By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer The day before he was to appear as the poster child of the year for the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation, Derrick James spent the day at a hospital being […]
By Jackie Hampton Publisher Kimberly Campbell, Mississippi State Director of AARP, addressed the College Hill family at its annual mission day Aug. 28, in the church sanctuary at 4 p.m. It was during this service […]
From staff reports The City of Jackson and Mayor Tony Yarber will have separate counsel to address a sexual harassment federal lawsuit filed by Kimberly V. Bracey Aug. 25, against the defendants. Bracey, the former […]
Leader admonishes Black Press to ‘keep telling the story’ By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney Newswire TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – One minute the congregation was somber and in tears and the next minute they were rocking […]
MHP announces enforcement period Labor Day The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2016 Labor Day Enforcement Period at 6 p.m. Sept. 2, and conclude Sept. 5, at midnight. Due to anticipation of heavy traffic […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber has skipped a meeting where City Council members discussed a former employee’s sexual harassment lawsuit against him. Multiple news outlets report that the council went into a […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Another public university in Mississippi has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight universities to do […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police arrested singer Chris Brown on Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a woman called hours earlier from outside his Los Angeles home and said she needed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Bill Clinton told the staff of his global charity he would have to step down if Hillary Clinton won the White House, he was vividly clear about how that felt: Worse […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers’ interactions with the mentally ill. The latest example came in Baltimore, […]
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