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Why I Love My Alma Mater
Why I chose to take the road less traveled… Many of my friends who decided to stay in Mississippi for college attended Jackson State University (JSU). Although I was granted a full scholarship there,...
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Voting Day: No Picket Lines, No Scare Tactics
(image from the Freedom Summer of 1964) Today is voting day for the primary elections. Because I am reading Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by John Dittmer, I have a totally...
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The Butler and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi
This past weekend, I took my mom to watch The Butler. I planned to see it but hadn’t decided if I was going to watch it at the movies or wait for the DVD. A close friend of mine, who is aware of my...
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Where Are We Now?
One of my colleagues and I were talking about The Butler and the issue of Black on Black crime. My colleague said she walked out of the movie because she could not tolerate being face to face with the...
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