Charles Tisdale library gets proposed new location
Over the past four years, flooding, mold, blight, vandalism, trespassing, and theft have all plagued the Charles W. Tisdale public library, once the second most utilized knowledge center in the […]
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Racial Equity in Journalism Fund awards $3.6M to news organizations led by and serving communities of color
The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy has awarded $3.6 million in grants to 28 news organizations serving communities of color across the country.
Ayers settlement funding ending, case issues continue
During its April meeting, the State Institutions of Higher Learning staff distributed to the board, and subsequently to the public, a budgetary report which showed that the Ayers allocations end this fiscal year.
Kristen Clarke confirmed as first Black woman to lead Civil Rights Division
Since a new administration began this January, there have been a series of hopeful signs that regressive and harmful practices will be challenged in the name of justice. On May 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke as the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Never before has a Black woman led this division that guides the federal government’s commitment to civil rights for all.
Victor Patton Mason
Victor Patton Mason, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, was born June 14, 1956, in Jackson, Mississippi. Victor was raised by Albertine Hopkins Mason.
JSU Class of ‘70 finally receives just reward
Saturday, May 15, 2021, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, nearly 80 members of the JSU Class of 1970 participated in their first commencement exercise. It was held on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza and in conjunction with the commemoration of the 1970 mas-sacre carried out by Jackson City Police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Local pastor leads national coalition to revitalize Black community
Because of systemic issues such as gun violence, mental health stigma, access to affordable healthcare, and others, Pastor Hosea Hines, who leads Christ Tabernacle Church in Jackson, has begun to organize ministers and pastors from all over the nation to implement spiritual transformation and social revitalization within Black communities by tackling these issues through the purview of the Black church.
MISSISSIPPI’S OVERLOOKED COVID-19 THREAT: Families with many generations under one roof
Public Integrity analysis shows 19% live in multigenerational households in Mississippi, increasing vulnerability to the virus.
Card shower in honor of Dr. Corinne Anderson’s 80th birthday
Dr. Corinne Anderson celebrates her 80th birthday!
Insurance Commissioner discusses Medicaid and expansion
The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big incentive for states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Mississippi is one of 12 states holding out on the expansion.
Racial Equity in Journalism Fund awards $3.6M to news organizations led by and serving communities of color
The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy has awarded $3.6 million in grants to 28 news organizations serving communities of color across the country.
Ayers settlement funding ending, case issues continue
During its April meeting, the State Institutions of Higher Learning staff distributed to the board, and subsequently to the public, a budgetary report which showed that the Ayers allocations end this fiscal year.
Kristen Clarke confirmed as first Black woman to lead Civil Rights Division
Since a new administration began this January, there have been a series of hopeful signs that regressive and harmful practices will be challenged in the name of justice. On May 25, the U.S. Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke as the Justice Department’s Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Never before has a Black woman led this division that guides the federal government’s commitment to civil rights for all.
Victor Patton Mason
Victor Patton Mason, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, was born June 14, 1956, in Jackson, Mississippi. Victor was raised by Albertine Hopkins Mason.
JSU Class of ‘70 finally receives just reward
Saturday, May 15, 2021, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, nearly 80 members of the JSU Class of 1970 participated in their first commencement exercise. It was held on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza and in conjunction with the commemoration of the 1970 mas-sacre carried out by Jackson City Police and the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Local pastor leads national coalition to revitalize Black community
Because of systemic issues such as gun violence, mental health stigma, access to affordable healthcare, and others, Pastor Hosea Hines, who leads Christ Tabernacle Church in Jackson, has begun to organize ministers and pastors from all over the nation to implement spiritual transformation and social revitalization within Black communities by tackling these issues through the purview of the Black church.
MISSISSIPPI’S OVERLOOKED COVID-19 THREAT: Families with many generations under one roof
Public Integrity analysis shows 19% live in multigenerational households in Mississippi, increasing vulnerability to the virus.
Card shower in honor of Dr. Corinne Anderson’s 80th birthday
Dr. Corinne Anderson celebrates her 80th birthday!
Insurance Commissioner discusses Medicaid and expansion
The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big incentive for states that haven’t expanded Medicaid. Mississippi is one of 12 states holding out on the expansion.