Source: Andrey Mikhaylov / Getty 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 a Black teenager at gunpoint while calling him the n-word and other insults.