"We do not want every interaction with our youth to be a negative interaction. We want to build that gap, let JPS know we’re here to support them,” said interim police Chief Joseph Wade.
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Just a few days ahead of the August 8 Primary Election, the Hinds County Election Commission announced precinct changes. The changes are for the Primary Election on August 8 and if needed, a Primary Runoff on August 29. District 1 District 3 District 4 District 5 Precincts will be open [.]
In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program Magnolia Mother’s Trust is giving $1,000 a month to 100 working Black moms in Jackson – hoping to prove that extra monthly stipend can go a long way toward lifting Black women and their children out of poverty. Zachary Green reports as part of our ongoing series, “Chasing the Dream: Poverty, Opportunity and Justice in America.”