News

Remembering George Curry 1947 – 2016

Black Press journalist was champion of civil rights By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney Newswire Renowned civil rights and black political journalist George E. Curry, the dean of Black Press columnists because of his riveting […]

Obituaries

In Memoriam: Lessie Parrott Branson

November 10, 1916 – June 14, 2016 Lessie Parrott Branson was born in Canton (Madison County), Miss. on November 10, 1916. She was the first child born to Gus and Tommie Parrott. Her parents and […]

Education

Tougaloo College honors a fallen Eaglet

By Diamond Williams Mississippi Link Intern A memorial was held April 7, at Tougaloo College in honor of student Jana Clanton who died in a car accident April 6. Tougaloo College’s historic Woolworth Chapel was […]