#mississippi
Yuri & William’s son, Billy was a civil rights worker in Mississippi in the 1960’s, as was I. Yuri and my father became friends as part of a grouping of parents of civil rights workers. And that’s how I met Yuri.
Yuri was totally dedicated to ending class exploitation, and, as well, used her experience with internment to fight every battle she could to fight national and racial oppression. She was gentle and yet a warrior, an intellectual and a student.
I chaired the New Jewish Agenda in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s. Yuri was proud of our support of justice for the Palestinian people…I loved Yuri. Honor to her memory, and power to the people.
Ira Grupper, Louisville, Kentucky
Mississippi school named after confederate leader to be renamed in Obama’s honor
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Original Caption: Manuel, the young shrimp-picker, five years old, and a mountain of child-labor oyster shells behind him. He worked last year. Understands not a word of English. Dunbar, Lopez, Dukate Company.
Location:Biloxi, Mississippi
Date:February 1911
Photographer:Lewis Wickes Hine (1874-1940)
Source:Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Call Number: LOT 7476, no. 1984
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Picayune, Mississippi: Hi, I’m Toriana, and do you know how sweet I am? I actually gave myself diabetes!
I’m 18 years old and have been at the shelter for many years. They are 100 percent determined that enough is enough, and it’s time to go all out and find me a home!
I’m very mellow, love other cats, and LIVE for being brushed and petted. I hear that when you have a home, that happens way more than in a shelter! I can’t wait!
I do need insulin daily and a special diet, but I’m totally used to it and am very easy to care for.
So… will you? Care for me, I mean?
Right now I’m in Picayune, Mississippi, but may come to New Orleans. Email my friend Maria at [email protected] to see how you can meet me. I can’t wait!
Oh, and if for some reason you can’t adopt me, maybe you know someone who can? Please reblog me, just to be sure they see me!
Love always,
Toriana
The Most Photographed Stone East of the Mississippi
Very near the Soudan Underground State Park administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is what some people call “the most photographed outcrop in the state.” This is a pavement outcrop of folded banded iron formation. The outcrop consists of metallic hematite, red jasper and white chert. These originally horizontal layers have been folded multiple times. In some areas, the jasper and chert have fractures filled with milky quartz.
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Matt & Reannon vs. The Abandoned Bridge - Stuckey’s Bridge, Meridan Mississippi
Matt & Daniel vs. The Ghost Town - Rodney Mississippi
Matt & Colby vs. The Abandoned Skating Rink - Robinson Roller Rink, Laurel Mississippi
Matt & Alex vs. The Abandoned High School - Utica High School, Utica Mississippi
Matt & Colby vs. The Abandoned Elementary School - Eaton Elementary School, Hattiesburg Mississippi
#foodtripping road trip memories: Biloxi Shrimping Trip in Biloxi, Mississippi
As Bubba once said, "You can barbecue it, broil it, boil it, bake it, sauté it…" Of course, we’re talking about shrimp. They’re a staple in the south, and we learned more about shrimp fishery that day than we ever thought possible thanks to our host David Graham. Did you know that shrimp migrate and move with the phases of the moon? Now you know. Read the full report here.
Hot-tip: The seafood gumbo at Mary Mahoney’s is a must-try.
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Miss. Couple Creates First Record of Same-Sex Marriage
The couple’s registration of their New York marriage license doesn’t mean Mississippi will recognize their union, but it’s part of a push for marriage equality in Southern states.
BY TRUDY RING
In a first for Mississippi, a same-sex couple has created a public record of their marriage, which still does not give it legal standing in the state but lays the groundwork for further progress.
Anna Guillot and Chrissy Kelly, who were married in New York in 2012, paid $12 Tuesday to record their marriage license from that state at the Rankin County Chancery Clerk’s Office in Brandon, Miss. They live in Rankin County.
Their action is part of the Campaign for Southern Equality’s We Do Campaign, an effort for marriage equality in Southern states, which came to Mississippi this week. “Couples like Anna and Chrissy are doing everything in their power to have their marriage recognized — including creating a public record of their marriage,” Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, said in a press release. “Now no one can deny the reality of their marriage, their love or their commitment. We are calling for Mississippi to treat LGBT people equally under the law.”
Added Kelly: “We want people to know they are not alone. There are gay couples here in Rankin County.”
In a follow-up move today, five same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson. All were denied.
Four of the five couples have children, said Beach-Ferrara, who hopes the action will point up that lack of marriage recognition harms children. Mississippi, she said, has the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children — 26 percent — in the nation.
Other events scheduled in Mississippi include a lecture on the LGBT equality movement by Beach-Ferrara at Milsaps College in Jackson tonight at 7; an LGBT rights rally in downtown Jackson at noon tomorrow; and a community organizing dinner in Hattiesburg from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
In previous We Do actions, same-sex couples have registered their marriage licenses in 17 counties in North Carolina and one county in Alabama. Like the registration by Guillot and Kelly, this does not give the marriages legal recognition in those states, but it does create a public record.
The next stop for the We Do Campaign will be May 8 in Raleigh, N.C., said Beach-Ferrara. The date is the second anniversary of North Carolina’s adoption of Amendment One, writing a ban on same-sex marriage into its constitution. Find more information on the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Facebook page.
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