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Jessica Perkins Smith
@jperksmith.bsky.social
Mom, University Archivist, lifelong and suffering Mississippi State fan, Who Dat Nation, New Orleanian/Mississippian, Swiftie, Diet Coke and Champagne connoisseur.
My cousin's pig Wilbur living his best life in the country.
December 14, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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This overreach undermines democracy and prioritizes private agendas over the public good.

Regulations exist to protect what cannot protect itself. The American people deserve leaders who safeguard our future—not endanger it.

Sincerely,
The Altnps Coalition
#ProtectOurParks #SaveOurEnvironment 6/6
December 3, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Thrilled to share this awesome news! Excited to get started! @socmissarch.bsky.social
Mississippi State University Libraries to digitize untold civil rights stories with CLIR grant
www.msstate.edu
November 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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To the leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): As stewards of our nation’s parks, we stand firmly against any attempt to undermine the mission of the National Park Service. (1/7)
November 21, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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The call for papers for our 2025 annual meeting, to be held at MUW's Fant Memorial Library on March 27-28, is now posted! Visit mississippiarchivists.org/2024/11/21/c... for details. Submissions are due by January 15. Please share, especially with students!
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.

www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM