CultureCultureCultureCulturePaul McCartney Blesses Beyoncé's Version of Beatles HitQueen Bey performs a beautiful rendition of The Beatles' hit 'Blackbird' with four Black female country artists.ByAngela JohnsonUpdatedApril 5, 2024
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersThis State Will Allow Countless Black Children to Go Hungry This SummerOne of the poorest states in the nation just opted out of a USDA program that would have fed tens of thousands of…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJanuary 11, 2024
CultureCulture23 Moments from 2023 That We Did NOT See ComingWho thought 2023 would be the year the government confirms aliens are real?ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 29, 2023
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsWhat’s at Stake in Tuesday’s Election for Black Americans?Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky all have major elections on Tuesday. Here's everything you need to know.ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 6, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalNow It Seems Brett Favre Had No Real Reason to Sue Shannon SharpeA judge dismissed the former NFL QB's defamation suit against Sharpe, saying that his speech was protected.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedOctober 31, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalFederal Court Slaps Down Mississippi Jim Crow-Era Voting BanProhibiting people with certain felonies voting is a no-goByJessica WashingtonPublishedAugust 7, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Allows Mississippi Jim Crow-Era Voting Law to ContinueThe Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Mississippi felony voting provision intended to block Black…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedJuly 4, 2023
CultureJuneteenthCultureJuneteenthWhy Juneteenth Isn’t a Black Holiday, but an American HolidayIf we don't remain vigilant, a lack of communication and effective messaging can keep our people in bondage.ByAntjuan SeawrightPublishedJune 14, 2023
NewsNewsFormer Mississippi Cop Fatally Shoots 15-Year-Old Teenager Who Was Dating His DaughterCornelius McGee Jr. was fatally shot while fleeing the officer’s house since the daughter’s father was not a…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 30, 2023
NewsNewsMississippi Republicans Want to Create A Separate Court For The Black City of JacksonJackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba called the legislation "some of the most oppressive legislation in our city's history."…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedFebruary 10, 2023
NewsLegalNewsLegalBrett Favre Flips the Script, Files Lawsuit Against Shannon Sharpe and Others Over Welfare Fraud CaseThe former NFL QB is filing lawsuits claiming that sports commentators and the Mississippi State Auditor have…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 10, 2023
NewsEducationHBCUsNewsEducationHBCUsShannon Sharpe Dissed HBCUs And Black Twitter Clapped All the Way BackThe Undisputed host and former-NFL player said that if "I had the grades coming out of HS. I wouldn't have chosen an…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedDecember 5, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersDid Siemens Give the City of Jackson, Mississippi A Bad Deal To Fix The Water Crisis?The international conglomerate agreed to help fix Jackson's water issues a decade ago, but the contract has left the…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 25, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersEmmett Till Statue To Reside in Mississippi Town Near a Confederate MonumentThe nine-foot statue will be ten miles away from Bryant’s Grocery & Meat Market, where the infamous whistling…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 21, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersCongress To Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Show Us How Funds Are Being Used To Help Jackson's Water CrisisHouse Oversight and Reform Homeland Security committees are looking into the alleged misuse of funds in Jackson.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedOctober 18, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalWhy Did Brett Favre’s Cancer Charity Make Donations to Southern Mississippi Athletics?Brett Favre's Favre 4 Hope donated more than $130,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Athletic Foundation…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 29, 2022
PoliticsEnvironmental JusticePoliticsEnvironmental JusticeNAACP Says Mississippi Officials Violated Jackson Residents' Civil RightsOn Tuesday, the NAACP filed a federal complaint alleging that Mississippi officials' neglect of Jackson’s water…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedSeptember 28, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Makes Fun of Jackson As Water Crisis ContinuesThe Mississippi Governor said, "it's a great day not to be in Jackson," at a groundbreaking ceremony in Hattiesburg.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 19, 2022
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersAs the Jackson Mississippi Water Crisis Continues, Virtual Schooling For Children Becomes DifficultThe Jackson Teacher’s Association is concerned that the lack of water will cause children to lose valuable time in…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedSeptember 1, 2022
NewsNewsWater Crisis In Jackson, Mississippi Forces Deion Sanders and JSU Football Camp To EvacuateCoach Prime and his crew decamped while President Biden declared a federal emergency.ByKeith ReedPublishedAugust 31, 2022