By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer The city of Jackson’s G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center presented its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Montgomery Hall from 11 a.m. to noon Jan. […]
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Days of activities in Jackson celebrating the memory and birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. culminated Monday, with the 24th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awards […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said Monday that […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the brightest star explosion ever, a super supernova that easily outshines our entire Milky Way. An international team revealed “the most powerful supernova observed in human history” […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The brutal frontier saga “The Revenant” leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations. The strong showing for “The Revenant,” including a best actor nod for Leonardo DiCaprio, follows its […]
LONDON (AP) — British actor Alan Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain in the “Harry Potter” saga and other films, has died. He was 69. Rickman’s family said Thursday that the […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Usher headlines a free concert as part of events leading up to the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The R&B star will preside over the Allstate Fan Fest, which takes over the Jax Brewery […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film critics may not weigh in on the latest “Star Wars” film until early Wednesday, but celebrity guests at the Hollywood premiere are already flooding the social media galaxy with praise […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Nearly seven months after blues legend B.B. King died, his Mississippi gravesite is being turned into a serene spot where blues fans can pay their respects. At a ceremony Friday a […]
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — “Chicken Soup for the Soul” is coming to the small screen. Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the motivational book, tells WAPT-TV he plans to shoot the series in Mississippi. The book takes a […]
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