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Music
Creating a Culture
Music and worship have been intertwined topics for Chris Quilala, one of the primary vocalists and leaders of the band Jesus Culture, for most of his life.
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Civil Rights
Talking Back to Gov. Bryant: Flag Needs to Change with White Support
Actor and activist Aunjanue Ellis talked back to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant today to denounce his refusal to back changing the state flag to one without a symbol of the …
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Biz Roundup
Aplos Coming to Highland Village, CARA Dog Days of Summer and Mission First
General Manager Steven O'Neill and Executive Chef Alex Eaton of The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen are preparing to launch a new Mediterranean "fast fine dining" restaurant called Aplos at Highland …
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Politics
One Mississippi County is Asked to Move Confederate Statue
One county in Mississippi could consider moving a Confederate monument off of its courthouse lawn.
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Health Care
Report: LGBT Men Need Quality Sexual Health Standards in Jackson, Beyond
LGBT men have limited access to quality sexual health care, a new report finds. In the capital city, it is an especially serious problem: The Jackson metro has the fourth-highest …
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National
Massive Counterprotest Upstages Boston 'Free Speech Rally'
Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans in a public rejection of white nationalism upstaged a small group in Boston that planned a "free speech rally" a week after a violent …
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Civil Rights
Analysis: State Symbols Don't Have to Go on the Ballot
Defenders of the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag have a ready-made argument that was handed to them nearly a generation ago by lawmakers who didn't want to deal …
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National
Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Swift Removal of Lee Statue
The mayor of Charlottesville on Friday called for an emergency meeting of state lawmakers to confirm the city's right to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, saying …
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Art
Choose Your Own Lit-venture
Mississippi is known as one of the nation’s literary capitals, so it should come as no surprise that the Mississippi Book Festival brings such a big stable of literary talent …
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Sports
Dak Prescott to Young People: Believe in Yourself Through It All
Dak Prescott chooses not to worry about things he can't control. He stays focused on the task in front of him, he says, controlling only what he can. When the …
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Education
This Week in Higher Education
The Association of American Colleges & Universities recently selected Millsaps College as a site for one of the organization's new Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Centers, which are part …
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Politics
Jefferson Davis Estate Offered as New Home for Monuments
The final home of the president of the Confederacy is being offered as a new home for Confederate monuments.
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Immigration
Eleven of 55 Arrested by ICE Pleaded Guilty or Awaiting Hearing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 11 foreigners in Mississippi who have since admitted to violating a federal act or await a plea hearing.
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National
Trump Defends Confederate Statues, Berates His Critics
With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Donald Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his …
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The Confederate Problem
I've said it before, and I will say it again and again, as many times as I have to: The Confederate symbol represents bigotry, racism and hatred. This is not …
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Education
Mississippi, Jackson Students Make Gains on State Tests in Most Areas
On the whole, Mississippi students improved on their state testing this year in both mathematics and English language arts, newly released results from the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, or MAAP, …
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National
Trump Decries Monument Removals, 'History Ripped Apart'
President Donald Trump bitingly decried the rising movement to pull down monuments to Confederate icons Thursday, declaring the nation is seeing "the history and culture of our great country being …
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Civil Rights
Mississippi Holds on to State Flag with Confederate Symbol
White supremacists waved the Confederate battle flag amid weekend violence in Virginia, prompting critics to say Mississippi should remove the symbol from its state banner.
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National
Federal Court: Arkansas Can Block Planned Parenthood Money
A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, two years after the state ended its contract with the group over videos secretly …
