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Mike Epsy: Statment of Candidacy for United States Senate
The following is a statement by Mike Espy who is running for U.S. Senate for Mississippi. Espy is a candidate seeking to fill the unexpired term of retired Senator Thad Cochran.
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Entertainment
KATRINA: Jordan family reflects on unforgettable experience
Aftermaths a year later still looked like the ‘Twilight Zone,’ a member says BY GAIL BROWN Contributing Writer HOLMES COUNTY, Miss. – Holmes County native Clara Marshall Jordan said she and her husband Clarence Jordan […]
Entertainment
Remembering Katrina: “I didn’t plan to evacuate”
By Angel Hampton Special to The Mississippi Link I didn’t plan to evacuate. I had gotten used to hurricane threats being a way of life early on as a student at Xavier University. Sometimes we […]
Education
Black History Month is not dead
An open letter to the more than 42 million African Americans in these United States. By Pastor Jimmy Terry, Sr.
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Amber Alert: Two year old Myra Lewis is missing
THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL IS ISSUING AN AMBER ALERT FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD MYRA LEWIS. SHE WAS LAST SEEN SATURDAYMORNING JUST AFTER 11 AT HER HOME IN CAMDEN IN NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY. SHE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A […]
Health
“Cover Mississippi”, kickoff campaign launches this Friday at Metro Mall
Coalition to help people understand and signup for “Obamacare” (for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act) Anyone interested in understanding “Obamacare” or shopping for health insurance options will be able to meet with […]
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Mississippi Link Exclusive: Sgt. Marcus Wright speaks
Wright serving as Sgt. over Internal Affairs with HCSD By Othor Cain Managing Editor In an exclusive interview with The Mississippi Link, Marcus Wright confirmed that he has been employed with the Hinds County Sheriff’s […]
National
Commentary: Five long years since the assault on American Democracy – The insurrection led by an incumbent President, and the wounding of our democracy
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Why does it still feel so recent? It has been five full years since President Trump goaded his supporters to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to overthrow the […]
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U.S. Small Business Administration Mississippi District Director Janita R. Stewart to retire – Long tenure marked by celebrating 51 Years of Federal Service
The Mississippi Link Newswire, SBA Mississippi District Director Janita R. Stewart is retiring after 51 years of federal government service, 41 years with the U.S. Small Business Administration. As District Director since April 1995, Janita […]
Health
New postal service rule could quietly void ballots and delay healthcare
By Stacy M. Brown, Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent, A quiet clarification by the United States Postal Service is drawing renewed scrutiny after health care advocates and voting rights observers warned that the change […]
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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
By Gail H. Marshall Brown, Ph.D.,Contributing Writer, As motorists drove into the parking lot of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Brandon, Miss., on the chilly Sunday evening of Dec. 21, they saw a long […]
National
Hoping and praying that 2026 will be a good year for us
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. , President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, Wishing, hoping and praying that the best is still yet to come. “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ […]
Education
Local
A Celebration of Unity: The 2025 Kwanzaa Celebration
Special to The Mississippi Link, On the evening of December 26, 2025, the air was filled with anticipation and warmth as families gathered at the Two Mississippi Museums for the annual Kwanzaa celebration hosted by […]
Local
Commentary: “There’s a Leak in This Old Building” – Welcoming 2026 recalling a tremendous song and the painful truths of present-day America
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Tarrian LaShun Pace was the founding member of The Anointed Pace Sisters, known the world over – gospel royalty. Born in Atlanta, she left this earthly world in 2022, having […]
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Thomas H. Watkins an icon of The Black Press transitioned December 19, 2025
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is saddened by the passing of one of our icons in the NNPA publishing industry. Publisher Thomas H. Watkins. As a former NNPA Chairman and publisher of the New […]
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Commentary: Yes, I live in Jackson and I love Jackson – Despite the state’s lack of love for Jackson and our many issues – listen to Jacksonians
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Even with suffocating oppression and racism, and despite all of Jackson’s issues, Jacksonians love Jackson. Combing streets, offices, and businesses – South, West, East, and North – speaking to women […]