"Plantation Politics": How White Mississippi Lawmakers Want to Seize Power in Majority-Black Jackson

Mississippi's Republican majority in the state Legislature has put forth a slew of bills in recent months to put the majority-Black capital of Jackson under a white-led superstructure. Under the proposed bills, the Capitol Police would be expanded and given greater authority over much of Jackson without being accountable to local leaders or residents, and a separate court system would be set up in the city, composed of judges appointed directly by white state officials. This comes after Jackson suffered a number of water crises in recent years stemming from systematic disinvestment by the state, and after the federal government approved $600 million late last year to address the city's infrastructure problems. "These bills are an attack on Black leadership, a way to seize power of a majority-Black city which cannot be seized democratically through an election," says Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. We also speak with community activist Makani Themba, who described the state's plans in a recent piece for _The Nation_ as "Apartheid American-Style." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at https://democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Support independent media: https://democracynow.org/donate Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe #DemocracyNow

Watch The ReidOut Highlights: Feb. 13

Watch The ReidOut weekdays at 7 p.m. ET on MSNBC. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc #MSNBC #JoyReid #BreakingNews

Controversial Bill in Mississippi

Mississippi ACLU's executive director sounds off on local Republican lawmakers' effort to establish a white-appointed court system to oversee districts in the black-majority city of Jackson. The city's mayor says the bill, which already passed in Mississippi's House, is probably the most oppressive legislation he's ever seen in the state's history. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: https://www.msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with Ari Melber, Deadline: White House, The ReidOut, All In, Last Word, 11th Hour, and Alex Wagner who brings her breadth of reporting experience to MSNBC primetime. Watch “Alex Wagner Tonight” Tuesday through Friday at 9pm Eastern. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/Readmsnbc Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: MSNBC.com/NewslettersYouTube Find MSNBC on Facebook: http://on.msnbc.com/Likemsnbc Follow MSNBC on Twitter: http://on.msnbc.com/Followmsnbc Follow MSNBC on Instagram: http://on.msnbc.com/Instamsnbc #Mississippi #Bill #ACLU

The Path to Nazi Genocide, Chapter 3/4: From Citizens to Outcasts, 1933–1938

Jackson leaders call CCID bill 'a travesty'

Jackson officials react to the Mississippi House passing a bill that expands the Capitol Complex Improvement District. Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1hYcJNa Get more Jackson news: http://www.wapt.com Like us: https://www.facebook.com/16wapt Follow us: https://twitter.com/16WAPTNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/16wapt/

House Bill 1020 Folo

What’s next for House Bill 1020 Subscribe to WAPT on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1hYcJNa Get more Jackson news: http://www.wapt.com Like us: https://www.facebook.com/16wapt Follow us: https://twitter.com/16WAPTNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/16wapt/