The blue wave that swept across America in the midterms took a little longer to reach Mississippi. Then came the call. The Associated Press projected that Scott Colom had won the U.S. Senate race, putting him on course to become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Some are calling it the Blunami. Allow me a moment of Blississippi. And when I say Mississippi, I think of Freedom Summer. I think of Fannie Lou Hamer and the people who risked their jobs, t

Sunday, December 20, 2025, marked the Winter Solstice the longest night of the year. For others, the day was observed as Blue Christmas. Though these events are not inherently connected, Blue Christmas services are often held in December as sacred acknowledgment that the holiday season is not joyous for everyone. For many, this time of year is layered with grief, loss, rejection, illness, loneliness, and unresolved pain. Physical ache and emotional wounds do not quiet themsel