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[ 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
[ October 9, 2025 ] Sean “Diddy” Combs sentenced to 50 months as court weighs acquitted charges National
[ October 1, 2025 ] VFW Post 12172 Presents 4th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day Program Local
[ October 1, 2025 ] Mississippi Spotlight: Bishop Dr. Jimmie Horton honored as the 2025 Iowa NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award Local

Kosciusko MDAH Historical Marker honoring Civil Rights Activist James H. Meredith draws many

By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, A large crowd, engulfed with the sun’s brightness and mild wind, was waiting for world renowned, iconic civil rights activist James Meredith at the downtown square of Kosciusko, […]

HBCU National Champions

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By Tim Ward, Sports Writer, Third time was the charm. After coming up short in 2021 and 2022, Jackson State captured a celebration bowl victory, making them HBCU National Champions! So many emotions flooded out […]

Commentary: Catholic Jubilee 2025 – 2025 proclaimed a Holy Year by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Jubilees, in the Catholic faith, are designated years of special significance – a Holy Year. The first Jubilee Year was 1300, designated so by Pope Boniface VIII – a time […]

Commentary: I could shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, During the Presidential campaign of 2016, on a stage in Iowa, then candidate-Trump, speaking of his devoted following, stated “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot […]

Jackson State wins 2024 SWAC Championship

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By Tim Ward, Sports Writer, Despite being picked to finish 3rd in the East in the preseason SWAC poll, Jackson State not only won the East, they won the SWAC championship and went undefeated in […]

Commentary: His eye is on the sparrow – Tests of faith are nothing new – widely believed to help us grow nearer to God

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, It was 1905 when lyricist Civillia Martin and composer Charles H. Gabriel gifted us all with the gospel hymn “His Eye is on the Sparrow.” Getting an accurate count of […]

Nikki Giovanni, iconic poet and voice of the Black Arts Movement, dies at 81

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Nikki Giovanni, the groundbreaking poet, author and professor whose work embodied the spirit of the Black Arts Movement and beyond, died Monday in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was […]

Commentary: Nasty seizure by state to strip major Jackson asset – Mississippi is intent on taking control of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport – just because

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Why on God’s green earth would a state legislature decide to override the autonomy of a municipality – simply deciding to take what does not belong to them? This is […]

10th Annual Sleep Out shines Light on Homelessness in Jackson

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, Homelessness remains a significant issue in Mississippi, particularly in its capital city of Jackson. On Tuesday night, before Thanksgiving, Mississippi Move (MSMOVE), Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and several […]

Runoff elections in Mississippi highlight state’s political and judicial dynamics

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, Will need pictures of Yemi Kings and Bridgette Morgan? And Jim Kitchens and Jennifer Brannin? The recent Mississippi runoff elections included several pivotal races that underscored the state’s […]