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[ October 15, 2025 ] Commentary: Two suspicious Mayoral Elections being challenged Local
[ October 15, 2025 ] Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings Local
[ October 15, 2025 ] American Heart Association celebrates the opening of the Tougaloo College Community Pantry, named in honor of Robert Smith, M.D Local
[ October 9, 2025 ] Senate District 26 Forum held at Tougaloo College Local
[ October 9, 2025 ] Deaths, Disappearances, and Danger in Immigrant – Detention In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series National

Biden Calls Trump ‘Racist’ and President Boasts of ‘Letting People out of Jail’ in Heated Debate

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Vice President Joe Biden called President Donald Trump a “racist” Tuesday during a helter-skelter debate that left viewers winded and the candidates visibly upset. Trump claimed the mantle of “law and order” as soon as […]

In Photos: New York Protests Sparked by Breonna Taylor Decision

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Thousands of protesters marched through New York City on Wednesday night, angered by a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to charge Louisville police officers with killing Breonna Taylor. Protests began earlier this year after the […]

Europe’s Basketball Phenom Keifer Sykes Has Big Dreams for his Chicago Neighbors

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Keifer Sykes plays professional basketball in Turkey, not Los Angeles or New York. He hasn’t yet made his NBA dream fit inside his 6-foot frame. And life off the court has been pock-marked with losses […]

Smallish NBA Dreamer Has European Career but Giant Impact on Chicago’s Forgotten Communities

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DC Educator Fights Teacher Burnout

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School districts are having an increasingly hard time keeping their talented young teachers in the profession because of burnout at an early age. Teresa Lasley, a Washington, D.C. high school teacher, was facing that crisis […]

DACA Dreamer Turns Digital Entrepreneur, Aids Hispanic Community

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Juan Cárdenas is the founder of a creative agency specializing in social media, web development and video production with a client base in the United States and Latin America. He is also one of the […]

VIDEO: McNair Family Talks Safety as College Football Season Opens

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After losing their son to heat exhaustion during summer practice at the University of Maryland in 2018, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson have dedicated their lives to making sure parents of other student athletes won’t […]

Distribution Deals Bring Black-Owned Whiskey Brand ‘Guidance’ to Store Shelves in 5 States

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NASHVILLE—Black-owned brands are suddenly in demand, and serial entrepreneur Jason Ridgel is in high spirits after sales of Guidance, a whiskey brand he owns, skyrocketed in recent months. Guidance is making a name for itself […]

MS Congressman Bennie Thompson honored with NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, With the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) was among the first to cast a vote in favor of H.R. 8015, […]

Hero Boxer on Weigh-In Day Leaps to Perform CPR on Collapsed Fight Promoter

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Weigh-in day is a boxer’s second most demanding public ritual. Fighters slim down for a photographed stare-down, and then only have 24 hours to rehydrate and mentally prepare. Standing nose-to-nose with the undefeated fighter Steven […]