Chelsey Jones Staff Writer The Jackson State University School of Journalism and Media Studies (SJMS) partnered with the Mississippi Press Association to discuss the new…
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The 1955 murder of 14 year old Emmett Till has garnered renewed interest with the recent revelation that Carolyn Bryant, the woman who accused Till…
Jennifer Wiles Staff Writer Twenty-eight seconds of silence was asked of you as the lights dimmed and a sound of torture filled the Student Center…
Lindsei Roby Staff Writer/MC301 “Jesus is on the main line, tell Him what you want.” Many of you have heard this song in church or…
Aaron Walker Staff Writer U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is coming to Mississippi for the march on Nissan to bring awareness for poor working conditions at…
Jaleesa Harris Guest Writer A loosely autobiographical play, “The River Niger” was originally performed by the Negro Ensemble Company and winner of the Tony Award…
Kendria Haley Staff Writer/Practicum It has been over 150 years since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed freeing more than 3 million slaves. However, many African-Americans,…
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Darrenlyn Braddy Staff Writer/MC301 Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month once said, “Those who have no record…
Pulitzer Prize finalist Jerry Mitchell told a group of reporters, editors, producers, students and journalism educators to be investigative journalists that do what he thinks…