Did you know that Jackson, MS, was the U.S.’s most violent city in 2021?
This week on the scene, we discuss the spikes of gun violence all over MS and even closer at home in the city of Starkville. In Emma’s Opinion Corner, she reviews the TV show "The Sex Lives of College Girls" (2021) streaming now on HBO Max, and Heather claims that she will watch it.
U.S. most violent city analysis by WLBT
Mid-year statistics for gun violence last year by Gabriela Szymanowska and Nile McNair for The Clarion Ledger
Pew Research Center statistics on increased murder rates in 2020
Giffords statistics of gun violence
Research about increases in gun related violence in 2020 and 2021 by U.S. News
Ways to reduce gun violence written by the American Psychological Association
USM President Rodney Bennett will be stepping down in 2023 according to U.S. News
The Sex Lives of College Girls helps dismantle stereotypes by Kamrun Nesa for Pop Sugar
Interview with the co-creators Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble for Collider.com
Crazy story of the week: The first and only woman to be drafted into the NBA died at age 66 in her native MS written by Jason Owens for Yahoo! Sports
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