Mississippi

Former FedEx Driver Who Says Two White Men Shot At Him Sues For $5M

D’Monterrio Gibson says he was traumatized, but the company directed him to continue working the same route.
12/01/2023

Judge Rules Against Brett Farve In Defamation Suit Against Shannon Sharpe

A federal judge ruled that Sharpe's comments about Farve were "examples of protected, colorful speech referring to needy families in Mississippi.”
11/01/2023

Poverty is Mississippi Voters’ Primary Concern in the Upcoming Election

The state leads the country in poverty rates.
10/20/2023

Black FedEx Driver Fired A Year After He Says White Men Attacked Him

D’Monterrio Gibson said that he was terminated in an email sent by the company after refusing a part-time position.
08/22/2023

Mistrial Declared in Trial of Two White Mississippi Men Who Shot at Black FedEx Driver

Brandon Case and his father Gregory Charles Case were charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting into the vehicle driven by D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022.
08/17/2023

Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Officers Admit At Court Hearing To Torturing Two Black Men

‘I hope this is a lesson to everybody out there,’ one of their victims said after seeing the handcuffed white ex-cops.
08/15/2023

Biden To Establish National Monument Honoring Emmett Till And Mamie Till-Mobley

Till’s death and his mother’s activism was a catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement, now a monument to them will be erected.
07/24/2023

Deputies Fired After 2 Black Men File Lawsuit Claiming Torture, Assault In Mississippi

Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker allege that six deputies handcuffed, waterboarded, and attempted to sexually assault them during an illegal search.
06/29/2023

Mississippi State Senator Calls For Return Of Confederate-Themed Flag

The Confederate emblem was removed from the state flag in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder.
06/23/2023

Mississippi Civil Rights Lawyer Says She Was Arrested While Filming Traffic Stop

Jill Collen Jefferson, who filmed the traffic stop, is also suing the Lexington Police Department on behalf of residents in the city.
06/12/2023

Aderrien Murry: 5 Takeaways From Lawsuit Filed By Family Of 11-Year-old Shot By Mississippi. Cop

A federal lawsuit claims ‘reckless indifference’ in the shooting of the boy, which left him seriously injured.
05/31/2023