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#StandAgainstHate Concert, Future Stars of the Stage and Shen Yun
The #StandAgainstHate Old School Hip Hop Reunion will take place on Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Mississippi Coliseum after being rescheduled from August 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns.
Education
UMMC/Kyruus Partnership, Millsaps NCAA Swim Program and USM Genetic Editing Forum
The University of Mississippi Medical Center recently announced it will be integrating a new provider-search system from health-focused internet technology company, Kyruus.
Biz Roundup
Holiday Book Festival, Governor's Art Awards and Mississippi Humanities Council Grants
Community Library Mississippi recently announced the second annual Holiday Book Festival, which will take place live via Zoom and Facebook on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Biz Roundup
Valentine's Day 2021
Jackson couples have plenty of options to choose from local businesses and restaurants to treat their partner to a special evening this Valentine’s Day.
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 …
Biz Roundup
Torshel, Main Street and HUBZone
Ridgeland resident Israel Martinez decided to start his storm shelter construction company, Torshel, after witnessing the destruction a series of tornadoes in Mississippi caused in 2014.
City & County
How Local Businesses are Handling COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing mass temporary closures of local businesses across the spectrum. Fortunately, plenty of those businesses have stepped up to help their employees and their communities in …
Events
It's the Weekend!
Tonight, Bluesman and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer B.B. King performs at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Sunday, Salsa Mississippi's Dance for Mountain Child is from 5-10 p.m. at Duling Hall.
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Sunday, the Community Kwanzaa Celebration is from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Medgar Evers Community Center.
Education
JSU Virtual Margaret Walker Celebration, New MSU Fall Calendar and USM Historical Site
The Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University will partner with Foot Print Farms and Fauna Foodworks to host a 30-minute virtual cooking demonstration to celebrate Margaret Walker’s 105th birthday …
Education
JSU Health Accelerator, USM Doctoral Program Study and MSU Mobile Ticketing
Jackson State University is partnering with the University of Kentucky and national startup accelerator XLerateHealth to launch a program that will help commercialize human health-focused ideas from historically black colleges …
Biz Roundup
Stuffed at Cultivation Food Hall, Mangia Bene Charity and La Brioche Pop-up Shop
California native Rachel Phuong Le, owner of the Poké Stop sushi restaurant at Cultivation Food Hall at the District at Eastover, recently launched a new restaurant inside the food hall …
Biz Roundup
Mississippi Invitational, New Stage Virtual Events and Fiber Internet for State Libraries
The Mississippi Museum of Art recently announced that it will host the Mississippi Invitational, which features contemporary artwork from around the state, in the fall of 2021.
Biz Roundup
Mississippi Boychoir Virtual Performance, MAC Minigrants and Richard Kelso at Fischer Galleries
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Boychoir has made changes to its annual "Be the Light" Christmas performance in Jackson, which will be a livestreamed virtual performance …
Education
MSU Diversity Award, WJSU CPB Grant and USM STEMed Speaker Series
Mississippi State University recently became a 2021 recipient of the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes universities for a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Education
JSU Aspire Program, Tougaloo HBCU Endowment and USM Virtual Dance Concert
Jackson State University recently announced that it is partnering with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to participate in a program called "Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & …
Biz Roundup
Conkrete, Arts and Trails
Dr. Mark Malone and historian Scott Barretta are working with MAC's Folk and Traditional Arts Program to develop lesson plans that explore Mississippi's history via the Mississippi Blues Trail.
Education
USM Cancer Foundation Board, New Tuition Structures at MUW, and Belhaven Professor in Top 50 Under 40
On May 17, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approved three new tuition structures for Mississippi University for Women.
