Mississippi University of Women said it welcomes affected students at Birmingham-Southern and will provide scholarship offers to those who qualify.
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.
The James Beard Foundation has recognized three Mississippian restaurants in its initial list of nominees and will announce winners in June 2023.
Calvin Hawkins has researched Black history in Yalobusha County for the last six years, and he is releasing a book entitled “Under the Dusty Sand” that contains much of his research.
Carmigo Founder and CEO Andrew Warmath allows owners to sell their used cars to the highest bidder among various auto dealerships.
Long-time newspaper editor Bonny Parham had a consistent presence and a personal stake in her community. Amory, Miss., was her home, and she documented its happenings for 40 years, from the 1960s to 2000. The perfectionist had to do good work not only for the newspaper’s survival but also because she needed the meager small-town newspaper salary for her and her son to eat and have a roof over their heads. Her photos live past her and now document the town through her eyes.
Victor Hugo Green’s “The Negro Motorist Green Book” was the guidebook for African American roadtrippers during the Jim Crow era. The guide offered services and places that were friendly to African Americans, while also highlighting the dangers of travel with threats such as whites-only sundown towns. Author and journalist Deborah Douglas has published a new kind of civil-rights guide.
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