JACKSON – (AP) – The Mississippi Supreme Court has refused to block the June 20 execution of Gary Carl Simmons, a grocery store butcher convicted of killing a man who was shot and dismembered in […]
From Media Reports KILN – Terry Speaks, a suspect in the recent murder and dismemberment of 22-year-old exotic dancer Jaren Lockhart, has a substantial criminal history, including convictions for having sex with a 14-year-old, assaulting […]
By Monica Land PHILADELPHIA, Ms. – Award-winning producer Joan Sadoff, of “Standing on My Sister’s Shoulders” is the first to admit that she didn’t march during the civil rights movement. She didn’t know Martin Luther […]
‘Link’ reporter and others contribute to the preservation of women in history through new book By Monica Land PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Before producing documentaries, Joan Sadoff, M.Ed., M.S.W., spent her professional career as a clinical […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation’s history, was found […]
JACKSON – (AP) Mississippi Power Co. has told regulators the power plant it is building in Kemper County is $366 million over budget. The overrun would push the total cost of the coal-fired power plant […]
By Monica Land JACKSON – Nearly 10,000 people attended the two district conventions held in Jackson this month at the Mississippi Coliseum and Fairgrounds. The annual convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses was entitled: ‘Safeguard Your Heart!’ […]
Debt on school bond referendum must be paid By Othor Cain Managing Editor Six years ago, voters in Jackson took to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $150 million school bond referendum […]
By Jackie Hampton Publisher The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also known as The Black Press of America, will hold its annual summer convention June 20-23 in Atlanta at the Peachtree Street Hyatt Regency Hotel. […]
More than 950 black elected and appointed officials among entries By Gail M. Brown Editor Many would agree that it is important to document and highlight the achievements of African-Americans in Mississippi. It helps to […]
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