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National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham (pictured) said pockets of Louisiana could get as much …

• July 12, 2019

Tropical Storm Barry Threatens a Long, Slow Drenching

Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in what could be a long, slow—and epic—drenching that could trigger flooding …

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris brought 1970s era busing into the Democratic presidential debate when she …

• July 12, 2019

As Dems Debate Busing, a Mississippi School Desegregates

The small Mississippi Delta town of Cleveland serves as a reminder that fierce debates over the integration of black and white students are not a thing of the past.

Mississippi School Discriminated to Avoid White Flight, Lawsuit Claims

Olecia James claims the newly integrated Cleveland Central High discriminated against her by lowering her score to name a white student salutatorian.

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• July 12, 2019

As of late Thursday afternoon, Barry was about 90 miles south of the mouth of …

• July 11, 2019

New Orleans Area Braces for First Hurricane of the Season

Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with …

Rep. Robert Foster says he denied a woman reporter equal access to his campaign because …

• July 11, 2019

Opinion: Men, Punishing Women and Reporters for #MeToo is Not the Answer

Rep. Robert Foster says he denied a woman reporter equal access to his campaign because he does not want people to think he's having an affair. Many of his supporters, …

Ward 7 Councilwoman Virgi Lindsay wins 4-3 and becomes the new city council president at …

• July 11, 2019

New Council Leadership, LFA Fellowships and Remembrance at City Council

The Jackson City Council held elections for a new council president and vice president at the July 9 council meeting.

Belhaven University is partnering with Woz U, a computer coding school that Apple co-founder Steve …

• July 11, 2019

Belhaven/Woz U Partnership, MSU Teacher Training and JSU Professor Venezuela Trip

Belhaven University is partnering with Woz U, a computer coding school that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched in 2017, to offer an online computer-coding and software-development course at the university.

Margaret Walker's Mississippi Writers Trail marker is located at Jackson State University, where she was …

• July 11, 2019

Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Honors Margaret Walker

A new Mississippi Writers Trail marker honors novelist and poet Margaret Walker. It was unveiled Monday at Jackson State University, where she was an English professor from 1949 to 1979 …

Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for Mississippi governor, says he would not let a woman …

• July 10, 2019

Foster Cites 'Billy Graham Rule' to Deny Woman Reporter Access

Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for Mississippi governor, says he would not let a woman journalist follow him while campaigning unless she was accompanied by a male colleague.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba endorsed Jody Ownens, a civil-rights attorney, in the race for …

• July 10, 2019

Lumumba Endorses Jody Owens for Hinds District Attorney

Jody Owens has "demonstrated a commitment" to making Jackson better, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said during a live WMPR 90.1 radio broadcast of Coffee and Conversations with Wanda Evers on …

Lillian Lee founded the Mississippi Girlchoir in her living room in 1995, with just 17 …

• July 10, 2019