are the faces of Black conservatism, most Black voters will cut their losses with the Democratic Party

Lately, Hinds County politics mirrors ‘Lord of the Flies’

Men should not make laws that affect women’s bodies: The racist past of anti-abortion laws

Interim Hinds County Sheriff Crisler talks first days in office and new Covid protocols in the jails

Marshand Crisler vividly remembers his last conversation with the late Sheriff Lee Vance. “My wife and I were on our way to New Orleans the Friday before he passed and I reached out to him about a law enforcement matter,” Crisler said. “His spirit was bright but his voice was noticeably weak.”

JPS approves virtual learning for pre-K – 6th

Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees held a virtual meeting Tuesday evening to discuss virtual learning options for students in the wake of a rise in COVID cases. JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene rolled out a plan to modify the “Return To Learn” plan.

20 Years After 9/11, And Im still conflicted

Interim Hinds County Sheriff Crisler talks first days in office and new Covid protocols in the jails