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In Memoriam: Valerie “Judy” Henderson

March 2, 2022 Online Editor 0

December, 1954 – February, 2022 Valerie “Judy” Henderson, born in December of 1954,  departed this earthly realm, late in the evening on February 15, 2022 in Jackson Mississippi. She was 67 years old and a […]

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Longtime community activist Dorothy “Dot” Benford remembered – Leroy Johnson: ‘She never saw herself compromised by powers that be, whether black or white’

December 29, 2021 Online Editor 0

By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, From the surface, many may have viewed community activist and longtime Democrat Dorothy “Dot” Benford as the woman who would always run for some political office. However, those […]

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In Memoriam: Reflections on the Life of Walter Charles Crosby – The Midnight Cowboy

December 22, 2021 Online Editor 0

Members of the MS Central State Troopers Coalition held their quarterly meeting at the Legacy/Slaughter Library Nov. 10. It was at this meeting that the first three African Americans to graduate and complete the Highway […]

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In Memoriam: Marvin Hogan

November 10, 2021 Online Editor 0

August 29, 1938-November 6, 2021 The birth of Marvin Hogan to Nina Murphy Hogan and Willie Hogan in Waynesboro, Mississippi on August 29, 1938 blessed their lives and stirred the elements of the universe. There […]

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Announcement of the Passing of Dr. Marvin Hogan

November 7, 2021 Online Editor 0

On behalf of the family of Dr. Marvin Hogan, it is with great sadness that The Mississippi Link announces the passing of Dr. Marvin Hogan, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.   He […]

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In Memoriam: Remembering Richard Temple Middleton III

July 1, 2021 Online Editor 0

By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, When Richard Temple Middleton III departed his earthly home on June 24, 2021, the state of Mississippi and the entire world closed a book on an educator and a historian. A […]

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Remembering Former Sheriff Victor Mason

May 27, 2021 Online Editor 0

Victor Patton Mason, beloved husband, father and grandfather, was born June 14, 1956, in Jackson, Mississippi. Victor was raised by Albertine Hopkins Mason. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Mt. […]

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In Memoriam: The world mourns a true icon and freedom fighter

July 22, 2020 Online Editor 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent, Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears that are falling across the globe as news of the death of civil rights icon […]

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