Mississippi Schools Offer Scholarships to Students at Soon-to-Close Birmingham-Southern
Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students at Birmingham-Southern and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify.
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Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students at Birmingham-Southern and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify.
“Political views vary around reproductive rights, and access to IVF is likely to become an issue in upcoming election cycles,” Nurse Heidi Collins Fantasia writes.
Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., blocked legislation that would protect access to IVF treatments nationwide.
As part of Jackson Indie Music Week, Mississippians received recognition for their contributions to the state’s music scene at the Icon Awards on Jan. 11, 2024.
An Alabama man shook and convulsed on a gurney as the State carried out the first-ever nitrogen gas execution. Mississippi has also approved the method.
Filmmaker Talameika Brice coordinated with others to establish a trail marker honoring two Duck Hill, Miss., lynching victims known as Bootjack and Red.
Alabama must draw a second majority-Black congressional district after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the State violated the voting rights of its Black residents under Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
A Washington, D.C., jury has found Thomas Smith of Mathiston, Miss., guilty of nine felonies, including assaulting officers, and two misdemeanor charges for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The Crown and Glory Beauty Expo in Jackson celebrated natural hair and Black beauty while educating people about the C.R.O.W.N. Act and its potential to protect against hair discrimination.
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