LGBT
Rep. Bob Evans
A bill from Democratic lawmaker State Rep. Bob Evans from Monticello is raising eyebrows because it contains what appears to be discriminatory language regarding parental custody rights and sexual orientation.
Person of the Day
Michael Beattie
When the Jackson Choral Society began seeking an interim director last year, it couldn't have found a more experienced leader than Michael Beattie.
Person of the Day
Preston Smith
Defensive lineman Preston Smith, who might have made the biggest leap this season, was a major reason the Bulldogs rose to the top ranking in the nation.
Jacksonian
Charlotte Seals
Although she began as a pre-med major, Charlotte Seals found out when she graduated with a major in science education that her commitment to "never be an educator" might not ...
Civil Rights
James Meredith
It shouldn't be surprising that James Meredith, whose life and activism is the subject of a whole corner at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, has a plan to ...
Civil Rights
Bayard Rustin
If Martin Luther King Jr. was the face and the voice of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s, Bayard Rustin was the movement's conscience because he was ...
Person of the Day
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most well-known civil rights activists from the 1950s to his death in 1968.
Person of the Day
Sean Brewer
Sean Brewer, a Division III football player from a small college in Mississippi, busted through and gets to join with some of the biggest and most well-known names in college ...
Jacksonian
Kristi Henderson
Mississippi leads the nation in telehealth, thanks in no small part to the work of University of Mississippi Medical Center Chief Telehealth and Innovation Officer Kristi Henderson and the hospital's ...
Person of the Day
Ju Ju Swag Shawty
Every rapper wants fans to know how skilled he is, but few can back it up as confidently as Ju Ju Swag Shawty of Vicksburg.
Person of the Day
Reginald Buckley
After watching and reading news coverage about the recent killings of young black men by white police officers in Ferguson and New York City and the attacks against police officers ...
Jacksonian
Sen. Hillman Frazier
Today, Sen. Hillman Frazier's office on the first floor of the Capitol is a shrine to his more than three decades in public service.
Person of the Day
Sen. Roger Wicker
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker will serve as presiding office of the U.S. Senate during the first day of the 114th Congress, which convenes Tuesday.
Person of the Day
Christina Doss
After participating in a Habitat for Humanity build in Dallas, Nissan employee Christina Doss plans to use her acquired skills and experience to help enrich her own community in the ...
Person of the Day
Dr. Mario Azevedo
The College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University recently named Dr. Mario Azevedo, a professor and interim chair of the Department of History and Philosophy, to serve as dean.
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