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[ September 10, 2025 ] Damon Stevenson appointed to newly created Circuit Court Judgeship in Hinds County by Governor Tate Reeves Local
[ September 10, 2025 ] The Clinton Massacre of 1875 is commemorated 150 years later – U.S. Rep. Thompson applauds awareness efforts to ‘resurrect’ this history Local
[ September 10, 2025 ] Expanding Surveillance of Immigrants – at what cost? – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series National
[ September 10, 2025 ] ‘Catastrophic Failures’: Why dozens of killings in Mississippi prisons go unanswered  Local
[ September 3, 2025 ] Remembering Emmett: MVSU, ETIC mark 70th Anniversary with theater, panels and more Education

Robert Walker: Trailblazer, educator, family man

By Othor Cain, Guest Writer, Robert Major Walker, a lifelong public servant, lived to be 81. His family announced his passing in a statement to The Mississippi Link, Tuesday, July 29. His family and community […]

Let the World See, a traveling exhibit of Emmitt Till & Mamie Till-Mobley can be seen at Mississippi Valley State University

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Mississippi Link Newswire, Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) recently announced that the powerful exhibition Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See is open to the public […]

The election process for Kosciusko Mayor demands full transparency Oops, “we made a mistake” still part of the playbook in white-controlled black-majority town

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, According to Census estimates, Kosciusko’s population declined 4.8% between 2020 and 2024 and now stands at 6,774, the white population being estimated at 38.4% and the black population estimated to […]

At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple states

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By Sara Cline and Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press, Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at least 39 people dead. […]

Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96

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By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House […]

Trump’s plan to eliminate the Department of Education: Implications for Mississippi

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Contributing Writer, President Donald Trump, now in his second term, has intensified efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, a move that could devastate states like Mississippi. But this […]

Long-delayed, state-appointed court opens in Mississippi’s capital city

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By Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today/AP, More than a year after a state-appointed court in Jackson became law and lawsuits were dismissed challenging its appointments and other powers, the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court is […]

What would Dr. King say about Mississippi legislative priorities? – Priorities of white Republican lawmakers always from tired ole soil – not for all, just some

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On the January 5th edition of Mississippi Insights, WJTV’s Byron Brown aired parts of his interview with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hoseman a month earlier, asking about legislative priorities. Hosemann began […]

Commentary: Nasty seizure by state to strip major Jackson asset – Mississippi is intent on taking control of Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport – just because

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Why on God’s green earth would a state legislature decide to override the autonomy of a municipality – simply deciding to take what does not belong to them? This is […]

COMMENTARY: In the land of the free and home of the brave – fear prevails – Read all about it! Today, America’s true colors blind us – the underbelly became the official majority

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By Christopher Young , Contributing Writer, The first text message of the day came at 5:40 a.m. from my daughter, Emily, “Disappointing. Not surprising.” She is an amazing young woman and mother. Her heart is […]