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  • Editor's Blog

    Four thoughts about hatred, honesty, and Ole Miss (UPDATE)

    Like many, I was angered and ashamed that students at my alma mater, the University of Mississippi, disrupted a performance of "The Laramie Project" Tuesday night with gay slurs and other hateful behavior. Here are my thoughts about moving forward.

    By Jake McGraw
    October 4, 2013
  • Analysis

    Racial disparities in incarceration are getting worse. It’s time Mississippi took notice.

    African Americans account for 61 percent of Mississippi's prisoners, but only 37 percent of its population. Mississippi should join a national movement to reexamine the racial impact of its sentencing laws.

    By Jennifer Kirby-McLemore
    September 27, 2013
  • Editor's Blog

    Haley Barbour on Mississippi’s race relations: mission accomplished

    Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the ex-Guv says the playing field is level and that blacks can be racist, too.

    By Jake McGraw
    August 26, 2013

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