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AR leaders at CA
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Fri,02/04/22-11:08AM , 1,316 Reads
The top readers for Columbia Academy’s Accelerated Reading for the second nine weeks are, front row, from left, Benton Dyess, first grade; Sadie Daley, second grade; and Joeli Williams and Hallie Williamson (tied), third grade; back row, Charlee Kate Bond, fourth grade; Alyssa Pierce, fifth grade and Ethan Armstrong, sixth grade.

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Students Brittany Murphree (left) and Teresa Jones, outside the Khayat Law Center where they take a Critical Race Theory course at Ole Miss, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Inside Mississippi’s only class on critical race theory
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/02/22-5:06PM , 1,323 Reads 26,883 Statewide
As Republican lawmakers push to ban critical race theory, here’s how the class changed the mind of one conservative Mississippian.

Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states.
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Student Center on the campus of Jackson State University. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi HBCUs receive bomb threats on first day of Black History Month
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,02/01/22-12:06PM , 824 Reads 15,613 Statewide
At least five historically Black colleges and universities in Mississippi received bomb threats early Tuesday morning, prompting lockdowns and virtual classes on the first day of Black History Month.
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Jackson State faculty denounce CRT legislation
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,01/31/22-2:12PM , 774 Reads 13,672 Statewide
Jackson State University’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Friday opposing legislation that seeks to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Mississippi.
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