Mississippi Legislature
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A federal panel of three judges has mandated that the Mississippi Legislature establish additional Black-majority House and Senate districts following a lawsuit alleging the dilution of Black voting power. The ruling, delivered on July 2, sided with the Mississippi Conference of the NAACP and Black voters, who contended that the 2022 district maps were designed…
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Former Mississippi Representative Alyce Clarke, the first Black woman to serve in the state’s legislature, now has her portrait prominently displayed in the Mississippi Capitol, marking a historic moment for representation in the state’s political history. During a ceremony on Tuesday, Clarke, an 84-year-old Democrat from Jackson, was honored as her oil painting was unveiled…
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