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Valencia Robinson speaks during the Abortion Freedom Fighters D-Day Rally held at Smith Park in downtown Jackson, Friday, June 17, 2022.

"I don’t care what the Supreme Court says’: Abortion advocates from across the region rally in Jackson
By ISABELLE TAFT - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/20/22-2:26PM, 287 Reads 11,394 Statewide
Abortion advocates vowed at a rally Friday to ensure Mississippians retain access to abortion regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming days.
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Lakirah Alexander, a 2022 McLaurin High School graduate, at the business she and her grandmother Valerie Alexander operate just off MS. 49 in Star, Spring 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Young entrepreneur honors father with opening of restaurant
By VICKIE KING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,06/20/22-9:58AM, 198 Reads 3,820 Statewide
“You saw me take my first breath. I saw you take your last. Daddy 5-23-85 – 8-23-21,” reads the tattoo on Lakirah Alexander’s arm. The inked words and art of a broken heart honor Alexander’s father, who was a victim of gun violence.
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MDOT State Equipment Operators Roadeo winners announced
By PRESS RELEASE - MDOT
Mon,06/13/22-10:00AM, 419 Reads 4,691 Statewide
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Transportation:

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) held its annual State Equipment Operators Roadeo at the Landers Center in Southaven on Thursday, June 9.
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Jacqueline Hamer Flakes (right), daughter of Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and Euvester Simpson (left), at the unveiling of a historical marker honoring Fannie Lou Hamer, Thursday, June 9, 2022. The marker is located at the former jail site where Hamer, Simpson and other voting rights activists were jailed and beaten in Winona. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

‘It goes back to knowing what your history is’: New historical marker in Winona acknowledges civil rights beatings, honors Fannie Lou Hamer
By MINA CORPUZ - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,06/10/22-2:00PM, 660 Reads 18,689 Statewide
It has been 59 years since Euvester Simpson returned to the city where police arrested and beat her and five voting rights activists in the former county jail.
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