The Mississippi Link Newswire, Mississippi Valley State University will celebrate Black History Month with its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Convocation. This year’s event, themed “African Americans and the Vote,” will be […]
By Barrington M. Salmon, TriceEdneyWire.com, Sports fans in the United States and around the world – plus people who are not necessarily sports-oriented – are mourning the sudden death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant at […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The Jackson Hinds Library System (JHLS) hosted several programs during the month of January in recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Such programs included essay contests, MLK coloring […]
By Kimberly L. Campbell, AARP Mississippi State Director, On December 12, 2019, the House of Representatives took a vital step to lower prescription drug costs and passed The Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now […]
Special to the Mississippi Link, The MS Legislative Black Caucus Foundation for Education for Economic Development (FEED) will have its Annual Blackmon, Ellis, Fredericks and Young Banquet, Thursday, January 30, at the Westin Jackson Hotel, […]
By Othor Cain, Editor, Tate Reeves was sworn in as Mississippi’s 65th governor Tuesday, Jan. 14, prior to being elected governor, he served as lieutenant governor for the past eight years. In his capacity as […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Following the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case, which gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place before the […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, Tuesday, January 14, hip-hop superstar Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the warden on behalf of 29 prisoners who have complained that officials […]
By Alice Bernstein, Guest Writer, As we observe the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s courageous life with his opposition to racism, poverty and war, I am moved to look anew at a poem […]
deepsouthvoice, On the lawn of the Paul B. Johnson Chancery Court building, where Forrest County Circuit Clerk and Registrar of Voters Theron Lynd once schemed to do everything in his power to stop the county’s […]
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