Snapshot: Alliance Defending Freedom
Fights: Gay rights, same-sex marriage, secularism; Controversy: Accused of defending laws in Belize making homosexuality a criminal act subject to prison time.
Religious Freedom, Before and After
Excerpt from initially proposed Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act (2014)
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Inside the AFA: How One ‘Hate Group’ Is Fighting the ‘Gay Agenda’
At the American Family Association headquarters in Tupelo, Miss., a staff of about 130 produces radio programs and other media to promote its Christian ideology.
Activism on Social Media
Although nothing compares to actively seeking change in the community, real-time exposure to important issues is the first way many individuals learn of social injustices across the world.
Civil Rights
Meet the Young Activists of Today's Mississippi
Senior physics major Arekia S. Bennett is a strong advocate for human rights. The 20-year-old Jackson native is a full-time student at Jackson State University, and in her spare time …
Civil Rights
Songs that Saved Our People
These tunes all have two things in common: They are all about making the world a better place, and they really groove.
Groups We Dig
Mississippians are passionate about many issues. From women's rights to immigration, the Jackson metro is home to a spectrum of organizations that strive to make a difference.
Civil Rights
Young Courage: Freedom Riders, ‘61
Meet more civil-rights heroes at www.mscivilrightsveterans.com/ and www.crmvet.org.
Before Freedom Summer: A timeline
May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court rules "separate but equal" unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
Civil Rights
Freedom Summer: Road Map
This GOOD Ideas issue acknowledges people who have done and continue to do amazing things for Mississippi and the world at large.
Business
Stalled Capitol Street Headache for Businesses
A plan to beautify and two-way a portion of Capitol Street downtown is a little more than half finished, but its completion may be threatened if the project does not …
Business
Local Spirit: Jackson Businesses Struggle, Survive and Thrive
Unlike national and corporate chains, local businesses often do not have the same funds and resources. A relationship with the City of Jackson could be what keeps the lights on …
Civil Rights
Return to Mount Zion
David Goodman was a teenager in New York City when his brother Andrew and two young civil rights workers disappeared in this small town in Neshoba County.
Civil Rights
Violent Summer: When Klansmen and Tyranny Stalked Mississippi: ‘I’ll Shoot You In Two”
There were no Klan robes in sight the night the violent Wolf Pack was born in southwest Mississippi.
