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Mississippi’s DEI ban challenged in court as boards adopt new policies

By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,06/24/25-5:46PM, 101 Reads 6,392 Statewide
A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday over enforcement of a new law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Mississippi public schools and universities.
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Journalist and author Joy Reid (left) shares a letter from former Vice President Kamala Harris with "Daddys' Daughters" panelists Bettie Dahmer, Renna Evers-Everette and Kerry Kennedy Thursday night, June 26, 2025, at the Jackson Convention Center. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Daughters of civil rights heroes, writers hear echoes of past

By MAEVE RIGNEY AND SIMEON GATES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MAEVE RIGNEY AND SIMEON GATES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/02/25-12:18PM, 101 Reads 7,513 Statewide
“We need our country today to run into the flames,” said Kerry Kennedy. “Because our country is on fire.”
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Smith: Land of the free

By BEN SMITH - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE BEN SMITH - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,07/08/25-2:36PM, 101 Reads 5,214 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Ben Smith:
Outdoor columnist Ben Smith says outdoorsmen everywhere had a great victory when U.S. Senator Mike Lee withdrew his measure to sell off millions of acres of federal lands.
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Students practice sounding out words at Ambition Prep Charter School on Dec. 4, 2019. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

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Board green lights second charter high school for Mississippi

By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/24/25-11:58AM, 101 Reads 4,419 Statewide
Ambition Preparatory Charter School will expand to become the second charter high school in the state.
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board approved the expansion at its Monday meeting, while a handful of Ambition Prep students and administrators watched in the audience.
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