Health
Knowledge Is Power
Special to The Mississippi Link Stroke is the third-leading cause of death among African Americans, and more than 100,000 will suffer one this year. But African Americans can get help to reduce their stroke risk […]
News
News
AHA and The Mississippi Link partner to fight nation’s No. 3 killer
Special to The Mississippi Link Stroke is the nation’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of severe, long-term disability, and The Mississippi Link is honored to partner with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Greater […]
Opinion
HIV-AIDS on the rise among teens and the elderly
Many of us are still struggling to understand the difference bet-ween HIV and AIDS. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that is contracted, mainly by exposure to blood, semen or vaginal fluids of an […]
Sports
Coach Gorden pleased with local support received at Hall of Fame event
W. C. Gorden said he had been to the “mountain top” during his enshrinement into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame last weekend. The ceremony took place at The University of Notre […]
Sports
Dungy hopes Manning recovers quickly from knee surgery
Special to The Mississippi Link INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Dungy is certain Peyton Manning’s left knee will be ready for the Colts’ season-opener. Heck, the Colts coach said he thinks Manning might even play during the […]
News
Radio Host Angers parents of autistic children
NEW YORK (AP) — Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to “boldly awaken” parents to his view that many people […]
Opinion
When it comes to Civil Rights, McCain has some explaining to do
In an effort to show that, if elected, he would be president of “all the people,” John McCain has visited the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., the scene of one of the bloodiest civil […]
News
Councilman Crisler delegate to El Salvador and Nicaragua
Special to The Mississippi Link Councilman Marshand Crisler has been selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) to be a delegate to El Salvador and Nicaragua in an exchange program for sharing […]
Religion
Queen Esther’s Court Cotillion Royalty for a Night
Twenty-one girls ages 11-13 experienced an evening of high honor at a cotillion reminiscent of a queen where friends and family gathered to hold them in high honor and esteem. The Young Ladies of Grace […]
Sports
Rockets GM dismisses trade talk involving McGrady
HOUSTON (AP) _ Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said Wednesday that Tracy McGrady is happy in Houston and was surprised at how reports characterized his interest in being traded to Detroit. Morey spoke a day […]