Mississippi
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Fight for First-Class CitizenshipRemembering a courageous civil rights activist whose name and story are too little known.
God Was Faithful to These Chinese Families in the American SouthA new documentary goes deep on a surprising history. Which happens to be mine too.简体中文繁體中文
Supreme Court’s Next Abortion Case Could Be a Pro-Life Turning PointEvangelicals anticipate a ruling on Mississippi’s 15-week ban as a possible first step toward overturning Roe v. Wade.
Mississippi Baptists: Removing Confederate Flag Emblem Is a ‘Moral Obligation’The largest Christian group in the state joins calls to change the state flag.
Burl Cain Promises ‘Good Praying’ for Mississippi Prisons. It’s Not Enough.For too long, evangelicals have compromised with the punitive politics of law and order.
Federal Government Backs Churches in Drive-In Worship FightAttorney general speaks out against coronavirus restrictions that apply to worship but not other similar activities—like fast-food parking lots.
I Was a Violent Klansman Who Deserved to DieYet at the height of my segregationist fervor, God showed me mercy.
John Perkins: I Wish I Had Done More to Help Poor White PeopleAn excerpt from ‘Dream with Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win.’
Deadliest Winter Tornado in Decades Crumbles Baptist CampusThe twister destroyed four university buildings, damaged dozens of others, and injured seven students.
Mud and the Case of the Southern FilmMud explores dimensions of care and violence intrinsic to Southern films, shedding light on what makes the genre work—and what doesn't.
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