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[ September 10, 2026 ] McInnis challenges Valley community to choose excellence at Fall Convocation Education
[ September 10, 2026 ] MVSU B.B. King Day Symposium reveals new insights into his legacy – Many were surprised to learn that King embraced emerging music technologies long before today’s AI era Education
[ September 10, 2026 ] In Memory of Cassandra Wilson Local
[ September 10, 2026 ] A Tribute to Cassandra Wilson Local
[ September 10, 2026 ] Commentary: Love Beyond Degree – Does it boil down to a lack of ability, or is it far worse? National

Director Spike Lee wins first Oscar at 91st Annual Academy Awards

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor, Director Spike Lee, who was famously passed over for Best Film and Best Director for his 1992 film “Malcolm X,” won his first Oscar at the 91st Annual […]

ACLU executive ready to lead attorney general’s office in Mississippi

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By Othor Cain, Editor, Jennifer Riley Collins, who currently serves as the executive director for the ACLU in Mississippi, announced to a standing room only audience that she is seeking the state’s top legal post. […]

Black community divided over whether Va.’s Gov. Northam should resign

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By Jeremy Lazarus, TriceEdneyWire.com, To condemn or to forgive? That question is dividing African-American clergy, congregants and others dealing with the revelations that Virginia’s governor and attorney general decades ago wore racist blackface while pretending […]

Former Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny Dupree enters race for Secretary of State

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By Othor Cain, Editor, The slate of democrats running for statewide office this year is quite impressive by many accounts and Tuesday, another well-known democrat qualified to run for secretary of state. Former longtime Hattiesburg […]

Open Letter: To The Citizens of Hinds County and Beyond

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My name is Tyrone Lewis and this letter is another step toward regaining something that was maliciously taken from me: my good name and reputation. From 1983-2015, I served you as a Jackson Police Officer, […]

Justice served for former Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis

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By Othor Cain, Editor, “I stood up against lies to reclaim my good name and reputation in this community,” said former Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis, after a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled in […]

Commentary: Justin Fairfax deserves a fair hearing

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By Frederick H. Lowe, TriceEdneyWire.com, Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, has asked the FBI to investigate allegations by two women that he sexually assaulted them. The alleged assaults, which occurred years earlier, were […]

State of the Union: Trump calls for ‘choosing greatness’ as black leaders say his ‘racist rhetoric’ overshadows hope for change

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By Hazel Trice Edney, TriceEdneyWire.com, President Donald B. Trump’s 2019 State of the Union speech, delivered Tuesday night, following a government shutdown that left many people irreparably damaged, was taken in stride by African Americans […]

Abrams blasts Trump, McConnell for ‘Power Grab’ A\after State of the Union Address

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Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Stacey Abrams may not be the governor of Georgia, but she did make history Tuesday, Feb. 5. After patiently waiting in the wings as President Donald Trump used 90 […]

JSU National Alumni president honored by the Mississippi Senate

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, Jackson State University National Alumni President Dr. Earlexia M. Norwood, MD, of Detroit, Mich., was honored by the Mississippi Senate with presentation of Senate Concurrent Resolution 534 commending her professional and […]