Dear Ms. Angelou,
I hope this finds you glorious. Perhaps carried to you on light breezes in your favorite place. It’s been almost a decade since you...
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Adam Lynch
- Mar 24
Gov. Tate Reeves’ Infrastructure Plan Follows State Strategy to Disown the City of Jackson
Gov. Tate Reeves unveiled an infrastructure plan last month that continues lawmakers’ decades-long trend of ignoring the state’s largest...
Madison Meeks
- Mar 24
Fisk University Gymnastics, Trailblazing in Excellence
History has been made, folks! Fisk University’s gymnastics team had their first meet on January 6, 2023 at the Super 16 Invitational in...
Adam Lynch
- Mar 17
New Report Shows Court Fines and Fees Contribute to Youth Delinquency
The Black Girl Times (BGX) has already covered how justice court related fines contribute to recidivism. Now a February report suggests...
Adam Lynch
- Mar 17
Costly Fees for Those on Parole Aggravate Recidivism Across the Nation
It’s harder to get parole in Mississippi now that the state parole board is quashing applications. But should you manage to get past the...
Madison Meeks
- Mar 16
Simone Biles Redefining Black Excellence
By Madison Meeks It is no secret that Simone Biles is in a league of her own. At twenty-four years old, she already has four gymnastics...
Tiffany Eve Lawrence
- Mar 15
The Rules Have Changed! More Words Available for Black Kids
It was a typical Sunday in children’s church class. The bustle of parents picking up their children was the cue adult service was over,...
Perdita Patrice
- Mar 10
Debra Lee Releases Memoir and Reveals #MeToo Experience
Former BET CEO Debra Lee released her memoir, “I Am Debra Lee,” this week and everyone is talking about the long-term affair she had with...
Angela Grayson
- Mar 9
The Future of Black Women's Power in the South
March 7 marks the day Mississippi approved one-year postpartum coverage of Medicaid for low-income mothers in Mississippi. Black women...
Mashael Shah
- Mar 9
Brown and Fat: Reading bell hooks’ “all about love”
“My grief was a heavy, despairing sadness ... despair rooted in the fear that love did not exist, could not be found.” bell hooks’ words...
Perdita Patrice
- Mar 3
Watch: The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige Starts off with a Heavy Pour
There’s nothing like getting together with your girlfriends to talk about life over a meal or a drink. Settling in for juicy conversation...
Adam Lynch
- Mar 3
Bigot Bill on the Way to Eager Mississippi Governor
Reeves claims "activists" are “persuading kids they can live as a girl if they’re a boy and live as a boy if they’re a girl.” Source:...
Adam Lynch
- Mar 3
Federal Authorities Investigating White Rankin Deputies Who Shot a Victim in the Mouth
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey claims he is working with federal authorities investigating six white deputies for waterboarding and...
Adam Lynch
- Mar 3
White Legislators Make a Move on Fed Money Slated for Jackson
Mississippi Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch, proposed a bill removing the majority-Black city of Jackson from overseeing its own water...
Perdita Patrice
- Feb 28
Why are We All Exhausted?
Day after day, year after year we are exposed to the realities, and often horrors, of modern life through social media and 24-hour news...
Kamaria Swan
- Feb 28
Welcome to March!
Artwork by: Jeanette Miller Orchids. Roses. Tulips. Aurora. Real petals are nice. But we can get these bouquets together figuratively as...
Perdita Patrice
- Feb 24
Angela Davis had People on the Mayflower and Twitter is Disgusted
Angela Davis was featured on a recent episode of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.” You’re likely familiar with the show....
Nicole Froio
- Feb 17
'Toward a Global Idea of Race' Asks Relevant Questions about the Origins of Racism
As Brazil welcomes the inclusive administration of President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva and progressive forces in the U.S. hold the Senate...
Perdita Patrice
- Feb 15
Representation Won’t Save Us: Rihanna Finally Tells Us Why She did Superbowl Halftime
I was perturbed when I saw Rihanna would perform at Super Bowl LVII. The reason was just years earlier in 2019, she told US Vogue in...
Zeniya Cooley
- Feb 10
It Hurts to Love Hip-Hop
The earliest rap song I remember loving was 50 Cent’s 2003 single “21 Questions.” Growing up, I enjoyed its breezy melody and jingling...
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