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Mississippi’s Delegation ‘seized the moment’ at the Democratic National Convention

By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
Mississippi may have had one of the smallest delegations to attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC), recently held in Charlotte, N.C., but no one can argue that perhaps the magnolia state had the most spirit and some of the best visibility and media exposure.
Media outlets across the globe including China, Australia, the BBC in England and the Al Jazeera network in the Middle East, chopped (chomped) at the bits to spotlight some of the ‘Mississippi Stars.’… […]

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Thompson at the ‘Hill’

By Daphne Higgins Religion Editor Just as he did in 2000, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson had the members and guests of College Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Jackson clapping in agreement from the message he […]

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Thompson wins Democratic nod in Miss. 2nd District

JACKSON – (AP) Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Thompson defeated challenger Heather McTeer, former mayor of Greenville. With 468 of 537 (87%) of precincts reporting, […]