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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Clarksdale - Caught on Camera

The unlikely tourism success story emerging in the Mississippi delta

Among the juke joints of Clarksdale, Annabel Grossman discovers how the raw, authentic blues of the delta draws increasing numbers of foreign visitors – and how this is changing the landscape of the city

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‘Sinners was a blast’: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, the blues prodigy serving up electrifying riffs in the year’s biggest film

He was mentored by Buddy Guy as a teen and played for Michelle Obama in the White House. Now, the 26-year-old Mississippi guitar hero is bringing the blues back into the spotlight – and taking it to the top of the box office

The Guardian - UK

Sinners finally comes home to Clarksdale: a three-day festival premieres the film in its home town

Director Ryan Coogler kicked off screenings and a cultural festival in the influential Mississippi delta city

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Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set

Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the film is set, for a special screening

The Independent UK

‘Food is medicine’: Mississippi grocery store revitalizes its majority-Black town with fresh produce

Through a new food-access initiative, J’s Grocery provides its Clarksdale community with hard-to-come-by crops

The Guardian - US

"Mississippi Town Votes to Drop Lawsuit That Had Forced Newspaper to Take Down Editorial"

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) (see here for my original post on the case): After receiving… The post "Mississippi Town Votes to Drop Lawsuit That Had Forced Newspaper to Take Down Editorial" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Clarksdale Drops Lawsuit Against Newspaper After Editorial Dispute

Clarksdale city drops libel lawsuit against local newspaper after public backlash and First Amendment pressure, highlighting the importance of free speech ...

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Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper To Take Down Editorial Criticizing City Board for Secrecy

Free speech experts say the takedown order is a clear example of unconstitutional prior restraint under the First Amendment.

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Court Orders Newspaper to Remove Editorial Critical of City of Clarksdale (Miss.) Officials

I was traveling yesterday (and I'm continuing the trip today), so I didn't have the time to put something of… The post Court Orders Newspaper to Remove Editorial Critical of City of Clarksdale (Miss.) Officials appeared first on Reason.com.

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Judge orders Mississippi newspaper to delete editorial criticizing public officials

First Amendment lawyers and press freedom advocates blast blatantly ‘unconstitutional’ order

The Independent UK

Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

WEKU

Down to the Crossroads: A Northerner explores the birthplace of the blues

Jerry Holt gazed at the old cotton gin at historic Dockery Farms with a bit of wonder. The massive red, rusty Murray 90 machine looked hauntingly familiar. Suddenly, memories came flooding back on this sun-dappled afternoon along the Mississippi Blues Trail.

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Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

WEKU

Los pequeños restaurantes sobrevivientes avanzan conforme la pandemia disminuye

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi— Durante dos años, Naomi King, una australiana propietaria de Levon's Bar and Grill en Clarksdale, Mississippi, hizo girar su modelo de negocio en más de un sentido. La pandemia de coronavirus les obligó a ella y a su esposo, Jonathan King, a reducir la plantilla a la mitad,…

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Surviving small restaurants push forward as pandemic ebbs

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — For two years, Naomi King, an Australian native who owns Levon’s Bar and Grill in Clarksdale, Mississippi, pivoted her business model in more ways than one. The coronavirus pandemic forced her and her husband, Jonathan King, to cut the staff by half, reduce hours of operation and…

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