An exhibition at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum sheds light on the cultural history of Overtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Miami, during the era of legal segregation.

T he nonprofit Institute for Justice will appeal the loss of a lawsuit it filed for Black property owners over Ocean Springs’ decision to label their historic downtown neighborhood as “slum or ...

The city of Ocean Springs has prevailed in a federal lawsuit filed by Black property owners downtown who claimed their rights were violated when the city included their neighborhood in an urban ...

Therefore, in April, the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen designated these areas, including the town’s historic Black neighborhood, as “slums” and “blight”—based on zero evidence.

Ocean Springs shrinks urban renewal area. While the city displayed an urban renewal map for 273 days before the Board of Aldermen approved the slum or blight designation in April 2023, residents ...

The nonprofit Institute for Justice will appeal the loss of a lawsuit it filed for Black property owners over Ocean Springs’ decision to label their historic downtown neighborhood as “slum or ...

An exhibition at the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum sheds light on the cultural history of Overtown, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Miami, during the era of legal segregation.