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[ August 6, 2026 ] Jackson Native Glen Collins amongst seven stars inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Local
[ August 6, 2026 ] Scott Colom holds Voting Rights Town Hall at Farish Street Baptist Church Local
[ July 30, 2026 ] Native Mississippian Roy Lewis returns home and participates in the MS Museum of Art Groundbreaking Exhibition Local
[ July 30, 2026 ] Commentary: Some Scandals Lack Outrage Local
[ July 30, 2026 ] Musical Celebration in honor of Carroll Lee McLaughlin held at Cade Chapel Baptist Church Local

Heartfelt congratulations from an unlikely contributor

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Especially when growing up, if I had a nickel for every time I heard my mother say, “the Lord (or God) works in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform,” I’d […]

Commentary: Two suspicious Mayoral Elections being challenged

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Hearing dates are set to challenge the June 3, 2025, mayoral election results in Kosciusko and Mount Olive, Mississippi. In the City of Kosciusko, Marvin K. Myles, Jr., was declared […]

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings

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By Katie Adkins and Jeff Martin, Associated Press, High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people […]

American Heart Association celebrates the opening of the Tougaloo College Community Pantry, named in honor of Robert Smith, M.D

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, On September 25, 2025, the American Heart Association celebrated the opening of the “Robert Smith, M.D. Center of Excellence Pantry” located on the campus of Tougaloo College. Sponsored by Atmos Energy, […]

Senate District 26 Forum held at Tougaloo College

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By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Tuesday, October 7, the Bennie G. Thompson Academic Complex at Tougaloo College served as the backdrop for a pivotal political forum featuring five of the seven candidates vying for the […]

VFW Post 12172 Presents 4th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day Program

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, For four consecutive years, Wilson-Bain-Martin VFW Post 12172 (Brandon, MS) of Veterans of Foreign Wars has brought communities and their loved ones together to pay deference to war […]

Mississippi Spotlight: Bishop Dr. Jimmie Horton honored as the 2025 Iowa NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Jackson, Mississippi native Bishop Dr. Jimmie R. Horton was honored as the 2025 recipient of the Davenport, Iowa NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Freedom Fund Banquet held September 27, […]

Commentary: Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine – Mississippi politics of discrimination hits new low at Auditor’s office

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Last week State Auditor – Shadrack Tucker White – was back at it with another report. He’s a report generating machine. Per the website, www.osa.ms.gov, he’s produced thousands. Some of […]

The Thousand Man March in Jackson – Unity, Solidarity, Action – Breaking the chains in our Capital City and across Mississippi

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Under sweltering heat, upwards of three hundred men, women, and children marched to the Mississippi State Capitol for The Thousand Man March, part of the broader Thousand Man Movement headquartered […]

Calls for transparency grow after death of Delta State Student Trey Reed ruled suicide

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, The death of 21-year-old Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a student at Delta State University, continues to raise urgent questions after authorities ruled his death a suicide. Reed was discovered […]