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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 […]
Local
Gladys Marie Johnson marks ‘Four Score’ in ageless style
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Oh, how the tea was spilled! Who would have ever guessed that the young woman from Fitzgerald, Georgia, who married a preacher and served as First Lady of Farish Street […]
National
Unforeseen consequences of a ban on Birthright Citizenship – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On his very first day in office — January 20, 2025 — President Donald Trump signed an executive order denying US citizenship to babies born to undocumented parents and “lawful […]
Local
Former Sharecropper Delen Lee remembers his mother’s love since childhood
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Sharecropping was a post-Civil War Economy that emerged when the plantation economy and the need of labor collapsed. Largely a southern act of living and labor, the system […]
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Commentary: Mainstream Media shows us who they value – I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do,” James Baldwin
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, With America deeply immersed in another vicious season of pro-whiteness, led by non-other than an impulse-driven American President, you would think that our mainstream media would be going the extra […]
Local
Jackson’s Water Takeover: Control lost, questions raised, and a warning for Black cities nationwide
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, In a move that is sending shockwaves across Mississippi and beyond, legislation restructuring control over Jackson’s water system has advanced to the desk of the governor, signaling a major shift […]
Local
City of Jackson, State leaders deliver major investments for neighborhoods, roads, parks, and cultural institutions
The Mississippi Link Newswire, The City of Jackson is set to receive more than 26 million dollars in state-funded projects that will improve streets, parks, neighborhood infrastructure, and key cultural institutions in the capital city […]
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Michael screening brings star power and Sonic Boom spotlight to Jackson Packed screening highlights Jackson State pride
By Edelia “Dr. Jay” Carthan, Contributing Writer, A special screening of Michael, the upcoming biographical film on pop icon Michael Jackson, brought star power and hometown pride to B&B Theatres Ridgeland Northpark 14, where multiple […]
National
Commentary: Is No Kings becoming a movement and will you be a part of it?
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, It is more than an assertion or an assumption that the United States of America is not faring well now. Regardless of […]
Local
Women who carried the water and the fight honoring the intervenor plaintiffs in the Jackson water crisis
By Edelia “Dr. Jay” Carthan, Contributing Writer, In the face of one of the nation’s most urgent water emergencies, a group of women stepped forward when systems failed and leadership faltered. During the height of […]
Local
Commentary: Community Conversation in Gloster with Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Gloster Mississippi is a town in Amite County, whose population has declined from 960 in 2010 to 897 in 2020, is 71 percent African American, and has a total land […]