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[ August 26, 2026 ] Curtis Nichouls – A visionary who saw Mississippi on the big screen Entertainment
[ August 26, 2026 ] The Greatest! Ten Years On… News
[ August 26, 2026 ] Michael Jackson would have turned 68. In Las Vegas, his music is filling the room again. Entertainment
[ August 19, 2026 ] Do not count on your neighbor to vote. You must vote, too. National
[ August 19, 2026 ] Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center’s CEO earns one of Community Health’s highest national honors Health

‘A Life Sentence.’ How Mississippi’s Forever Voting ban keeps thousands from the polls – The state’s disenfranchisement law punishes people with nonviolent offenses, as reform fails in the Legislature and courts

By Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project, John Cook moved back to Mississippi in 2022 after about 15 years of living in the Atlanta area, where he ran his own telecom business maintaining fiber optic lines. […]

SBA Deputy Chief Kendall Corley meets with Black media in Jackson

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted a round table discussion with Black media Tuesday, September 10, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson at 11 a.m. SBA Deputy Chief Kendall […]

Tennessee State University and Jackson State University mourn the loss of Dr. Curtis Johnson, executive administrator – Johnson served as an administrator at JSU prior to working at TSU

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By Kelli Sharpe Associate Vice President Public Relations & Communications, Tennessee State University, On Wednesday, September 4, Tennessee State University announced the sudden passing of Dr. Curtis Johnson, chief of staff and vice president of […]

Dr. Jerry Young concludes tenure as NBCUSA, Inc. president – Dr. Boise Kimber elected as successor

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By Jerlen Young, Guest Writer, During the 144th Annual Session to assumeional Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (NBCUSA), held September 2-5, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Jerry Young presided over his final session as president, concluding […]

Native Mississippi photographer Roy Lewis honored by NABJ

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By Hamil R. Harris, TriceEdneyWire.com, Roy Lewis has photographed iconic images across Black America for decades and his love for the lens was captured by Jet Magazine in 1964 when it published his photograph of […]

Douglas Macarthur Cotton walked the walk – Kosciusko native on the front lines challenging voter suppression well before Freedom Summer

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Recent emphasis has been placed on the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, and justifiably so. Hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers, many of them white, joined African Americans in Mississippi with […]

Nissan and Habitat partner to drive the mission of helping local families achieve safe, affordable housing: Homeowner said, “God heard my prayers.”

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant and Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area (HFHMCA) marked a collaboration milestone with the completion of their first rehab home project in the tri-county area. A […]

Commentary: Calling all good people – If only good people in Mississippi would stand up and speak out. Their silence paralyzes us.

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Each day here in Mississippi we see realities that just cannot be unseen. Jarring examples of injustice and inequity are just the norm here. Not that Mississippi is alone, per […]

Grandparents Really Do Matter 3rd Annual Luncheon fosters love, hope and encouragement in Jackson community

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Friends and members of the Jackson community assembled at Fresh Start Christian Church for Grandparents Really Do Matter 3rd Annual Luncheon Thursday, August 22, from 11:00 a.m. to […]

Fusion Coffeehouse pays tribute to jazz icon Billie Holiday with songs, music and biography

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, The iconic jazz singer, Billie Holiday (nicknamed “Lady Day” by her music partner, Lester Young), has stood out among many in the world of music since the beginning […]