Farmers of color across the country were promised debt cancelation as part of a special program to address racial disparity in lending. Multiple lawsuits led by white farmers, claiming the program discriminated against them, have stymied the program.
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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officialsPeople in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city say the mostly white state Legislature is trying to encroach on their rights of self-government
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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officialsThe proposals for state control have angered Jackson residents who don’t want their voices diminished in local government, and are the latest example of the long-running tensions.
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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officialsRandom gunfire, repeated break-ins and a decaying city water system are constant challenges at Mom’s Dream Kitchen, the soul food restaurant Timothy Norris’ mother opened 35 years ago in Mississippi’s capital. Citing rising crime, Mississippi’s Republican-controlled House recently passed a bill expanding areas of Jackson patrolled by a state-run Capitol Police force and creating a new court system with appointed rather than elected judges. Both would give white state government officials more power over Jackson, which has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major U.S. city.
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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officialsMississippi’s Republican-controlled House recently passed a bill that would expand areas of Jackson patrolled by a state-run police force and create a new court system with appointed judges, giving white officials more power over the majority-Black city.
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White student sues historically black college Howard University for $2M over racial discriminationFormer Howard University law school student Michael Newman is suing the institution for racial discrimination, alleging the school created a “hostile education environment.”
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