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[ November 5, 2026 ] Helping African American Children to Be Prideful and Purposeful During These Times National
[ November 5, 2026 ] 145 years later, Mississippi stands at the crossroads of history: Election Day tells us that regardless of the final count, Mississippi is not Red or Blue: It is Purple! – Democrats capture both chambers of Congress as Scott Colom’s historic Senate challenge puts Mississippi’s political future in focus Local
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[ November 5, 2026 ] Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s Office News
[ November 2, 2026 ] ‘Get out the Vote Live Remote’ at Congressman Thompson’s Jackson Headquarters: Every Vote Matters: Mississippi is Counting on You! Local

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Film Review by Kam Williams Returning WWII Vets Forge Unlikely Friendship across Color Line in Searing Southern Saga Dateline: Mississippi, 1946, which means many of the Magnolia State’s soldier native sons are making the adjustment […]

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith FOUND NOT GUILTY

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By Othor Cain, Editor, It took the jury nearly four hours to render a unanimous decision in the second trial of Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith, that lasted for seven days. Smith, who […]

Voting ‘No’ means you’re saying ‘Yes’ to new possibilities at Nissan

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By Othor Cain, Editor, Commentary, This week, full time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees, including leads, at Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, will take to the polls Aug. 3 and 4 to vote […]

Hampton takes top honor at NNPA Convention

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Mississippi Link publisher named NNPA “Publisher of the Year” By Othor Cain Editor The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) honored Hampton with its top award, ‘Publisher of the Year,’ during the group’s annual conference last […]

Hinds County District Attorney vows to fight until the end

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Have you ever found yourself agreeing to do something, knowing that you were uncomfortable doing it at the time you said you would? That’s the place I found myself in, when I agreed to interview […]

Cosby spokesman: Deadlock shows jury has doubts

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local): Jury deadlocks in Cosby trial; judge says keep deliberating 1:15 p.m. Bill Cosby’s spokesman says a jury’s struggle […]

Election Day update in Mississippi

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Mississippi Link Newswire Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann received reports of very high voter turnout and long lines at the polls as Mississippians began casting their ballots this morning. “Despite poor weather in parts […]

WJTV reporter — Melanie Dotson — dies

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From staff reports WJTV-TV reporter Melanie Dotson passed away today. News anchor Melanie Christopher made the announcement today at the top of the 4 p.m. newscast. Dotson was an alumna of Tougaloo College. She graduated […]

District 72 election is today

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Mississippi Link Newswire Debra Gibbs and Synarus Green face off today in a runoff election for the State House of Representatives District 72 seat. Of the four individuals seeking the seat, they were the […]

Win passes to see When the Bough Breaks

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From staff reports The Mississippi Link invites readers to win run-of-engagement passes to see the new film When the Bough Breaks starring Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall. All you have to do is correctly answer […]