Clarksdale, Mississippi sits at the crossroads of memory and myth, a place where cotton and soybean fields stretch toward the horizon and the blues clubs still hum. But behind the stories about dirty deals made at dusty crossroads, you’ll find the work of real people holding the town together.
One of those people is journalist Aallyah Wright, who grew up here and now often reports on Clarksdale alongside national coverage for the news website Capital B.
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