Month: January 2019
The family of George Robinson seeks justice
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Thursday of last week, family members, friends and attorneys gathered in the front yard of 61 year old George Robinson and demanded justice. Robinson, who was recently released from jail […]
HCCHS AP Physics students sharpen their minds at GTP weekend in Jackson
Special to The Mississippi Link, Lexington, Mississippi. Holmes County Central High School (HCCHS) current and prospective Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 students were among 59 students from 10 rural schools who convened in Jackson for […]
Birmingham seeks to restore previously rescinded honor to Angela Davis
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor, Human and Civil Rights Activist Angela Davis turned 75 Saturday, Jan. 26 and family, fans and supporters took to social media and other platforms to salute the freedom […]
Odie Mae Sweezer Hayes
September 1, 1926 – January 23, 2019 “If I can help somebody, as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody, with a word or song, if I can show somebody he is traveling wrong, […]
The Truths We Hold
The Truths We Hold An American Journey by Kamala Harris Penguin Press Hardcover, $30. 336 pages ISBN: 978-0-525-56071-5 “We’ve seen… [the Trump] administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up […]
Rural district aggressively seeks nearly 100 highly qualified & certified teachers
Special to The Mississippi Link, The Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD) recently launched a bold and aggressive WILL YOU BE MY TEACHER? campaign. During its first press conference, Friday, Jan. 18, Superintendent of Schools, […]
The Kid Who Would be King
Film Review by Kam Williams Bullied Schoolboy Morphs into King Arthur in Modern Epic Fantasy British schoolboy Alex Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is the unlikeliest of heroes. After all, the pint-sized 12 year-old and […]
Jackson Hinds Library System hosts MLK Essay Contest
The Mississippi Link Newswire, “Living Dr. King’s Dream: Stay Strong!” was the theme for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest hosted by the Jackson Hinds Library System. It was held at the Medgar […]