The fourth day of the 2025 Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour heard concerns from health care workers and residents as federal ...

The Natchez, Mississippi, leg of the Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour touched on the ways Black residents could harness ...

Mississippi is now shocking everyone, including those in the state, with an unprecedented turnaround in reading and even math ...

Waikinya Clanton, is expected to speak on the steps being taken to resolve the years-long issue of contaminated drinking ...

New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three ...

For most of my life, I’ve heard the expression “Thank God for Mississippi.” That’s usually in the context of statistics ...

Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers are ...

Mississippi leaders will gather Thursday for a meeting focused on addressing Mississippi’s affordable housing challenges.

Mississippi, once the richest state in the USA, now has the lowest GDP per capita, highest poverty rate, and slowest growth.

Civil rights organizations around the country are preparing for the Trump administration’s crackdown on progressive-aligned ...