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[ January 7, 2026 ] Commentary: Five long years since the assault on American Democracy – The insurrection led by an incumbent President, and the wounding of our democracy National
[ January 7, 2026 ] U.S. Small Business Administration Mississippi District Director Janita R. Stewart to retire – Long tenure marked by celebrating 51 Years of Federal Service News
[ January 7, 2026 ] New postal service rule could quietly void ballots and delay healthcare Health
[ December 31, 2025 ] A pastor’s dreams prompt a play of salvation and renewed hope – ‘The Judgement’ encore leads one to Christ and restores one’s self-worth News
[ December 31, 2025 ] Hoping and praying that 2026 will be a good year for us National

Douglas Macarthur Cotton walked the walk – Kosciusko native on the front lines challenging voter suppression well before Freedom Summer

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Recent emphasis has been placed on the 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer, and justifiably so. Hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers, many of them white, joined African Americans in Mississippi with […]

Commentary: Sixty years on – Mississippi Burning, Democracy under fire – still led and fanned by white people

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) maintains detailed information about movies: genre, cast, crew, synopsis, related awards, all kinds of details. They label the 1988 movie “Mississippi Burning” as crime, drama and […]

Mississippi Democratic DNC Delegation unanimously endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as nominee for president

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The Mississippi Link Newswire, The Mississippi Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention met virtually and voted to unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic nomination for President of the United States […]

Commentary: State-sponsored discrimination in Minority Contracting, Part 1 White women pocket 88+% of Minority Contracting funds. Lawmakers and leadership must think that’s perfectly okay.

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Discriminating against minorities in Mississippi is the norm – this is not new news. Despite demanding that the words – In God We Trust – be included on the new […]

Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

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By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press, Mississippi should work quickly to fulfill the court-ordered redrawing of some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents, attorneys for voting rights groups said in […]

Mississippi Supreme Court greenlights public funds to private schools: En banc court side-steps Constitution by claiming appellee lacks standing

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, During the 2022 legislative session bills passed to create and fund an Independent Schools Infrastructure Grant Program designed to allow federal American Rescue Plan funds intended for infrastructure to go […]

Five trailblazing Black mayors who reshaped Mississippi

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Editor, In the annals of Mississippi’s history, characterized by its complex racial dynamics and pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement, the election of Black mayors stands as a […]

Visionary, mentor, scholar – meet Charles Henry Holmes, J.D. – Natchez born and raised to teach, inspire countless students in life and in law

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Dr. Holmes was both unassuming and confident as we walked from the parking lot to his second-floor office in Galloway Hall, on the grounds of historic Tougaloo College, for an […]

Commentary: Is Medicaid expansion truly on the table? – The best interests of all Mississippians not the norm, 2024 Legislative session could change that

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, It’s innately informative that 418,233 Mississippians, nearly 51% of voters, chose to reelect the incumbent governor – Jonathan Tate Reeves – as our state ranks #49 overall in health care […]

Commentary: Punishment after the punishment – Lifetime bans on voting rights for ex-felons in Mississippi is morally backward

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, For some it was the unthinkable happening when in early August 2023, a three-Judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “struck down a white supremacist law that had […]