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Eric J Shelton

Corps Member Q&A: Eric J. Shelton of Mississippi Today

Melissa Daniels|February 21, 2019February 22, 2019

Eric J. Shelton is a Report for America corps member who is a photojournalist for Mississippi Today. He answered a few questions about his work as a local journalist for the latest edition of the Report Local newsletter. 1) As a journalist working in your home state of Mississippi, how has your knowledge of the state informed

A portrait of struggle and violence in Mississippi

Report for America|October 18, 2018May 20, 2020

On the Ground in JACKSON, Miss. — It was almost Independence Day and Lee Eric Evans straightened a flag pole on his aunt’s front porch and respectfully unfurled an American flag so that it hung properly. He wanted to make sure it didn’t touch the ground. It was July 3 and Lee, 26, was fussing

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