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[ April 15, 2026 ] Gladys Marie Johnson marks ‘Four Score’ in ageless style Local
[ April 15, 2026 ] Unforeseen consequences of a ban on Birthright Citizenship – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series National
[ April 15, 2026 ] Former Sharecropper Delen Lee remembers his mother’s love since childhood Local
[ April 8, 2026 ] Commentary: Mainstream Media shows us who they value – I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do,” James Baldwin Local
[ April 8, 2026 ] Jackson’s Water Takeover: Control lost, questions raised, and a warning for Black cities nationwide Local

Over 44,000 Black and Brown women rally behind Kamala Harris for President

By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, In an electrifying show of support, over 44,000 Black and Brown women gathered on a Zoom call Sunday, July 19, to back Vice President Kamala Harris for President […]

Commentary: Sixty years on – Mississippi Burning, Democracy under fire – still led and fanned by white people

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) maintains detailed information about movies: genre, cast, crew, synopsis, related awards, all kinds of details. They label the 1988 movie “Mississippi Burning” as crime, drama and […]

Mississippi Democratic DNC Delegation unanimously endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as nominee for president

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, The Mississippi Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention met virtually and voted to unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic nomination for President of the United States […]

Commentary: State-sponsored discrimination in Minority Contracting, Part 1 White women pocket 88+% of Minority Contracting funds. Lawmakers and leadership must think that’s perfectly okay.

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Discriminating against minorities in Mississippi is the norm – this is not new news. Despite demanding that the words – In God We Trust – be included on the new […]

Baptist Joint Committee stands against Christian Nationalism

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Formed in 1936, in Washington, D.C., Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty “is the only national faith-based group solely focused on protecting religious freedom for all, they file briefs in […]

President Biden’s address to nation after Trump shooting

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, President Joe Biden My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics and to […]

Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

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By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, Mississippi should work quickly to fulfill the court-ordered redrawing of some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents, attorneys for voting rights groups said in […]

Project 2025 – a plan for a new America – White-centric power-play in response to diminishing white population and liberalism

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, We are now hearing on a regular basis the words Project 2025. We hear this term from media outlets far and near, on talk-radio and from Presidential campaigns. In the […]

The Tennessee Tribune Publisher Rosetta Perry celebrates milestone birthday

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Rosetta Miller-Perry, publisher of The Tennessee Tribune and long-time member of The National Newspaper Publishers Association, celebrated her 90th birthday on July 8, 2024. When asked by The Mississippi Link how […]

Commentary: Contemplating Independence Day in America exposes contradiction – Independence for a nation, not for all her people

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Wave the flag, shoot the fireworks, fire up the grills, pack the coolers, gather with family and friends, take in parades, and enjoy a day off work, maybe even two […]