Civil Rights Legacy
How Far Have We Really Come?
A powerful look at Mississippi’s history of racial progress and ongoing inequality, from Reconstruction to today’s fight for voting rights, education, and justice.
A Voice of Reconciliation Falls Silent, But His Legacy Speaks On
By Guest Writer Katina Rankin Dr. John M. Perkins, civil rights leader, pastor, author, and champion of Christian reconciliation, has died at 96. From the red clay roads of Mississippi to national and international platforms, Dr. Perkins spent more than sixty years calling the Church to live out a gospel of justice, forgiveness, and unity….
Black History Spotlight: In Her Own Words
A Conversation with Pamela D. C. Junior By: The People’s Paper Staff Pamela D. C. Junior is a Mississippi museum leader, curator, and truth-teller whose career spans community recreation, national parks, and landmark Black history institutions. In this extended Q&A, she reflects on her journey, philosophy, challenges, and the responsibility of preserving Black history in…
Editor’s Note:
This three-part Black History Spotlight honors the life’s work of Pamela D. C. Junior, a Mississippi museum leader whose career helped shape how Black history is preserved, interpreted, and shared with the public. At a time when Black history is being challenged, reframed, and removed from public spaces, her story reminds us that truth-telling is…