Unfortunately, despite Black folks’ deep roots in the state of Mississippi, it isn’t exactly a place that we have historically considered safe for us. And for good reason. Stories like this only help reinforce that perception.

According to WCBI, an unidentified white teenager has been arrested in Caledonia, Mississippi for misdemeanor simple assault and minor in possession of a weapon after authorities viewed a viral video of the boy holding Black teenager at gunpoint while calling him the n-word and other insults. The arrest was made just hours after the video was posted. The white teenager appears to accuse the Black teen of “talking to” his girlfriend and threatens to kill him if it happens again.

District Attorney Scott Colom says a that these first charges are not necessarily the on

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