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[ May 6, 2026 ] Lines Redrawn, Voices at Risk: How the Louisiana Ruling Echoes Across Mississippi Local
[ May 6, 2026 ] Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice honors excellence – Eagle Queen Graduates Honored for Achievement and “the people they are.” Education
[ May 6, 2026 ] Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling National
[ April 30, 2026 ] The City of Jackson’s Water Takeover Local
[ April 30, 2026 ] Commentary: The Freedom Bench – Has justice been served in the 74% African American Town of Mt. Olive or are we still waiting? Local

Lines Redrawn, Voices at Risk: How the Louisiana Ruling Echoes Across Mississippi

By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, handed down April 29, 2026, did not just alter one state’s congressional map. It immediately reshaped the legal terrain for voting rights across […]

Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice honors excellence – Eagle Queen Graduates Honored for Achievement and “the people they are.”

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, It was less than an hour after the Tougaloo College Graduation ceremonies ended on Sunday, May 3, 2026, that a select group of graduates gathered just down the road from […]

Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling

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By Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Sophie Bates and Jeff Amy, Associated Press, At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into […]

The City of Jackson’s Water Takeover

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By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, The creation of a regional water authority in Jackson, Mississippi marks one of the most significant governance changes to the capital city’s infrastructure in decades. The effort grew out of […]

Commentary: The Freedom Bench – Has justice been served in the 74% African American Town of Mt. Olive or are we still waiting?

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On Main Street – what locals call “The Boulevard” – in Mt Olive, Mississippi, there is a decorative display of chairs in front of a long vacant building. Chairs decorated […]

Transparency is the Oxygen of Accountability – In Partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, “You Have the Right”: Utilizing and Preserving the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution Protections for Citizens and Journalists The American Community Media’s (ACoM) weekly briefing for April 24, […]

Grand Opening of Campaign Headquarters of Scott Colom for U.S. Senate

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The committee for Scott Colom for U.S. Senate held a grand opening at their campaign headquarters Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 811 East River Place in Jackson, MS from 1:00 P.M. […]

Board of Trustees Selects Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as President of Jackson State University

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, After an eight-month national search, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has selected Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as the 14th president of Jackson State University (JSU). Gregory has […]

American Community Media’s National News Briefing … – “From Oil Shock to Checkout Lines: U.S.-Iran War drives global spike in consumer costs”

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, The American Community Media briefing Friday, April 17, 2026, continued in giving insight on the US/Iran War. The speakers of the one-hour briefing clarified the premise that this war […]

Gladys Marie Johnson marks ‘Four Score’ in ageless style

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Oh, how the tea was spilled! Who would have ever guessed that the young woman from Fitzgerald, Georgia, who married a preacher and served as First Lady of Farish Street […]