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[Da_Skeptunes👉🏽@daskeptunes.bsky.social @Robin_Volpi]

"Many people don’t know #MahaliaJackson was #DrKing's personal Intercessor. Sometimes in middle of the night when stressed out he would call her to Sing to him. In this rare footage she interrupted service before he preached because she sensed his heaviness..." #WomensMarch2018

[James @jameslineky]

And Scott Colom did it by beating a senator who:

> went to a segregation academy, then sent her daughter to one
> has in-law relatives who murdered a Black civil rights activist in broad daylight and were let off for it
> put on Confederate gear at Jeff Davis’s home and called it “the best of Mississippi history”
> “joked” about lynchings and making it harder to vote

[Lincoln Square @LincolnSquareHQ]

Watch this father’s heartwarming answer on what @scott_colom win means for his daughter—and for all Mississippians.

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

My father Earvin Johnson Sr. was born in Mississippi. Man, I wish he was alive to see Scott Colom become the first Black senator from the state in over 140 years! 🙌🏾

[Garance Franke-Ruta @thegarance]

Mississippi is roughly the same % Black as today’s Bed-Stuy, which is represented by an entirely Black slate of local officials, as well a Black member of Congress.

But Mississippi does not have early in-person voting, requires photo ID to vote, and has a felony disenfranchisement law dating to 1890 that today permanently bars nearly 70,000 state residents from voting.

@DemocracyDocket reports that in the last midterm election, that state "ranked dead last in the nation for voter turnout" and that this year voters there had to overcome "a system that perhaps makes it more difficult to vote than anywhere in the country."

Scott Colom's win is a remarkable achievement.

[Nick @nspin310]

"Moderate” Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom joined the crazed Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday night, who introduced Colom with his own ad, which he said “taught the kind of American history lesson that Donald Trump and Republicans are trying to ban from American classrooms.”

[Crooked Media @CrookedMedia]

Our producer Emma tracked down the mastermind behind Mississippi Senator-elect Scott Colom’s viral “Pick Another Protein” ad, content creator Ryan Sayles.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Mississippi has mastered the practice of voter suppression. I’ve been following the state for a while, and every election cycle, it seems like they pull some shit to make voting more difficult.

And they keep changing it up, so folks never know what to expect.

Listen to what it’s been like for voters this cycle.

[Jennifer Palmieri @jmpalmieri]

.@DerrickNAACP & Charles Taylor of @NAACP Mississippi as @scott_colom race is called - at the historic offices in Jackson where Medgar Evers worked. @LongPlaySeries

[King Roy @RoyIsThaTruth]

Scott Colom is officially the SENATOR ELECT of MISSISSIPPI ‼️FANNIE LOU
would be proud ‼️✊🏾💯💯💯💯

[Acyn @Acyn]

Sen.-Elect Colom: But I want to have a final word to every Mississippian: the ones that voted for me, the ones that didn’t vote for me, and the ones that didn’t vote.

My commitment to you, each and every one of you, is that, first, I’m going to treat your children like I want my children to be treated. I’m going to treat your parents the way I want my parents to be treated. I’m going to treat your future the way I want my future to be.

My commitment is to be someone that continues to stay in prayer, continues to have faith, and continues to work to make every Mississippian’s life better.

That’s what you’re getting.

I make a solemn commitment to each and every Mississippian: In every decision I make, I will never forget: The most important thing is Mississippi matters.

[Lincoln Square @LincolnSquareHQ]

"Scott will be a leader that reverses the brain drain in Mississippi and makes Mississippi a place where mamas can be thrilled for their babies to come back home to."

Watch this deeply moving reflection from a Mississippi mother on why Senator-elect @scott_colom and Nadia Colom represent a new day—and a brighter future—for families across the state.

[Scott Colom @scott_colom]

THANK YOU, MISSISSIPPI! This victory belongs to all of us and I am honored to be your new senator-elect.

[Annie Grayer @AnnieGrayerCNN]

The moment Democratic Senator-elect Scott Colom took the stage at his victory party at Tougaloo College

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Two little Black girls singing the Pledge of Allegiance at the podium.

Their father, Scott Colom, is about to take the stage as Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

In Mississippi. The state where Emmett Till and Medgar Evers were murdered.

“Liberty and Justice for all.”

[Oriana González @ReporterOriana]

Remembering when Cindy Hyde-Smith joked in 2018 about attending “a public hanging”

At the time, she was running against Dem Mike Espy, who was Black

Today, Hyde-Smith was defeated Scott Colom, who is set to be the 1st Black senator for Mississippi since the Reconstruction era

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 BREAKING: Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has officially lost the Mississippi Senate race.

[Anne Smith @AnneS4Justice]

LMAO. Cindy Hyde-Smith is seething @KamalaHarris helped Scott Colom win!

Someone tell Cindy that Kamala has her own holiday and a key to the city in Mississippi! 🔑 Kamala enjoyed her company in Mississippi, big time!

Btw…Cindy, it’s pronounced “Comma-La!”

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

In 2023, Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom from becoming a federal judge.

In 2026, Scott Colom took her job instead.

Karma.

[Acyn @Acyn]

SENATOR-ELECT SCOTT COLOM: We all know that prayer is only a part of our Mississippi faith tradition. You need faith. And I'll tell you, throughout this campaign, there were many times where I had to have faith. There were times that I couldn't get donors to answer the phone. They did not believe a moment like this was possible, but I kept the faith….

There's so many people that have faith in Mississippi at times where it seemed impossible. People like Medgar Evers. I can't help but think about Medgar Evers on Veterans Day. A moment like this, where he served his country and came home to Mississippi when they wouldn't let him vote. But he had faith that Mississippi could make progress. He had faith that one day everybody would have the right to vote. He had faith that a day like this was possible

[Acyn @Acyn]

Scott Colom’s father: In victory you want to not be critical of other people. Cindy Hyde-Smith is a person who's been in service many years, and she's our competitor, but she's not our enemy. Scott's going to be her senator and her neighbor's senator, and he's not going to offer any criticism of her….