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- Kayla Tate White, formerly Buening, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Alison Kessler of Madison County, Ala., lost their children to murder-suicides at the the hands of their former intimate partners despite their desperate pleas for help to the courts and law enforcement. Now, these two grieving mothers are fighting to get legislation passed in their respective states that would protect other children in domestic violence situations. Jim Rassol and Eric Schultz/MCIR
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MCIR: Two mothers saw the system fail to protect their children from violent men. Now they’re trying to reform the system.
By KATIE FOGARTY - MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Tue,09/13/22-4:56PM , 2,915 Reads 16,023 Statewide
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Alison Kessler read the text again on her smartphone: I want to see your head separated from your body.

She swallowed hard. That text on May, 19, 2020, was one of many threatening messages she received from John Stacey, the father of her 4-year-old son.
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Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/13/22-4:14PM , 1,390 Reads 15,832 Statewide
Never-before-seen text messages show former Gov. Phil Bryant tried to shepherd a proposal to use welfare funds on the construction of a new volleyball stadium for retired NFL player Brett Favre – a project prosecutors have called a scheme to defraud the government.
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Mississippi Stories: Ellis Nassour
By MARSHALL RAMSEY - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/12/22-10:24AM , 699 Reads 12,286 Statewide
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- Ada Miller Robinson (left) aids customer Clemontine Whitaker with a purchase at the Afrikan Art Gallery in Jackson, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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This art gallery brings Africa to the ‘City With Soul’
By VICKIE KING - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/12/22-9:56AM , 1,208 Reads 15,485 Statewide
Jean Carson warmly welcomes customers who stop by the Afrikan Art Gallery at 800 North Farish St., a few blocks north of downtown Jackson, through a haze of scented, burning incense, making sure to mention the gallery’s goods are authentic and handmade.
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