By Alanis Thames, AP Sports Writer, June 19, 2024 – Hours before crowds were expected to gather for the unveiling of a mural honoring baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays in downtown Birmingham, a handful […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order that declared enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate State legally free. However, the decree would not take […]
By James B. Ewers Jr., Ph.D, President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, Father’s Day will be celebrated Sunday, June 16th. Unlike Mother’s Day when restaurants were filled, you will probably be able to go […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In September 2021, following the 2020 Census, the Brookings Institution reported that 58% of our nation’s African-American population resided in the South. More granular Census data reveals that between 35.9% […]
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Special to The Mississippi Link, MEDGAR WILEY EVERS, a Native Son, martyred June 12, 1963, gave rise to the phrase: “After Medgar, no more fear!” The river ran deep in Medgar’s […]
By Emmitt Hayes, Jr., Guest Writer, The New York Fraud case fined $355 million plus interest. Guilty. Defamation and Sexual Assault. Guilty. Now, the Hush Money Trial, 34 counts, Guilty. There are at least 3 […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, During the 2022 legislative session bills passed to create and fund an Independent Schools Infrastructure Grant Program designed to allow federal American Rescue Plan funds intended for infrastructure to go […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson addressed congress, asking them to pass the Civil Rights Act. He began, “I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) will host its annual national convention from June 19 to 22 at the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore. The NNPA is the […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, A gathering took place on May 21, 2024, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the Brandon Public Library at 1475 W. Government Street in Rankin County. The goal was as simple as […]
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