Victor Patton Mason, beloved husband, father and grandfather, was born June 14, 1956, in Jackson, Mississippi. Victor was raised by Albertine Hopkins Mason. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Mt. […]
By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Little did the late Rev. C.T. Vivian know that Mississippi’s capital city would one day recognize him with a day in tribute to his Civil Rights legacy […]
By Verna M. Mannie Myers, Guest Writer, “For the Fallen,” a poem written by Laurence Binyon (1914), reminds us that “There is music in the midst of desolation…And a glory that shines upon our tears. […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, On May 15, 2021 the dialysis unit at the GV Sonny Montgomery Hospital, located at 1500 West Woodrow Wilson in Jackson, MS, closed their out-patient unit, where Air Force Veteran Clarence […]
By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and the state senator for District 27 both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and state police officers that killed […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, PH.D Contributing Writer, On Friday, May 14, the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University hosted via its Facebook page a virtual gallery talk of the May 1970 Gibbs-Green Tragedy. Featured […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The ceremony for the 2021 Undergraduate Class of Jackson State University was held at 9 a.m., Saturday May 8, at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Jackson, MS. The keynote speaker was U. […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Misinformation and disinformation are the primary drivers for vaccine hesitancy in African-American and Latino neighborhoods. Still, individuals should cautiously seek trusted voices in their respective communities who only […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Contributing Writer, We learn in Ecclesiastes (NIV) that “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Such is the case of Jackson State University’s […]
By Levell Williams, Contributing Writer, It is said that one’s true character shows only when tried with adversity. By that sentiment, Tougaloo College is a place full of people of unmovable character and enduring tenacity. […]
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