2015/05/17 – Survivors and witnesses of a deadly protest 45 years ago gathered Friday for reflections and a wreath-laying ceremony outside Jackson State University’s Alexander Hall. Two were killed and 12 were injured by gunfire. Many others were trampled and maimed …..
2015/05/18 – Wingfield High School’s Principal Willie Killins’ words are heartbreaking. Describing the students whom he recruits into his in-school leadership program, Killin told The Clarion Ledger on May 7, “These aren’t bad kids. They’re usually adolescents facing adult problems — …..
2015/05/16 – In the wake of Boston University condemning incoming professor Saida Grundy for her controversial tweets on race, black scholars are speaking out about the pressures they face not to “rock the boat” at their institutions and on social media. frican-American …..
2015/05/15 – Javarcia Ivory has always been solution-oriented. The 18-year-old Clinton student preparing to attend Stanford University on a full ride in the fall looks for solutions on both the small and large scale. Ivory fought a lifetime battle with speech …..
2015/05/15 – Mississippi has screened 5,578 TANF applicants for drug use since August. Only eight (0.14 percent) have tested positive. Mississippi does not offer many lifelines to families who fall onto hard times. One of the few is Temporary Assistance for …..
