A new military development project could endanger the water quality of the Turkey Creek watershed near historically Black communities near in Gulfport, Miss., residents are
Jackson State University recently became the first historically Black college or university to host the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Undergraduate Fellowship program Dungy Leadership Institute, a week-long initiative that develops future student-affairs professionals.
Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Brad White applauded Gov. Tate Reeves in a statement on the agency’s website on Feb. 16, 2023, for requesting $1.3 billion to fund transportation projects.
Altogether, 18 business owners gathered at The Synergy Link at 135 Bounds St. in the capital city on Sept. 17, 2021, to listen to Hope Credit Union Senior Credit Officer Danielle Ware and Vice President Dwight Rawls. Mississippi Black Pages, a statewide platform for Black entrepreneurs to connect for exposure and development, organized the event as part of their monthly series tagged “Network your Net Worth Professional Mixer.”
Changing the gender wage gap statistics is a desired outcome as DSC Training Academy and Mississippi Coding Academy partner to open a new coding campus in south Jackson. The new academy’s location will operate out of the workforce development center on Interstate 55 South Frontage Road and will offer convenience for potential coders from south Jackson, Hinds County and the metro area, DSC Training Academy President Willie Jones said at a virtual press conference on April 8.
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