BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson sued the city of Baton Rouge and police officials on Thursday, saying officers responded in a “militarized and aggressive manner” in arresting him and […]
By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber held a community forum titled “Us and Them: A Conversation on Race, Black Lives and the Police,” at 6 p.m. July 28, in the Murrah High […]
Fraternity also gives scholarships at annual banquet By Shanderia K. Posey Editor The Mississippi Link Publisher Jackie Hampton was one of several recipients of a Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Mu Sigma Chapter Image Award […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire The Jackson Public Schools’ Board of Trustees has a new board member, Kimberly Campbell, Esq. Her appointment by Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber was approved by the City Council in July. She […]
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Mississippi is the home of blues music but this past weekend several genres – gospel, R&B and jazz – were showcased during the Jackson Music Awards Association’s annual recognition […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire During July, Alpha Kappa Alpha women across the country will take part in Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Named after Bebe Moore Campbell, an accomplished author, activist, […]
Campaign targets Jackson for interactive heart failure awareness event Heart failure is a serious, progressive health condition that disproportionately affects African Americans. Of the data available, Mississippi has the highest heart failure mortality rate in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support […]
GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A 46-year-old Vancleave man has admitted he stole nearly $106,000 in disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. The Sun Herald reports Ricky Wade Perry has pleaded guilty to theft of government […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In a defensive crouch, Donald Trump complained Monday about being “viciously attacked” by the father of a decorated Army captain killed in Iraq, persisting in an emotionally charged feud that has […]
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