By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D, Contributing Writer, Amidst thousands, Grammy award-winning performer Brandy Norwood received multiple accolades on Monday, July 6, 2026, at a 5:00 p.m. welcoming event on Main Street at Front Street in […]
By Travis Loller and Sophie Bates, Associated Press, The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents […]
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, There was a time when many in Jackson believed they were watching history unfold. A young mayor carrying one of Mississippi’s most respected political names. A district attorney promising justice […]
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D., President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, Going to the fair as a child was a special outing. Of course, our parents took us because we didn’t have any […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, and Wiley Henry, Journalist, After receiving more than five hundred local, state, and national honors for her extraordinary contributions to publishing, journalism, civil rights, education, and for her support of economic […]
By Dr. Edelia J. Carthan, Contributing Writer, The first week of testimony in the federal trial challenging Mississippi’s 2016 airport takeover law, Senate Bill 2162, centered on one question: Why does the state want to […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, The 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring Uganda has rapidly become one of the most serious Ebola crises ever recorded. Caused by the rare […]
By Hazel Trice Edney, Journalist, President/CEO, Trice Edney Communication, Wake up, everybody, No more sleepin’ in bed No more backward thinkin’. Time for thinkin’ ahead The world has changed so very much from what it […]
By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press, As people gathered across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed the first visitors to his presidential center. Located on a sprawling campus […]
By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, This Juneteenth, The Mississippi Link pauses to remember State Rep. William R. “Bo” Brown (District 70), whose journey reflected community uplift and freedom. Brown served in the […]
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