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James Meredith, who in 1962 became the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, is honored during the first half of an NCAA college football game between Mississippi and Kentucky in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. The university is holding several events this academic year to mark 60 years of integration and to honor Meredith's legacy. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)

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Ole Miss honors James Meredith 60 years after integration
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Sat,10/01/22-6:28AM , 150 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is paying tribute to 89-year-old James Meredith 60 years after white protesters erupted into violence as he became the first Black student to enroll in what was then a bastion of Deep South segregation.
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Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks at a Sept. 6, 2022, news conference, at City Hall. regarding updates on the ongoing water infrastructure issues. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Water crisis tests Mississippi mayor who started as activist
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Fri,09/30/22-12:05AM , 200 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital was 5 years old when his parents moved their family from New York to Jackson in 1988 so that his father, who had been involved in a Black nationalist movement in the 1970s, could return to the unfinished business of challenging inequity and fighting racial injustice.
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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Jackson, Miss., regarding updates on the ongoing water infrastructure issues, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi city with water woes to replace some lead pipes
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Wed,09/28/22-5:22PM , 278 Reads
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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks to the media in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 17, 2018. The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was “on board” with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit in court documents filed Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility
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Sun,09/25/22-3:55PM , 424 Reads
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