By: Megan Ainsworth Hinds County Police Chief James Davis recently made a statement regarding the shooting of Officer Alan Myles in Jackson, Mississippi. What has emerged as a trend when such statements are made is a lionizing of police in general and an immediate inflammatory labeling of the suspect. …

by Megan Ainsworth — We threw a patina-ed Columbus into the river to the beating of First Nation water drums, pre-colonial. Police show up to Peace with war-games, pepper-spraying Lady Liberty in the face while she writhes in the street burning. Langston’s darker brothers are hanging from trees again in the South strange…

A Collection of Thoughts from MRC’s Black Board Members in the wake of Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict. MRC Board of Directors is more of a family rather than a group of people who make decisions on behalf of a non-profit. And as a family, we watched the Chauvin verdict together…

“Nolite te Bastardes” (“Don’t let the bastards Grind you Down,” mock Latin) by Megan Ainsworth For two of my best friends in this crazy fucking place, Seth Thomas and Kristin Jones, who teach me daily what the magic of feminine resilience looks like, and as always for my little Rose…

Special video message to Bessemer Amazon workers from UGT Brazil President Ricardo Patah and the 14 million unionized Brazilians he represents. A strong labor movement and the push for unionization is much more than achieving worker’s rights and better working conditions through collective bargaining. Don’t get us wrong, that is…

On March 2, organizers, activists, and others from around the country participated in a National Day of Empathy for formerly and currently incarcerated folks. MS Rising Coalition took part in Mississippi’s online event. …

by Melissa Garriga February 16, 2021 This interview with Melissa Garriga was conducted and condensed by franknews. Melissa | I was born and raised in Mississippi. I serve on the board of directors for the Mississippi Rising Coalition, which is an anti-racist, social justice nonprofit. …

by Angela Singletary February is Black History Month. This is often the month when kids learn “fun facts” about past people of color such as how Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus and George Washington Carver invented peanut butter (spoiler alert — he did not). …

By: Lisa Foster This summer, the Mississippi Legislature made history and voted to change the Mississippi state flag. While their reasons for supporting the change were varied, some Legislators finally acknowledged the false history of the Lost Cause that the flag was grounded in.