LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Albert Freeman Jr., who played Elijah Muhammad, the Nation of Islam leader and Malcolm X’s mentor, in Spike Lee’s epic 1992 biopic “Malcolm X,” died Thursday, Aug. 9. He was 78.
Howard U. in Washington, D.C., confirmed the death of the actor… […]
DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Country singer Randy Travis was charged with driving while intoxicated and threatening law officers after he crashed his Pontiac Trans Am and was found naked and combative at the scene, Texas officials said.
The accident was reported Tuesday night, and… […]
Patricia Smith of Jackson juggled a full life as a wife, mother and talented cook. Last August, after living with the pain of endometriosis nearly half her life, Smith decided she had had enough.
“I lead a busy life, which didn’t… […]
On Saturday, Aug. 4, more than 200 guests attended the Mary S. Nelums Foundation’s annual Dr. L.C. Dorsey Social Activist Awards Luncheon at the Lakeover Center in North Jackson.
The event is named for Dorsey in recognition of her… […]
The Mississippi Link has obtained a copy of a 300-page report detailing problems that plagued the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department when Malcolm McMillin was the county’s top law enforcement officer.
The report was commissioned by… […]
Everyday across this country, a major robbery occurs. The robber goes in and out of the homes of families, stealing the memory and quality of life from more than 5.4 million Americans; more than 53,000 of them are Mississippians. This robber leaves behind a… […]
An ESPN Report LONDON – After leaving the most important decision of her career up to her persuasive mother, Brittney Reese knew there was only one place to start looking when it was time to […]
News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Family ran out of gas taking child to hospital A Forrest County toddler is dead after being run over in a driveway near Hattiesburg. Coroner Butch Benedict […]
A WTVA Report auto insurance pip TUPELO – Tupelo police now say they have made a fourth arrest in this week's vandalism of the Tupelo Buffalo Park. Police Captain Rusty Haynes says the fourth person […]
PORT GIBSON – (AP) Claiborne County supervisors have taken back the local hospital after the former operator missed two years’ of lease payments. The board voted July 25 to retake the facility from Tupelo-based Rural […]
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