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Catherine Sullivan (right, pictured with daughter Sarah Sullivan) says erasing the lingering stigma tied to …

• February 28, 2018

Clinical psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Kelly was one of the first doctors to treat AIDs cases …

• February 28, 2018

Eddie Sandifer, the namesake of the Sandifer House in Belhaven Heights, fought for civil and …

• February 28, 2018

The Sandifer House offered those who were HIV- and AIDS-positive respite from the stigma related …

• February 28, 2018

OPINION: Police Violence is Not Déjà Vu

In Jackson, police violence is not deja vu; it is real and systemic.

On Feb. 21, 2018, a black male whom the Jackson Police Department or media have …

• February 28, 2018

David Kennedy, a John Jay College criminal-justice professor and director of the National Network for …

• February 28, 2018

EDITORIAL: JPD, Identify Cops Who Shoot Civilians

Mayor Lumumba's order does not address the glaring need for JPD to release names of officers who use excessive and/or fatal force on civilians—the progressive needle does not move without …

Outside agencies should investigate if an officer used excessive force, and JPD must not withhold …

• February 28, 2018

've always known of tribes of African women warriors, but seeing them in a respected …

• February 28, 2018

Manafort Pleads Not Guilty, Gets September Trial Date

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort maintained his innocence on Wednesday to new charges he acted as an unregistered foreign agent and directed an international money-laundering conspiracy.

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort maintained his innocence on Wednesday to new …

• February 28, 2018

OPINION: Wakanda Forever

"Black Panther" is a depiction of the Africa that our ancestors knew could exist. Its portrayal of royalty and tradition is what we come from. It's in our DNA. It's …

Dick's Ends Sales of Assault-Style Rifles in Stores

Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21.

Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all …

• February 28, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: Move On from ‘Antiquated and Useless’ Gang Bill

A very bad "gang bill" has died in the Legislature for the second year in a row. This death occurred after the Senate passed the bill to criminalize gang association …

Sumati Thomas

It was at Murrah High School where Sumati Thomas, the coordinator of institutional research at Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society's headquarters in Jackson, first discovered her love of science …

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• February 28, 2018

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• February 28, 2018

Travis Meadows: On Mississippi Dirt

Travis Meadows may not be a household name for every country-music fan, but the Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter has made a place for himself among the biggest stars in the genre.