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The Greatest of All Time: 1942 – 2016
Ali was confident symbol of Black pride “A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali By Jesse […]
Year: 2016
Sports
Inside, outside of ring, Champ made difference
By Stacy M. Brown The Washington Informer, NNPA Member Muhammad Ali’s historic win against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974 was perhaps the greatest of all of his ring victories. Ali dropped Foreman in […]
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Southern Baptist leader blazed civil rights trail in state
By Natalie Bell Special to The Mississippi Link The 1960s interracial work of the late Rev. Dr. William Penn Davis is the subject of a biography titled Smoke Over Mississippi: A Journey of Hope and […]
Education
JPS recognizes The Link, other media organizations
The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson Public School District held a Media Appreciation Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. June 2, to recognize area media organizations for supporting scholars, teachers and administrative staff in the district. Jackson Public […]
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News Briefs
North park Mall certified ‘StormReady’ by National Weather Service Northpark Mall is honored to announce it has been dubbed “StormReady” by the National Weather Service. As summer quickly approaches in Mississippi, safety in the […]
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The latest Mississippi news
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – Milwaukee Tool will add 75 jobs in Greenwood and invest $1.5 million, expanding to meet increasing demand. The unit of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries has hired 10 workers and expects to […]
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Paul Ryan: Trump made ‘textbook definition of a racist comment’
WASHINGTON, D.C.(AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Donald Trump made the “textbook definition of a racist comment” in saying an American-born judge isn’t qualified to preside over a case because of his […]
Business
$265 million `Foxwoods Resort Casino at Biloxi Pointe’ coming to coast
BILOXI, Mississippi (AP) — A Connecticut Indian tribe and others say they’ll partner to build a $265 million casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Mashantucket Pequot tribe, which operates the massive Foxwoods Resort Casino […]
Health
Bipartisan bill sent to Obama would regulate toxic chemicals in household cleaners, more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Tuesday sent President Barack Obama a sweeping bill that would for the first time regulate tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and […]
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‘No limits on any of us’: Clinton declares victory in battle for Democratic nomination
NEW YORK (AP) — Claiming her place in history, Hillary Clinton declared victory Tuesday night in her bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party […]