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…
A recent report released by Reprieve has shed light on significant racial disparities in lethal injection executions in the United States, uncovering a disturbing trend of errors disproportionately affecting Black prisoners. Despite comprising only a third of those executed, Black prisoners account for half of the mishandled cases, according to the findings. The report highlights…
Three Black women have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Missouri’s control over the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), alleging systemic racism and inequality perpetuated by the state’s governance structure. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, argues that the arrangement, dating back to 1861, was initially designed to…
In Senatobia, Mississippi, an 11-year-old Black child, Quantavious Eason, found himself entangled in the legal system after a seemingly minor incident of urinating in public last August. Initially arrested at the tender age of 10, Eason faced the charge of being a child in need of supervision. This led to a probation sentence, coupled with…
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