By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the national trade organization that represents African-American newspapers and media companies, known as the Black Press of America, has elected new officers […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire, Tougaloo College welcomes Carmen J. Walters as its 14th president, effective July 1, 2019. Walters’ proven leadership in the areas of student enrollment and retention, fundraising and policy development made her […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire, The 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. traveled to Las Vegas, NV with an entourage of 20 mentees, 5 chaperones, 4 delegates and 4 collegiate 100 members. They attended the 33rd […]
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor, The painful true stories of five falsely accused young men, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray and Korey Wise, has been brought to light in excruciatingly […]
By Alice Bernstein, Historian, A new exhibition has just opened at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: “Souls Grown Deep: Artists of the African-American South.” It includes sculpture, painting, and some of the amazing Gee’s Bend […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire, In honor of National Community Action Month, Hinds County Human Resource Agency (HCHRA) met with its board of directors and sustaining partners to report on the agency’s achievements this past year. […]
By Othor Cain, Editor, They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and for decades photos depicting black life have been speaking volumes. For years celebrated Mississippi photographer Roy Lewis, has been taking photos […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Jazz Artist Pam Confer continues to make history with her song, “Mississippi Beautiful,” an anthem she recorded and produced. Governor Phil Bryant officially signed a declaration June 12 at the Walter […]
By Othor Cain, Editor, There’s an age old wise tale that declares, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Let me take you back to the beginning. The history of Juneteenth […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, The Honorable Carlton Reeves, U. S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, called on The Honorable Fred Banks, former Supreme Court Justice, to introduce guest speaker Derrick Johnson, […]
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