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Mississippi Flag Group Could Meet Without Governor's Appointees

The commission that will design a new Mississippi flag without the Confederate battle emblem will meet for the first time Wednesday, possibly without full membership.

Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright

• July 22, 2020

Activist Flonzie Brown Wright, left, and John Lewis, right (holding ladder), listen as Annie Devine, …

• July 22, 2020

OPINION: John Robert Lewis, ‘A Soul Giant’ Who Touched Mississippi and Me

"One of the best ways to remember John (Lewis) is to look and listen to the young voices who are speaking out today for human and civil rights. John often …

Mississippi Association of Educators President Erica Jones wants teachers trained in distant learning. Photo by …

• July 22, 2020

Albert Sykes, the Jackson-based executive director of Institute for Democratic Education in America, wants focus …

• July 22, 2020

JPS Superintendent Errick Greene laid out the reopening plans for public schools in Jackson on …

• July 22, 2020

Mitigating COVID-19 Risk if School Reopens

Albert Sykes, executive director of the Institute for Democratic Education in America, wants to add to the conversation on reopening schools and to draw attention to the problem of educational …

Neshoba County’s rebel soldier stares at a law office and other businesses from his perch …

• July 22, 2020

EDITOR'S NOTE: Life in the Shadows of Neshoba County’s Confederate Statue

As a Neshoba County kid, I grew up in the shadows of the Confederate statue that loomed in front of the courthouse.

Photo courtesy La’Kitha Hughes

• July 22, 2020

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• July 22, 2020

La’Kitha Hughes

In her 15 years at Jackson State University, La'Kitha Hughes has learned that teamwork is a vital component to getting the job done, and she considers herself part of a …

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• July 22, 2020

Latoya Cutts said she will work with the Jackson Redevelopment Board to improve the city. …

• July 21, 2020

City of Jackson Hires JRA Executive Director, County Director of Emergency Operations Announces Resignation

Latoya Cutts is the new executive director of Jackson Redevelopment Authority. She was the downtown manager and head of development for Albany, Ga., before her new appointment, which Mayor Chokwe …

Photo courtesy MSU Athletics

• July 21, 2020

Mike Leach

During a time in which a Mississippi State sports team has not competed in a live game in over three months, much attention has turned to recruiting and roster management.

Attorney and activist Rukia Lumumba (left) addresses attendees of a public forum on gun violence …

• July 21, 2020

Rukia Lumumba: Governor's Veto is 'Roadblock to Justice' for Incarcerated

People seeking improvements in Mississippi's troubled prison system said Monday that they want lawmakers to overturn the governor's veto of a bill that could make more inmates eligible for parole.