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 […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Tuesday at a press conference by the City of Jackson and the National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) that Jackson has been named the official […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire, Olivia Bonds, a native of Mississippi, has achieved a historic milestone in pageantry by being crowned Miss Sweetheart World 2024. Bonds, the first African American to hold the titles of Miss […]
By Darlene Superville, Matt Brown and Bill Barrow, Associated Press, President Joe Biden on Sunday offered his most direct recognition of U.S. students’ anguish over the Israel-Hamas war, telling graduates of historically Black Morehouse College […]
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