How does your income rank compared to other people in your community and across the county? Find out here. Data from the Pew Research Center showed that about 52% of Americans live in middle-class ...
Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers are ...
District lines used to elect Mississippi’s Supreme Court have gone unchanged for more than 35 years. We’re suing because this dilutes the voting strength of Black residents in state Supreme Court ...
Sharon D. Wright Austin has produced a comprehensive study of rural Mississippi, focusing on its traditional Delta “Black Belt.” That long sliver of fertile crescent located along the Mississippi ...
The tour will make its first stop in Jackson and will feature discussions about the city’s ongoing water crisis. The Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour is making its way across the state of Mississippi ...
Moms face a public health crisis that’s putting Mississippi behind every other state, and it could get worse under federal ...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Random 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 ...
New Mexico came out on top of a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty rates throughout the U.S. New Mexico was ranked first on a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty ...