Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice Department said it got more complaints regarding similar instances by the deputies.
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Med schools face a new obstacle in the push to train more Black doctors
Schools like the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students. But they face a swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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Here’s what’s holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states
More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.
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Police shot Nakala Murry’s young son. Now, she could lose custody of her kids.
Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move “caught her off guard.”
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Members of the Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ get stiff sentences in torture of 2 Black men
6 white ex-lawmen sentenced to a total of 132 years in federal prison for the 2023 racially-motivated torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.
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Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here’s what they sent us
For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.