Dems pick Lumumba in Jackson mayor runoff
Jackson City Councilman Chokwe Lumumba (SHOW-kway Lu-MOOM-bah) has defeated businessman Jonathan Lee in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson mayor. The Clarion-Ledger reports that unofficial...
View ArticleNAACP honors former leader, Medgar Evers, in Jackson
NAACP leaders from around the country gathered in Jackson recently to honor the memory of their former leader, Medgar Evers and to hold their annual meeting. Evers was assassinated nearly 50 years ago...
View ArticleChokwe Lumumba, ex-black nationalist, wins Jackson mayor’s race
A Mississippi attorney and one-time civil rights activist who was involved in a black nationalist group decades ago has been elected mayor of Jackson, the state capital. The Clarion-Ledger reported...
View ArticleMDOT and partners dedicate Habitat home in Jackson
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) recently held a dedication ceremony for a Habitat for Humanity project in which employees from both agencies...
View ArticleLumumba sworn in Monday as Jackson mayor
Chokwe Lumumba was sworn in Monday as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi's capital and the largest city in the state. Lumumba is an attorney who served the past four years on the Jackson City Council. A...
View ArticleJackson police officer hit by car on I-55
Police Chief Lindsey Horton has confirmed the death of a Jackson Police Officer, his first since being named to his new post earlier this month. Horton said 35-year Bruce Jacob was killed Saturday...
View ArticleAug. 30 deadline set for parents to scan fingers
Parents have until Aug. 30 to register for a finger-scanning system to sign children in and out of federally subsidized child care. Jill Dent, director of the Division of Early Childhood Care and...
View ArticleWoman held without bond in toddler’s death
A Hinds County woman is being held without bond after being charged with capital murder in the death of her 1-year-old son. Tiffany Michelle Menifield remains behind bars at the Hinds County Detention...
View ArticleUMMC to enter lease agreement for Grenada Lake Medical Center
With approval Thursday from the State Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees, University of Mississippi Medical Center leaders will sign an agreement to lease the 156-bed Grenada Lake...
View ArticleHow Mississippi and Emmett Till shaped the March on Washington
As many across the nation remain in shock and disbelief at the recent verdict in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his case has become hauntingly reminiscent of another black teenager gunned...
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