Tag: Mississippi
Voters head to polls for new round of primary elections l ABCNL
FiveThirtyEight Senior Elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich has the latest on the primary elections in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and a special election…
Who is Bennie Thompson?
Rep. Bennie Thompson, 74, is the longest-serving African American elected official in the state of Mississippi. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE…
Primary day in 7 states
Voters in New Jersey, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Mississippi, California and New Mexico are headed to the polls. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here:…
Seven states will vote in their primary elections tomorrow | ABCNL
Voters heading to the polls in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota, setting the stage for House and Senate races…
How one mobile clinic is providing reproductive health care in the Mississippi Delta l ABCNL
ABC News’ Elwyn Lopez reports on Plan A, a mobile health clinic providing much needed free health care services to the Mississippi Delta, one of…
At least 1 dead, 5 injured in shooting at Mississippi festival
Multiple shooters opened fire at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival in Jackson on Saturday, authorities said. source
What’s next for abortion rights in America?
A leaked draft opinion indicates the Supreme Court could rule in favor of a Mississippi law and overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming months,…
Violent tornados strike South l WNT
Several tornados have hit southern states in the last 24 hours, including seven in Alabama and Mississippi, and a second system is forecasted for Wednesday….
Tornadoes reported in Mississippi as severe weather threatens the South
At least 7 tornadoes were reported in Alabama and Mississippi as severe weather threatens the Gulf Coast region. source
58 million Americans on alert for damaging wind, tornadoes
Ginger Zee, ABC’s chief meteorologist, is in Jackson, Mississippi, with a new tornado watch as dangerous storms are expected to hit the Deep South. source
Home destroyed by severe storm in Mississippi
The storms battered the city of Macon. source
Despite fearing for his life, key witness Reverend Wright testifies | Let the World See E2 l Part 3
Rev. Moses Wright, Emmett Till’s uncle, testified that the two white men Roy Bryant and J.W. Milman knocked on his door around 2 a.m. and…
Mamie Till-Mobley seeks justice for the brutal murder of her son | Let the World See E2 l Part 2
Roy Bryant and J.W. Milman were indicted for Emmett Till’s murder in July of 1955. Five lawyers volunteered to defend Bryant and Milman to an…
Jan. 6 was a ‘coordinated activity on the part of a lot of people’: Thompson | ABC News
George Stephanopoulos interviews Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #Jan6 #CapitolBreach #BennieThompson source
Mamie Till receives closed casket with Emmett’s body | Let the World See l Part 6
“Well, give me a crowbar, give me whatever. What can they do to me? They’ve taken my son,” Mamie Till-Mobley said after receiving Emmett’s remains…
Emmett’s body found in Tallahatchie River | Let the World See l Part 5
The body is so badly damaged that Emmett can only be identified by a ring on his finger. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill source
Emmett breaks the rules | Let the World See l Part 3
Emmett and his cousins go to a local store, where he whistles at a woman named Carolyn Bryant. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill source
Emmett disappears | Let the World See l Part 4
After white men kidnap Till in the middle of the night, his mother turns his disappearance into a national headline desperate to find her son….
At 14, Emmett heads to Mississippi | Let the World See l Part 2
Emmett’s mother warns him about the rules of the Jim Crow South, where violence is boiling over by the time he arrives. #lettheworldsee #theboyfromchicago #emmetttill…
Mamie and Emmett Till’s early years | Let the World See l Part 1
The family flees the racial violence of the south for Chicago. His father is serving in the army when Emmett’s mother receives a devastating telegram….
