MISSISSIPPI FOCUS: Blogs, Ronnie Musgrove, Obama, NAACP, Drinking Liberally

BLOGGING MISSISSIPPI:

Cotton Mouth: Life, Politics, and Mississippi.

Black Political Analysis: Race, Class and Ethnicity in Mississippi

The Natchez Blog: A place of discussion for people who love Natchez

Mississippi Headlines and Political Notes

Some stories of interest:

Children of Katrina

CO2 Dumping in Natchez: Strange and a really bad idea. There are much better ways to invest our money to reduce global warming.

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MS Sen: NPR on Neshoba, Musgrove v. Wicker

McCain and the Race Card - The Corporate Media's Role. And let's remember McCain opposed the Martin Luther King, jr. holiday. For those who want to read more about Republican racism, I've discussed it here (from before Obama won the primary), and it is covered in Drew Westin's book The Political Brain with some pretty nasty examples.


Next let me introduce Ronnie Musgrove, running for Senate in Mississippi and doing a damned good job of worrying the Republicans:



If you can volunteer for Ronnie, please go here.


Here are some Obama groups in Mississippi:

Mississippi for Obama: Statewide

Mississippi Gulf Coast Obama Supporters: Ocean Springs

Ole Miss for Obama: Oxford

Southern Miss for Obama: Hattiesburg

Northern Mississippi for Obama 2008

Mississippi State University for Obama


Mississippi NAACP: Here are local branches of the NAACP

University of Southern Mississippi Branch
Address: 118 College Drive Box 8827, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-8827
Web Site: www.usm.edu/naacp
All general meetings are scheduled at 7:00 pm Wednesday nights in the Union. For detailed schedule of meeting dates and locations e-mail us at naacp_at_usm.edu.

Forrest County Branch
Address: P.O. Box 1011, Hattiesburg, MS 39403

Jackson-Hinds Youth Council Branch
Phone: (601)899-8976
Address: 5706 Gladewood Drive, Jackson, MS 39211

Leake County Mississippi Branch
Phone: (601)267-9639
Address: 3830 Hwy. 35, North Carthage, MS 39051


For those who like mixing their politics with mixed drinks, here's Drinking Liberally in Mississippi:

Hattiesburg
o Second Thursday of each month, 5:30 pm
o Keg & Barrel, 1315 Hardy Street
o Hosted by Niki Pace | Ryan Schilling | Richlain Robinson

Jackson
o Last Wednesday of each month, 6:00 pm
o Hal and Mals, 200 Commerce St
o Hosted by Drew McDowell

Natchez
o Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm
o Bobby J's, 727 Franklin St
o Hosted by Casey Ann Hughes