Like it or not, our state is becoming more diverse (MS)

Slim Smith
April 2, 2016 10:35:11 PM

... Friday's naturalization proceedings was a new experience for District Judge Debra Brown of Greenville, one of four district judges to attend the event.

"We are becoming a more diverse state," she said. "There's no doubt about it."

During his keynote address, Keenum urged the new citizens to play active roles in their community. He encouraged them to register to vote, to speak their minds and become fully engaged in our political process ...

As these new citizens were taking the oath, the Legislature had passed legislation that critics say will allow people to discriminate against others on the basis of their "religious beliefs" or "moral convictions." It was also the first day of "Confederate Heritage Month," an affront to the black community for whom the Confederacy was never something worthy of celebration ...

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