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Special to The Mississippi Link, Tuesday, December 17, 2019, I introduced a plan to redesign our current school structure to the JPS Board of Trustees. This plan proposes fewer schools, allowing financial resources to be […]

Jackson State University, Friday, Jan. 17, Jackson State University will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., inside the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium starting at 10 a.m. Constance Slaughter-Harvey, former assistant secretary of […]

By Marc H. Morial, Trice Edney Newswire, “I learned so much about building a community around content from Tom Joyner. That show was so good at finding commonality within a diverse audience – yes, there […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor, “I am going to fight it,” read a statement from Rep. John Lewis on the evening of December 29. “I may miss a few votes during this period, […]

By Ronald E. Carrington, TriceEdneyWire.com, Two Virginia congressional representatives are calling for the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee to be replaced in the U.S. Capitol by a Virginian of color who has dedicated his […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, One day after the House impeached him, President Donald Trump took decisive action to support and empower Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country. The president […]

TriceEdneyWire.com, African Americans want more for themselves and from corporate America, and they express it with their dollars as they move through the consumer journey, from brand awareness to purchase, as revealed recently in Nielsen’s […]

By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The Music Ministry of College Hill Baptist Church presented a Christmas Cantata December 15 titled REJOICE! A Soulful Celebration of the Season. It was directed by Minister Andrew Lewis, director of […]

By Othor Cain, Editor, The staff of The Mississippi Link held its annual Christmas luncheon at Godfry’s Caribbean Restaurant in South Jackson Dec. 20. During this amazing time of fellowship, where we enjoyed incredible food, […]

By Holly Yan, CNN, Several decades ago, this wasn’t even possible. Black women weren’t allowed to compete in the Miss America pageant until the 1940s, and the first black contestant didn’t take that stage until […]