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April 14, 2021

Mississippi Requests Major Disaster Declaration for Winter Weather Event

Following the completion of Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments, the State of Mississippi has requested a Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance following the February 11-19, 2021 Winter Storm. During this event, multiple rounds of wintry precipitation impacted that state resulting in dangerous road conditions, widespread power outages and damage to public infrastructure. At this time, 31 counties…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 14, 2021

SALTER: Amazon in Alabama: Organized labor’s racial narrative soundly rejected yet again

By: Sid Salter Organized labor’s organizing efforts in the South in recent years have focused on equating union membership with social justice. Over the last decade, that narrative has been soundly rejected in union votes and in most cases by workers with significant percentages of Black workers. The most recent example came in Bessemer, Alabama,…