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Congressman Bennie Thompson addresses Jackson State University 2021 graduates

Congressman Bennie Thompson addresses Jackson State University 2021 graduates Congressman Bennie Thompson addresses Jackson State University 2021 graduates By Jackie Hampton, JSU 2021 Undergraduate Speaker, Congressman Bennie Thompson PHOTOS BY JACKIE HAMPTON The ceremony for the 2021 Undergraduate Class of Jackson State University was held at 9 a.m., Saturday May 8, at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Jackson, MS. The keynote speaker was U. S. Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson, 2nd District. There were hundreds of attendees present and the ceremony was also live streamed. Thompson said to the students, “For the past four, five, six and maybe seven years you have struggled to get to this day and all the late nights and early mornings have paid off.” He told the graduates that they represented the hopes and dreams of those in the audience that were proud of them for the momentous milestone they had reached.

Transcript: Lessons on warrant reform from Ferguson

Two Black men were killed by police last month, and in both cases, police were attempting to serve arrest warrants. The Into America podcast goes to Ferguson, Mo. to understand the successes and challenges of warrant reform.

Oaklanders Celebrate May Day with Caravan, Vacant Home Art Installation

Makayla Walker waves a Black Lives Matter flag during a caravan to celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers Day, in Downtown Oakland. Photo by Zack Haber on May 1st. Hundreds of workers and a coalition of over 25 Bay Area groups celebrated May Day in Oakland with a car / bike caravan, block party, and an art installation that explored ways of opening and occupying vacant housing units. The celebration started as about 80 vehicles and about 40 people on bicycles gathered at Lake Merritt’s Bart Station. Standing on a flatbed truck behind a red and white sign that read “MAY DAY WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE,” Minister Cherri Murphy, with Gig Workers Rising, was the first to address the crowd.

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