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‘Take It Down America’

Flag debate finds way to nation’s capital By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Before a group of Mississippians who want to see the state flag taken down took their cause to the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, […]

Education

Prayer vigil at Tougaloo supports LGBT

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer The entire country is still reeling behind the massacre of 49 persons who were attending the Pulse Club in Orlando, Fla. in the early hours of June 12. The […]

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Hanging Moss Road Bridge opens

The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson Mayor Tony T. Yarber along with city and local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. June 14, for the new Hanging Moss Road Bridge, one of the projects […]

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Southern Baptists oppose Confederate flag

By Travis Loller Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday urged Christians to stop displaying the Confederate battle flag, recognizing that it is perceived by many as a “symbol of hatred, […]

News Briefs

News Briefs

Sam M. Brinkley alumni encouraged to attend 10th reunion in July   Sam M. Brinkley Jr.-Sr. High School, one of three original black schools in Jackson, is celebrating the school’s 10th reunion July 1-2. A picnic […]