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[ October 15, 2026 ] State of the City: Mayor John Horhn says Jackson is turning a corner – Mayor vows to spur development, clear blight and fill over 100 potholes a day Local
[ October 15, 2026 ] March to the Polls at Hinds Circuit Clerk’s Office Local
[ October 15, 2026 ] More Than a March – Jackson State Students Raise Their Voices for Justice and Accountability Local
[ October 8, 2026 ] Jackson State University announces 2026 Homecoming Celebration, “Thee Greatest Show” Local
[ October 8, 2026 ] Farish Street Green – Ribbon Cutting Years in the making, this beautiful Green Space is now open to the public Local

Venezuela after U.S. military action: What comes next for the country and the world – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, After months of escalating U.S. military pressure against Venezuela, events shifted dramatically a few days ago with direct U.S. military action and the removal of the country’s ruler, Nicolas Maduro. […]

Commentary: Five long years since the assault on American Democracy – The insurrection led by an incumbent President, and the wounding of our democracy

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Why does it still feel so recent? It has been five full years since President Trump goaded his supporters to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to overthrow the […]

New postal service rule could quietly void ballots and delay healthcare

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By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent, A quiet clarification by the United States Postal Service is drawing renewed scrutiny after health care advocates and voting rights observers warned that the change […]

Hoping and praying that 2026 will be a good year for us

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By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. , President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, Wishing, hoping and praying that the best is still yet to come. “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ […]

Thomas H. Watkins an icon of The Black Press transitioned December 19, 2025

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The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is saddened by the passing of one of our icons in the NNPA publishing industry. Publisher Thomas H. Watkins. As a former NNPA Chairman and publisher of the New […]

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump’s leadership extends beyond courtroom

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By Stacey Brown, Black Press USA, Senior National Correspondent, In an America shaped once again by racial hostility and the rollback of diversity protections under the Trump administration, renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump continues […]

From Legality to Illegality: How the Trump Administration Is Reclassifying Lawful Immigrants as “Unauthorized” – Redefining citizenship sends a clear message about who belongs and who doesn’t belong

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Since taking office, the Trump administration has targeted even lawful immigrants with recognized protections; and is pushing them into a category of “unauthorized.” This strategy accelerated after an Afghan refugee […]

In Memoriam: Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92

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By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press, Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died […]

Viola Ford Fletcher – International Figure and oldest known living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre – issued strong appeal with memoir before dying

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, God’s wheel of time has closed the eyes of the oldest 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, Viola Ford Fletcher. She was born on May 10, 1914 and died […]

A Black Friday of resistance as Americans push back

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Black Friday arrives this year in a country wrestling with the weight of policies that have stripped stability from millions of Americans and placed Black communities at […]