PEARL, Mississippi — Supporters of a constitutional amendment to guarantee “an adequate and efficient system of free public schools” in Mississippi loaded up the bed of a Chevrolet pickup with 16 boxes and drove to […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire Tougaloo, MS – The Jimmie Travis Civil Rights Legacy Symposium Series in collaboration with The Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, Inc., Tougaloo College NAACP and the Fannie Lou Hamer […]
By Kevin P. Chavous Executive Counsel for the American Federation for Children A little more than 10 years ago, a young woman named Denisha was part of a vicious cycle. Her mother dropped out […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leaders of Mississippi government agencies are appearing before lawmakers this week to request money for fiscal 2016, which begins July 1. Among those seeking an increase in funding are three big […]
An open letter to the more than 42 million African Americans in these United States. By Pastor Jimmy Terry, Sr.
By Kevin P. Chavous Executive Counsel for the American Federation for Children It is the great irony of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark desegregation case that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, that segregation in our schools […]
By Dr. Jerry Komia Domatob Special to The Mississippi Link Families, friends and observers, converged at Alcorn State University’s Davey Whitney HPER complex, for a final farewell to former Vice President, Dr. Rudolph […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jackson Public Schools are joining a lawsuit seeking to recover a shortfall in state education funding and bar future underfunding. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday to join, with two abstentions, said […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Six more Mississippi school districts are joining a lawsuit against the state over shortfalls in education funding. With the additions announced Monday, there are now 20 plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Enrollment rose slightly for the fall semester at Mississippi’s eight public universities, but fell for the fourth straight year at the state’s 15 community colleges. Preliminary counts released Wednesday show the […]
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