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A thirst for equality: Dying Navy veteran’s story resonates as Black History Month lesson

February 25, 2021 Online Editor 0

By Jeff Jardine, Featured, Minority Veterans, Calvet Connect, One summer afternoon in the late 1950s, eight-year-old Phillip Willis Jr. took a break from mowing lawns at a home in Jackson, Mississippi. Having worked up a […]

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Farewell salute to 2021 African American History Month – In tribute to Mississippi’s Living Legends

February 25, 2021 Online Editor 0

By By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, African-American history is living history, building upon what has been established as well as establishing new blocks to build upon. Mississippi is profoundly rich in African-American history, being […]

News

‘Jaws of Life’ used to extract Tiger Woods from mangled vehicle in Los Angeles

February 25, 2021 Online Editor 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Golfing superstar Tiger Woods was reportedly in serious condition in a Los Angeles area hospital after a single-car accident Tuesday, Feb. 23. The website TMZ displayed pictures on […]

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Former UPS Executive Boosts Pledge To Alma Mater By $15 Million

February 23, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Former UPS Executive Boosts Pledge To Alma Mater By $15 Million

BALTIMORE — To help students avoid crippling college debt, former United Parcel Service executive and Morgan State University alumnus Calvin Tyler is increasing his $5 million commitment to his alma mater by $15 million to fund […]

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Fifteen Years After Hanging Up His Gloves, Mark Johnson Still Fighting For Respect

February 23, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Fifteen Years After Hanging Up His Gloves, Mark Johnson Still Fighting For Respect

Washington, D.C. native Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson epitomizes Black history during a month when we remember historic African-American figures and their accomplishments. Johnson achieved greatness inside the boxing ring. He became the first African-American fighter […]

Business

Center receives grant for work preserving Emmett Till legacy

February 22, 2021 Kermit Williams 0

A Mississippi institution is receiving a grant to advance its work in teaching people about the legacy of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago whose lynching by white people in Mississippi in 1955 spurred […]

Health

Maintenance workers keep hospital afloat by the bucket

February 22, 2021 Kermit Williams 0

By CALEB MCCLUSKEY, Enterprise-Journal MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) _ Neither rain, snow nor waterless pipes could prevent Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center from helping patients in need, as employees carried buckets of water drawn from a […]

National

Paper Chase: Tackling Companies’ Wasteful Printing Habits

February 22, 2021 zenger.news Comments Off on Paper Chase: Tackling Companies’ Wasteful Printing Habits

Have you ever considered how many kinds of paper we use and handle every day? Newspaper, office-printed paper, tickets, bills, banknotes, receipts, books, napkins, bags, food packaging, toilet paper, and health certificates (especially during the […]

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