Turmoil as 'white Republican bastion' in Mississippi turns mostly Black

Turmoil as 'white Republican bastion' in Mississippi turns mostly Black

Jasmine Barnes has been following the headlines about dysfunction in Jackson’s City Hall since college, taking notes on government meeting minutes and financial records. The auditor at the Mississippi Department of Transportation had wanted to run for city council for years, but she started serious...

In Jackson’s ‘white Republican bastion,’ population changes shape council race

The conservative incumbent, Ashby Foote, is facing stiff competition as Ward 1, the city’s whitest ward in wealthy northeast Jackson, is now mostly Black.