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[ September 24, 2025 ] The Thousand Man March in Jackson – Unity, Solidarity, Action – Breaking the chains in our Capital City and across Mississippi Local
[ September 24, 2025 ] Calls for transparency grow after death of Delta State Student Trey Reed ruled suicide Local
[ September 24, 2025 ] A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States? – The roots and realities of U.S. deportation policies. Deportation to achieve racial banishment National
[ September 17, 2025 ] Mississippi prison killing leaves mother with no answers after 5 years News
[ September 17, 2025 ] Commentary: Pain and contradictions reflections on Charlie Kirk and America – God loves us because He is good, not because we are good National

Charles Busby: Push for statewide charter schools improper

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A House Republican sponsoring a bill to expand access to Mississippi charter schools said Wednesday that a Hinds County Democrat’s amendment to allow the schools statewide was improper and will be […]

Bill seeks to raise bar for passing third-grade reading test

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — More Mississippi third-graders could be in danger of flunking for low reading skills if a bill passed by a House committee Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 51 would require third-grade students […]

Tougaloo College Bulldogs signs a Tiger

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By Diamond Williams The Mississippi Link Intern Jim Hill High School baseball senior, Isaiah Rush, signed with Tougaloo College Feb 5., to continue his baseball career. “I didn’t consider any other schools. Tougaloo was my […]

Prentiss Institute alumni going strong

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School founded in 1907 for Blacks By Natalie Bell Special to The Mississippi Link The incredible resilience of black Mississippians in the era of racial segregation still resonates at Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute, a […]

Sanders’ ‘Feel the Bern’ comes to Tougaloo

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By Diamond Williams Special to The Mississippi Link Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sander’s HBCU tour, Feel the Bern, made a stop at Tougaloo College Jan. 28, for a campaign rally. The rally was held to […]

Tougaloo continues water drive

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Flint, Michigan mayor is Tougaloo alumna By Diamond Williams Special to The Mississippi Link Tougaloo College students will soon wrap up the water drive which started Jan. 25, to help alleviate the crisis in Flint, Mich. […]

JPS launches Creativity Kitchen program

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Focus is on healthier food options By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Continuing its focus of offering healthy foods to students, Jackson Public Schools launched “Creativity Kitchen: Chef Inspired Cuisine for Healthy Scholars” Monday at Blackburn […]

Mississippi state school board approves tweaks to academic standards

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CLINTON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s state Board of Education unanimously adopted a series of minor changes to the state’s academic standards Thursday, in what could be a quiet end to a controversy over the Common […]

Eyes on the Prize

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Williams reflects on book’s impact on race relations The Mississippi Link Newswire With his eyes still on the prize and using reflections from his best-selling book of the same name, national journalist and author Juan […]

Tougaloo celebrates King’s life

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday celebrations take on many forms each year reflective of the legacy he endowed. From a day of giving and working to improve the […]