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[ September 17, 2026 ] To Vote or Not to Vote demands attention at “Be Voter Ready” Event Local
[ September 17, 2026 ] Commentary: Scott Colom’s fight for Mississippi; why the Black vote could decide it Local
[ September 17, 2026 ] Unity versus Division – Reflections at the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 National
[ 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

Superfly

Film Review by Kam Williams Trevor Jackson Plays Iconic Title Character in Stylized Remake of Blaxploitation Era Classic Super Fly (1972) was one of the most profitable of the Blaxploitation Era flicks. Released […]

Anthony Bourdain

The “Parts Unknown” Interview with Kam Williams (Reprinted from 2014) A Treasured Tete-a-Tete with the Late Great Chef Chef, author and world traveler Anthony Bourdain was an outspoken trailblazer with unique insights about food, […]

Ocean’s 8

Film Review by Kam Williams Dame Gang Hatches Plan to Purloin Priceless Diamond Necklace in Delightful Spinoff of Crime Caper Franchise! The original Ocean’s 11 (1960) starred Frank Sinatra and a tight-knit cadre of fellow […]

City Council members address hold-up at budget meeting for the upcoming fiscal year

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By Cianna Hope Reeves, JSU Student Intern, The city’s budget report (audit) currently stands as incomplete after two deadline extensions, and the City Council wants answers. Jackson’s City Council members held a finance committee meeting […]

Remembering Lonnie

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, It was Saturday evening, May 10, that I received the unexpected news that our online editor had passed away. I was extremely saddened and shocked as I realized why Lonnie Ross […]

Alt-Right: Age of Rage

Film Review by Kam Williams Eye-Opening Documentary Chronicles Events Leading Up to Charlottesville The election of Donald Trump has ostensibly served to embolden Ku Klux Klansmen, neo-Nazis and the rest of the Alt-Right movement, […]

Callaway High School inducts former athletes in Basketball Hall of Fame

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By Cianna Hope Reeves, JSU Student Intern, The wait is finally over for one Callaway High School basketball team – 45 years later. Callaway’s men’s basketball team hustled their way to victory in the 1973 […]

George Jackson still going strong at 80

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By Othor Cain, Editor, A man that has given so much to so many was celebrated May 26 at the Mississippi Realtors Center in Flowood. Nearly 200 people including family, friends, colleagues, community members and […]

Home of slain civil rights activist now identified as National Landmark

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By Cianna Hope Reeves, JSU Student Intern, A husband, a father, a brother, and most importantly, a proud advocate for African-American equality, Medgar Evers is a man whose life is still being honored and recognized […]

The Gospel According to André

Film Review by Kam Williams Riveting Retrospective Chronicles Career of Flamboyant Fashionista André Leon Talley was born on October 16, 1949 in Washington, DC, but raised in Durham, NC by his maternal grandmother, Bennie […]