Nolan Wells, from Jackson (MS) County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page

from Jackson (MS) County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page

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From The Root

Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, shared a statement on Thursday (July 9) honoring the life of the 18-year-old college football player while encouraging families to have difficult conversations about friendship and safety.

https://www.theroot.com/jack-and-jill-of-america-issues-urgent-call-to-action-f-2000115627

From The Emancipator and Ibram X. Kendi

Kendi states that slavery denial is one of the most hurtful and harmful anti-Black racist ideas.

On Trump’s Slavery Denial
There are the facts of history and there are the fibs of propaganda. Human beings are inclined to propaganda about the dreadful past. We are inclined to produce and consume false stories about ourselves, our ancestors, our nations to put us in a better light.  No, we could not possibly have done that. It couldn’t […]
https://theemancipator.org/2026/07/10/ideas/on-trumps-slavery-denial/

 From the The Grio

Tennessee National Guard fatally shoots 20-year-old man during Memphis response.

Tennessee National Guard fatally shoots 20-year-old man during Memphis response
A Tennessee National Guard shooting in Memphis left 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson dead after authorities said he pulled a gun on them.
https://thegrio.com/2026/07/06/tennessee-national-guard-shooting-memphis/

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From Native Land Pod

After 18-year-old Nolan Wells was found dead while boating off the coast of Mississippi, Angela Rye and Bakari Sellers ask "Are Our Children Safe with Their All-White Friend Group?"

From The Justice Briefing and Dr. Jemar Tisby

Dr. Tisby has a problem with how the media covers Douglas Wilson and provides a better model for covering people like him.