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Republican Michael Watson, Mississippi’s incoming secretary of state, says he will work to change a …

Watson: Mississippi Should Change Multipart Election System

Republican Michael Watson, Mississippi’s incoming secretary of state, says he will work to change a Jim Crow-era election system that requires multiple steps for statewide races.

Music artist Vick Allen will perform at “Christmas in the City.” Photo courtesy Fred Staten

Vick Allen

Jackson native and soul-music singer Vick Allen said his interest in music started at a very young age. He sang in his church choir and also played the piano for the church.

Jesmyn Ward, the first woman to win two National Book Awards, still livs in Mississippi. …

OPINION: Women in Mississippi—So Strong and So Tough

"Over the 25 years that we have lived in Mississippi, we have taken quite a ribbing. Whenever we told them of our children's successes, they always scoffed and said 'but it's Mississippi' as if that lessened the  accomplishment."

Diana Montoya

Increasingly, women in Mississippi are speaking up about what we need here. Photo by Imani …

EDITOR'S NOTE: Mississippi Women, It’s Your Time to Speak Up, Lead

Election season was tough for Mississippi women as usual. It was a time for broken promises and slights as we watched male candidates, and their women enablers, show little apparent interest in our safety, prosperity, health and voices and be elected to all statewide offices.

Photo by Acacia Clark

Marie O'Banner-Jackson

Marie O'Banner-Jackson, retired interim dean of undergraduate studies and cyber learning at Jackson State University, says she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was in fourth grade.

Families involved in the ICE raids listen to testimonies during the Mississippi field hearing at …

Hilda (last name withheld) shares a photograph of herself with her husband, Antonio, and daughter. …

Field Hearing Sheds Light on Mississippi ICE Raids

The (ICE) field hearing touched on the impact of the raids on local economies, the cost of carrying them out, and back wages owed to workers, but it did not discuss the role of for-profit prison companies in immigration detention.

Herbert and Stephany Brown were the first black family on their street in Alta Woods. …

Herbert and Stephany Brown may bring back Alta Woods’ neighborhood association now that they are …

Seeking Alta Woods’ Former Glory

The Alta Woods community was predominantly white when Stephany and Herbert Brown became the first black family to move there in 1996. "When we moved over here 20 years ago, none of this looked like this," she said as the car passed another dilapidated house.