Today, what remains of the Triangle Block district is historic First Baptist Church — one of the nation’s oldest Black churches — and a sign that marks where the original businesses used to be.

David Banner: I was raised by a very strong, quintessential Mississippi country, raised on a farm, Black man. I really think those things that people say that they love or like about me, comes ...

Beyond black and white: ... “When you’re a young, curious Black kid with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, you feel like you were born into a world that wasn’t made for you,” he says.