Commentary Southern Poverty Law Center and Others Call on Mississippi Governor to Address Recent Race-based Incidents in the State by Press on November 3, 2016 Press Author More in Commentary: Heteronormativity: Grappling with Straight Privilege March 24, 2026 Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property December 16, 2025 An Angel Now Guards Our Friends in Blue: Park Forest Mourns the Loss of #204, Detective Tim Jones December 4, 2025 Over the past month, a spate of race-based violence has spread across Mississippi.