By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, Jackson, Mississippi became the latest battleground in the ongoing fight for voting rights last week, as thousands of activists, clergy members, students, elected officials and national political voices gathered for […]
By David A. Lieb and Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press, Republicans are rushing to redraw congressional districts to their advantage ahead of the midterm elections, following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakened minority protections under the […]
By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D., President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, It is today but some people want it to be yesterday. Some would like to turn back the clock. There are those […]
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, The rally at the Old Mississippi Capitol carried the weight of history. For many gathered there, it felt like returning to the crime scene, standing on the same ground where […]
By Shauna Stuart, For the Birmingham Times, When the Rev. Otis Dion Culliver, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, got the request to host the mass meeting for a national day of action to mobilize a new […]
By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, Senator Kamesha Mumford, MS Dist. 26, hosted a Women of Faith Legislative Update Luncheon, May 7, 2026, at Char Restaurant in Jackson. Senator Mumford was elected to her position in a […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Reported as being written by Jennie Wilson in 1905, the old-time, upbeat hymn, ‘Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand’ is a favorite at Sunday services, and surely here in Mississippi – […]
By Othor Cain, Contributing Writer, The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, handed down April 29, 2026, did not just alter one state’s congressional map. It immediately reshaped the legal terrain for voting rights across […]
By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, It was less than an hour after the Tougaloo College Graduation ceremonies ended on Sunday, May 3, 2026, that a select group of graduates gathered just down the road from […]
By Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Sophie Bates and Jeff Amy, Associated Press, At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into […]
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