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[ December 3, 2025 ] Kamesha Mumford secures the title of Senator Elect for District 26 Local
[ December 3, 2025 ] Empowerment Center represents ‘Hope in Action’ Local
[ December 3, 2025 ] Commentary: Mt. Olive Mayoral Election results challenged – Dark no more. Bright light shines on small town mayoral contest for all to see. Local
[ December 3, 2025 ] In Memoriam: A gentle giant – Rev. John E. Cameron passes Local
[ November 28, 2025 ] Johnson C. Smith University raises the CIAA Football Championship Banner News

Kamesha Mumford secures the title of Senator Elect for District 26

By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, In a runoff that drew strong turnout across neighborhoods from Northeast Jackson to northwest Hinds County, Kamesha Mumford was declared the winner Tuesday night in the Senate District 26 special […]

Empowerment Center represents ‘Hope in Action’

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Leaders from Hope Credit Union (HOPE) along with city officials, media and the broader Jackson community gathered Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, 10:30 A.M. for a press conference and ribbon cutting ceremony for […]

Commentary: Mt. Olive Mayoral Election results challenged – Dark no more. Bright light shines on small town mayoral contest for all to see.

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Senior Status Judge Lamar Pickard has been assigned to hear the case brought by Mt. Olive business owner and former Alderwoman/Mayor Pro Tem, Marcia Hull, challenging the June 3, 2025, […]

In Memoriam: A gentle giant – Rev. John E. Cameron passes

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By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Rev. John E. Cameron’s passing has left a gentle, unmistakable quiet over Greater Mt. Calvary Church, one that feels less like silence and more like the congregation collectively holding its […]

Johnson C. Smith University raises the CIAA Football Championship Banner

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By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. , President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, The last time my beloved alma mater, Johnson C. Smith University won a CIAA Football Championship was 1969. That’s a long […]

Commentary: School Choice high priority for 2026 Legislative Session – Who your child sits next to is at the root of the push for School Choice in Mississippi

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Of the fifty states, can you guess the three considered the least educated, based on numerous metrics? Can you guess one state, beyond any doubt, that is always on the […]

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 […]

Wells United Methodist Church practices extravagant generosity: awards the Jackson Free Clinic $32,500

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Wells United Methodist Church – a place of grace – worships on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Having a rich heritage, the Church is composed of all sizes, […]

Kosciusko mayoral race goes unanimously to white incumbent – All taxpayers pay to maintain white power. Signed, sealed, delivered by an 83 percent white jury.

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, For three very long days, November 12-14, 2025, Attala County Circuit Court was the scene for the contested mayoral race between incumbent Tim Kyle and challenger Marvin K. Myles, Jr. […]

From the Yazoo City Prison to Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta – Kristin O. Bailey sees inmates in a different light

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Many people in the workforce understand their jobs and are dutiful. In time they realize that those jobs afford them opportunities to learn how to work with humanity […]