By Michael Goldberg, The Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Feb. 29. The announcement comes amid a Justice Department probe […]
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Meet Rep. Alyce Clarke: The first Black woman to have her portrait displayed in the Mississippi Capitol buildingÂ
By Emily Wagster PettusThe Associated Press Former Rep. Alyce Clarke was the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi legislature, and now she is the first Black person — and first woman — to have a portrait on display in the state Capitol. She smiled on Feb. 13 as fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters honored […]