As the November elections approach, a significant movement is emerging among Black women in Mississippi to mobilize their ...

These challenges aside, there remains hope and excitement, mixed with skepticism, that Black voters will be able to impact Mississippi elections more than they have in years. This year’s governo ...

A lawsuit filed by the ACLU alleges DeSoto's current district map violates Black voters' rights. Here's what we know.

The NAACP filed a lawsuit in federal court this month claiming DeSoto County’s 2022 redistricting plan splinters Black voting ...

A new lawsuit alleges that Black voters are being discriminated against by voting maps in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

For National Baptists, Harris bid drives new excitement with potential for a Black woman with a shared faith background to ...

Johnson himself. At the time, Hamer and fellow members of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party ran the ultimate outside strategy organizing with other Black Mississippians to demand power and ...

The National Baptist Convention, USA is one of four major Black Baptist denominations in the U.S. and is the oldest and ...

Former Mississippi U.S. House Reps. Mike Espy, D-Dist. 2, and Gregg Harper, R-Dist. 3, stuck to their political guns during a recent debate on which presidential candidate would be best for ...

More than half of Black kidney transplant candidates have already benefited from a new race-neutral policy for estimating kidney function, according to recent national data. Between January 5 ...

Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Historically Black churches have long ... it,” said the Rev. Thomas Morris, Sr., a Mississippi pastor and attorney.