March 8, 2021
Deja Abdul-Haqq of My Brother s Keeper in front of the state capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi.
Quddus Abdul-Haqq
The support just never comes.
Such is the lament of the executive director of an HIV/AIDS agency in the largest city in one of the most conservative states in the U.S. In this state, Republicans have been the Senate and House reps in D.C. as well as on the state level, including the governorship, for years and years, with no sign of change coming.
It’s one of 12 states that have yet to expand their Medicaid program, despite the fact that the federal government would pay for 90% of it.
She repeated several times. did he have anything to be afraid of? no. did he have any enemies? not that i know of. reporter: alfred wright grew up in jasper and played college football. a musical family, his dad is a pastor and middle school gym teacher. his mom raised five children, including the youngest, savion, who tried out for american idol. it s been a long, long, long time coming reporter: his family says alfred always seemed happy. alfred was a man of great faith. change gonna come he loved his family, very ambitious, very driven, very hard working. his work ethic was phenomenal. fun-loving and brilliant. reporter: so why would he run? especially alone in the texas woods, when he knew help was on the way. this part of sabine county is about a 45-minute drive from jasper, the town where more than
Afraid of? no. did he have any enemies? not that i know of. reporter: alfred wright grew up in jasper and played college football. a musical family, his dad is a pastor and middle school gym teacher. his mom raised five children, including the youngest, savion, who tried out for american idol. it s been a long, long, long time coming reporter: his family says alfred always seemed happy. alfred was a man of great faith. change gonna come he loved his family, very ambitious, very driven, very hard working. his work ethic was phenomenal. fun-loving and brilliant. reporter: so why would he run? especially alone in the texas woods, when he knew help was on the way. this part of sabine county is about a 45-minute drive from jasper, the town where more than 15 years ago, james bird jr. was