The Power of the Black Vote: What Matters on HBCU Campuses (1222 hits)
Check out this video from Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi! (By MSNBC'S Into America with Trymaine Lee) Despite being the Blackest state in the country, Mississippi has little Black political representation; and the state’s policies have been hostile to its predominately Black capital city of Jackson. But in the face of the state’s political neglect, Black people have never stopped fighting to make their communities stronger. During the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi was ground zero for activism, with Jackson State at the center. Now, a new generation is drawing on that tradition to look out for their communities.
