2014/02/25 – Lumumba’s chief of staff, Safiya Omari, released the following statement: “It is with a heavy heart, that we inform you that our beloved brother, Civil Rights Activist, Human Rights Activist, and Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has passed away. More …..
2014/01/06 – (Winona, MS) Residents say it was around the late 1970s, possibly 1979, that Walmart first opened its doors on Applegate Street, in the little town of Winona, MS. At the time, town occupants were excited about the huge …..
2014/01/03 – Participants at a December public discussion on gun violence in the community could not keep from bouncing the conversation into the realm of economics. Tougaloo College hosted the event, joined by college students and President Beverly Wade Hogan, Nsombi …..
2013/12/26 – Across the South, state branches of the NAACP are urging policymakers to consider disparate effects on African Americans when it comes to crafting energy policy. Released Dec. 17, a new report from the NAACP titled “Just Energy Policies: …..
2013/12/17 – On Tuesday, Dec 17th, the NAACP held a phone press briefing to release a new report titled “Just Energy Policies: Reducing Pollution and Creating Jobs”, which examines the energy policies of all 50 states. The report is designed …..