News

Should Mississippi adopt online voter registration?

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A new report by a nonpartisan public policy group says Americans spent an average of three minutes less standing in line to vote in the 2012 presidential election than they did […]

Editorials

Some state senators need to show up for work

The Associated Press Sen. Melanie Sojourner, the first-term state senator from Adams County, seems to have forgotten an important commitment she made; showing up for work shouldn’t be optional. Senate records show Sen. Sojourner has […]

Editorials

Opinion: Enough is Enough

Back on Sept. 12, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted for the 42nd time to derail the Affordable Care Act. That’s 42 more times than they have voted on raising the minimum wage, increasing federal investments in our roads or highways or helping local school districts get the hundreds of thousands of teachers whose jobs were lost when the Great Recession cut local tax revenue back into our children’s classrooms…. […]

Editorials

CURRY: Selling Out Black College Football to Make a Buck

By George E. Curry

Editor, NNPA
I cringed as the scores came in over the weekend. Ohio State 76, Florida A&M 0. Florida State 54, Bethune-Cookman 6. Miami 77, Savannah State 7. Our HBCUs have traded their proud, rich football heritage for money. And I don’t think it’s worth it… […]

News

Valley( 28) & Alcorn’s (35) Thriller

Sensational Match That Raised Goose Bumps

By Dr. Jerry Komia Domatob

Special to The Mississippi Link
Some matches are lopsided. One team dominates from start to finish. By contrast, others are sensational. They inject elements of suspense from beginning to the end.
Over three thousand students, parents and fans from Mississippi and Alabama… […]

Editorials

Obama was God’s choice for president

By Lonnie Ross
Online Editor

Tuesday night, Nov. 6, was historic. Barack Obama was re-elected to the office of the presidency.

With tears flowing, I watched on my television as the president of the United States of America entered the auditorium with his wife and two daughters to the roaring applause of more than 10,000 approving supporters to offer his acceptance speech after his victory over challenger Mitt Romney.

He won the election with the help of African Americans, Latinos, women, poor, rich, moderates and young Americans…. […]