By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, After a number of weeks of disagreements between the city and the Jackson City Council on the garbage collection contract which ends today, Thursday, Sept. 30, Jackson’s Mayor […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Contributing Writer, During a recent telephone interview with Deputy Secretary Don Graves, U. S. Department of Commerce, he explained the restoration process for a better black community. The Biden-Harris plan is […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, The COVID-19 pandemic has reduced the life span of black males by an average of three years and has robbed Hispanic men of about 2.5 years, according to […]
Please join Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and his leadership team for an in-depth discussion of the FACTS regarding the garbage contract and his emergency declaration on Monday, September 27, 2021, 6:00 pm College Hill Missionary Baptist Church 1600 Florence […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, President Joe Biden applauded the work of the Congressional Black Caucus and called for ending systemic racism during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards. The awards closed […]
The Associated Press, The board that governs Mississippi’s public universities has voted to prohibit schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff. The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning took […]
By Daphne Monix Higgins, Contributing Writer, The event was planned to be held in the parking lot of College Hill Missionary Baptist Church, but the weather had other ideas. The Youth Ministry of the church, […]
By Mark Sherman, Associated Press, The Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 in Mississippi’s bid to have the landmark Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion overturned. The court issued […]
By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, The news of the death of Jackson native and former Hinds County District Attorney Robert Schuler Smith sparked a flood of emotional social media reactions, condolences and reflections […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, One day before the unprecedented insurrection at the U.S. Capitol inspired by former President Donald Trump, the United States Senate underwent a sea change. Thanks to heavy voter […]
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