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JRA receives $2.1 million from Cong. Bennie Thompson for renovations at Jackson Union Station in ‘The City with Soul’

By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, A press conference was held Monday, Jan. 8, at the Union Station, 300 West Capitol Street, at 11 a.m. in Jackson, where Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS Dist., 2) presented Jackson Redevelopment […]

Judge Kenny Lewis impacts community with gifts – Learned from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, If you’ve been around Kenny Lewis for a brief moment, you would know that there is something about him that causes you to pause in observation. This Mississippian […]

Commentary: The takedown of Claudine Gay – Unnatural fall from grace; the targeting of the Black woman President of Harvard

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Is it anything new in America for African Americans in prominent positions to be targeted by European Americans? It is not, and it is just as true for women as […]

Fresh start for Hinds Co. Board of Supervisors – Hinds County voters have spoken and newly elected Supervisors take their seats

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, The New Year got off to a good start for the citizens of Hinds County as the Board of Supervisors convened at 9 a.m. on January 2, 2024, for their […]

How close are we? – Cornerstone of white takeover attempt in Jackson greenlighted by Federal Judge, then halted

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate had promised previously that he would render a ruling by the end of the year on House Bill 1020, which was signed into law […]

Civil rights leader removed from movie theater for using own chair

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By Ben Finley, The Associated Press, A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an apology […]

The year in recap

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By L. Socrates Garrett, Guest Writer, 2023 began with the relief from COVID-19 and the economic devastation that it caused. Many business owners lost their clients and their sources of income, and many citizens lost […]

Glimpsing back at 2023 – Americans increasingly divided as we bid farewell to 2023, Fat Leonard and much more

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, When we look back, it surely means that we have moved forward. We create our past each new day as we forge our future. And in a country so divided, […]

Remembering the icons we lost in 2023

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, In a year of achievements and setbacks, 2023 said goodbye to several significant personalities who left a lasting impression on the entertainment, sports, civil rights and […]

Christopher Little: A giant on a mission for greatness – Hundreds gathered to reflect and release balloons in memory of ‘a beacon of light’

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By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Hundreds gathered in the field of Jim Hill High School (JHHS) Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m. to reflect on the life and musical legacy of Christopher Little. […]