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[ October 15, 2025 ] Commentary: Two suspicious Mayoral Elections being challenged Local
[ October 15, 2025 ] Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings Local
[ October 15, 2025 ] American Heart Association celebrates the opening of the Tougaloo College Community Pantry, named in honor of Robert Smith, M.D Local
[ 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

COMMENTARY: Where do the children play? – Society continues to evolve – so does gun ownership and deaths by firearms

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In the last 250 years American society has surely evolved. We have transformed in many areas. When we take a step back for a moment, it’s easy to see. We […]

District 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars celebrating the nation’s veterans

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, “I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Answering the call to serve our […]

‘We Will Go’ receives 2019 Chevy Silverado donation

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, On Wednesday, November 15, the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Recycled Rides® program, along with car donor GEICO Insurance and collision repair partner Barnett’s Body Shop presented a 2019 Chevy Silverado […]

General election results dash hopes for many

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Several hundred supporters gathered at The Falkner, on Capitol Street in Jackson, for the election night watch party for Democratic gubernatorial challenger Brandon Presley. The evening started upbeat and hopeful, […]

Lawyer wants federal probe of why MS police waited months to tell a mother her son was killed

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By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, A civil rights attorney said Monday he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Mississippi’s capital city waited several months to tell a woman that […]

Mississippi leaders unite in plea to honor Medgar Evers with Medal of Freedom

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Mississippi’s congressional delegation has called on President Joe Biden to posthumously award civil rights icon Medgar Wiley Evers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Senators Roger Wicker […]

NNPA and Pfizer sound an important heart health alert – African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, be aware of ATTR-CM!

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By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Are you, or someone you love, experiencing any combination of the following signs and symptoms: • Irregular heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia) • Fatigue (excessive tiredness) • Shortness of […]

Sandra Howard and Company honors Phenomenal Black Girls Who Rock in the Capitol City

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, In 2014 Sandra Howard longed to celebrate women of color who shine with grace and dignity, while going about their daily tasks – showing love and respect to […]

Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor

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By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press, At a hotel overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Brandon Presley told a few dozen black and white supporters that Mississipp’s Republican governor, Tate Reeves, is […]

Heaven forbid, some people want to change Mississippi – Dog-whistles fly as November 7th General Election draws near

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, We can say it’s just politics, and it is, but when the stakes are as high as they are in Mississippi, the political rhetoric can have grave consequences. Not his […]