Entertainment

Locals awarded at MLK banquet

By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Days of activities in Jackson celebrating the memory and birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. culminated Monday, with the 24th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awards […]

Education

Tougaloo celebrates King’s life

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday celebrations take on many forms each year reflective of the legacy he endowed. From a day of giving and working to improve the […]

News Briefs

JSU scholarships available

The Jackson-Hinds Alumni Chapter of Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association scholarship deadline is Feb. 1. The selection committee must receive applications by the deadline from 2016 high school graduating students interested in attending JSU. […]

News Briefs

Non-profits urged to apply for WBC grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking eligible private, non-profit organizations (501c) in Mississippi interested in hosting a Women’s Business Center to apply for grants. Mississippi was one of only a few states that was […]

News Briefs

Deadline nears to apply for NAACP contest

Time is running out to apply to participate in the NAACP ACT-SO competition. The NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and […]

News Briefs

Greek groups to host Boots and Brim Dance

 The Madison County (MS) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Epsilon Kappa Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., along with Uplift Incorporated (501 c3), will host the second annual […]