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Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Blue Tie Gala on …

• March 23, 2022

JSU Blue Tie Gala and Regions Card, MSU Virtual Reality Grant

Jackson State University’s National Alumni Association will host its fifth annual Blue Tie Gala on Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson.

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba signed a proclamation of a local weather emergency this morning, as …

• March 22, 2022

Schools, Libraries Close As Mayor Declares Weather Emergency

In the midst of severe weather threatening Mississippi and the larger South, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba issued a proclamation of a local weather emergency this morning closing vulnerable locations …

Emmett Till’s cousins Teri Watts and Deborah Watts hold up the confirmation that Mississippi Attorney …

• March 21, 2022

Posters at the March 11, 2022 event memorialized the futures that Emmett Till could have …

• March 21, 2022

A collection of Emmett Till’s living family members, activists, and supporters spoke at the Mississippi …

• March 21, 2022

Emmett Till Family Again Demands Prosecution of White Woman for Child’s Lynching

The family of Emmett Till is once again calling for justice, nearly 70 years past young Till’s vicious murder, tied to a cotton-gin fan in the Tallahatchie River.

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• March 18, 2022

Jacquelynn’s Weekend Picks 3/18-3/20

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend in the metro area, don’t worry. We have you covered. Whether you’re looking for a night out on the town or …

Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the …

• March 18, 2022

Mississippi Senate OKs Pay Raise for Teachers, House to Vote

Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the state Senate passed Thursday.

Negotiators from the Mississippi House and Senate reached a deal Wednesday to boost some of …

• March 17, 2022

It's a Deal: Mississippi Teacher Pay Plan Awaits Final Votes

Negotiators from the Mississippi House and Senate reached a deal Wednesday to boost some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation.

Three weeks after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the Mississippi State Legislature passed a …

• March 17, 2022

Mississippi Legislature Cuts Ties with Russia

Echoing deepening sanctions from the U.S. government, both the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate passed resolutions this week condemning Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and barring any business between …

Jackson State University recently received a $75,000 education endowment named for the late Stephen F. …

• March 16, 2022

JSU Education Endowment, Ezra Jack Keats Awards and Out of the Darkness Campus Walk at USM

Jackson State University recently received a $75,000 education endowment named for the late Stephen F. Mason, the 17th pastor of the Greater Pearlie Grove M.B. Church.

The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate tax cut proposals, and leaders …

• March 16, 2022

House, Senate Pursue Separate Tracks on Mississippi Tax Cuts

The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate tax cut proposals, and leaders will hold final negotiations later this month.