By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Pastor Jerry Young and First Lady Helen Young were honored Sunday by the New Hope church family in recognition of Dr. Young’s 41st pastoral anniversary. The virtual ceremony was held at […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Throughout the nation, statistics show that only 5% of all lawyers in the United States are African Americans. This is the same percentage that existed 10 years ago, even though 13.4% […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Author and best-selling author Hill Harper has launched North America’s first black-owned digital wallet, The Black Wall Street. Harper’s announcement of The Black Wall Street (TBWS) is the first major step […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Like most of the world, Dr. Rochelle Walenksy, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, watched with nervous anticipation the jury verdict in the trial […]
By Aaron Terrett, Contributing Writer, Although Mississippi is known as the “Birthplace of America’s Music,” its contributions are generally tied to blues, jazz, rock, country and gospel. However, there are five Mississippi musicians breaking the […]
By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski and Tammy Webber, Associated Press, Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the black man’s […]
H Ralph Samuels Jr., The verdict has been rendered, the results, “Guilty” as charged A nation now exhales, no chaos or rioting at-large The jury now has spoken, but opinions still wane; Though […]
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) named Yusef Fitzgerald the Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year for 2021. Fitzgerald is the head men’s basketball coach at Hinds […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Katie Wright, the mother of the 20-year-old African American man shot and killed by police a short distance from a Minneapolis courtroom where former cop Derek Chauvin stands […]
By Edelia Dr. Jay Carthan , Contributing Writer, Jackson State University’s student and member of the Sonic Boom of the South, made it to American Idol’s Top 12 Monday night during the live show. DeShawn […]
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