Fix Society, Please: LGBT Teens Deserve to Live
Protesters marched around Gov. Phil Bryant’s mansion in protest to House Bill 1523 on Monday, April 4, a day before the governor signed the anti-LGBT bill into law. Photo Courtesy... Read More
For Zeakyy
by Maggie Jefferis He was only a kid, Thrown into trouble and danger at the age of nine Put in a detention center locked away from his family He was... Read More
This is Not a Free Country
Asia Mangum used to use the phrase “This is a Free Country,” to win arguments. The 16-year-old African American girl fears not only for her future, but the future of her... Read More
Meeting in the Back of the Bus
by Eli Bettiga I could see them sitting in the seats before me; however, the rumbling of the bus kept me from hearing any of Donna Ladd and Mayor Tony... Read More
Worth Every Second: Taking the Flag Battle to Washington, D.C.
The Confederate flag is situated in the top left corner of the Mississippi State flag. It soars above the State Capitol building and thousands of other buildings and homes across... Read More
‘I’m Not Ugly’: How I Survived Bullying
“You’re so ugly no one will ever like you.” Z’eani Furdge, a 16-year-old homeschooled junior, had enough. We’ve all heard the expression, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but... Read More