Mississippi
Family Of Trey Reed Denies University’s Claim He Was Found In Dorm Room
Trey Reed was allegedly found hanging from a tree on the campus of Delta State University, but the family says it was told otherwise.
Real Beaters Beware: Mississippi Senator Trolls Abortion Critics With Contraception Begins At Erection Act Bill
A Black Democratic Party senator in Mississippi proposed a bill titled the Contraception Begins at Erection Act to troll conservatives.
Mississippi Cops Admit Obstruction In “Goon Squad” Beating
Six former white police officers from Rankin, Mississippi have pleaded guilty to hindering the prosecution while being investigated for their brutal assault on two Black men in January.
Mississippi Rapper Superstar Pride Arrested For Murder
A Mississippi rapper on the rise may be heading to jail for a long time. Superstar Pride, 21, born Cadarrius Pride and known for his viral, Faith Evans-sampling rap hit “Painting Pictures,” has been arrested under suspicion of murder. According to TMZ, Superstar Pride was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and has been tabbed as […]
Brett Favre Requests Dismissal From Mississippi Welfare Lawsuit
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 1 hour ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first B...
Brett Favre Has SiriusXM Show Put On Hold Amid Mississippi Welfare Scandal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Owens / Getty Brett Favre is at the center of a welfare scandal in Mississippi that reportedly diverted millions intended for state welfare recipients into his own pockets. As part of the reaction to this revelation, the former NFL star had his SiriusXM radio show put on hold as the investigation forges ahead. Brett Favre, 52, was mentioned as part of a scathing report from Mississippi Today earlier in the month which revealed that former Gov. Phil Bryant attempted to divert funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program towards the construction of a volleyball stadium for Favre. State prosecutors allege that Bryant’s actions are part of a massive welfare fraud scheme that added up to millions. The scandal stretched far beyo...
Jackson Water Crisis Was A Disaster Years In The Making: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brad Vest / Getty Here we go again, another water crisis in the “greatest country world” that will affect Black Americans primarily. NPR reports the Jackson water crisis directly results from years of neglect to fix the city’s aging water system. Before last week’s rain caused massive flooding making Mississippi’s capital city’s drinking water undrinkable for more than 150,000 residents, Jackson was already struggling to fix its deteriorating system. Per NPR: For years, residents of the majority-Black city have endured everything from service disruptions and recurring boil-water advisories to concerns over contaminants like lead and E. coli bacteria, thanks to failures to upgrade Jackson’s aging infrastructure. With the city now ...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Designates April As Confederate Heritage Month, Says Systemic Racism Isn’t Real
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty How does one claim that systemic racism doesn’t exist while also dedicating a full month to the celebration of a thing that only existed because white people wanted to keep Black people in chains? Well, we can pose that very question to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R). For three decades, Mississippi Republicans have been celebrating the Confederacy in the month of April. According to the Mississippi Free Press, Reeves, for the third year in a row, declared that April is Confederate Heritage Month. “April is the month when, in 1861, the American Civil War began between the Confederate and Union armies, reportedly the costliest and deadliest war ever fought on American soil,” he stated in this year’s proclamation. The proclamation—which is the...
White Man Who Ran Down On Black MSNBC Reporter Has Criminal Past
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gulfport Police / NBC News Police are seeking an Ohio man who appeared to threaten and attempt to menace a Black television journalist during a live broadcast. Benjamin Eugene Dagley was seen during an MSNBC segment running and shouting towards the network’s Shaquille Brewster but the situation was swiftly handled and later it was revealed the man has quite the dangerous criminal past. Brewster was live on air broadcasting from Gulfport, Miss. reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Ida as it made its way out of the region. Maintaining his professional demeanor, Brewster never seemed frazzled or worried about Dagley’s shouting but back that MSNBC’s main studio, Craig Melvin expressed some genuine concern for his colleague. “I am going to turn this way bec...
US state bans transgender athletes from women’s sports
Mississippi became the first US state on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams, a move denounced as discriminatory by LGBTQ groups and likely to face legal challenges. Governor Tate Reeves said the “Mississippi Fairness Act” would “ensure young girls are not forced to compete against biological males.” The bill requires public schools in the conservative southern state to designate sports teams based on biological sex as for “Males,” “Females” or “Coed.” “Athletic teams or sports designated for ‘females,’ ‘women,’ or ‘girls,’ shall not be open to students of the male sex,” it states. Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a group which defends LGBTQ rights, described the bill as “discriminatory anti-transgender legislation” and said it would be challeng...
Full-Capacity Concerts, Music Festivals May Return in Texas and Mississippi After Lift of Mask Mandates
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has effectively opened the door for the state’s events sector to reopen, including full-capacity concerts and music festivals. After the passing of Executive Order GA-34, all Texas businesses will be able to reopen with no restrictions—including mask-wearing—starting March 10th. “I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%. EVERYTHING,” Abbott tweeted on Tuesday, March 2nd. “I also ended the statewide mask mandate.” Following Abbott’s executive order, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced his own, which reopened the state in similar fashion. “Starting tomorrow, we are lifting all of our county mask mandates and businesses will be able to operate at full capacity without any state-imposed rules,” he tweet...
U.S. agents search Nashville blast site, seeking clues behind Christmas explosion
Police and federal agents were scouring the charred site of a Christmas Day explosion in Nashville on Saturday, trying to determine how and why a motor home blew up and injured three people in the heart of America’s country music capital. The fiery blast, heard from miles away, destroyed several vehicles, damaged more than 40 businesses and left a trail of glass shards around the area. The motor home, parked on a downtown street of Tennessee’s largest city, exploded at dawn on Friday moments after police responding to reports of gunfire noticed the recreational vehicle and heard an automated message emanating from it warning of a bomb. The means of detonation and whether anyone was inside the RV when it blew up were not immediately known, but investigators were examining what they believed...
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