Opinion | Protecting the Pillars of Heritage: Battling Threats to Mississippi’s HBCUs
Duvalier Malone responds to Senate Bill 2726, writing that it’s a potential threat to Mississippi’s HBCUs.
Duvalier Malone responds to Senate Bill 2726, writing that it’s a potential threat to Mississippi’s HBCUs.
The State of Mississippi has shortchanged Alcorn State University approximately $257.8 million in agricultural funds from the federal government over the last 30 years.
The Mississippi AI Collaborative will use a $250,000 grant award to expand artificial intelligence knowledge and use across the state.
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“People, especially those who perceive themselves to be different from each other, have an opportunity to share their stories, and find common, or perhaps even higher ground,” Kevin John Fong writes.
Broadband internet could soon become accessible to more Mississippians after the President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the state is receiving $1.2 billion for high-speed internet infrastructure across the state through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program.
“For Black students at higher education institutions—especially at predominantly white institutions—a lack of representation and lack of diversity among their peers exacerbates the sense of loneliness,” Pamela Dankins writes.
Mississippi health insurers will not be required to implement a speedier prior-authorization process nor face fines for any inequalities in provider reimbursement rates after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed legislation that would have created new regulations on the industry.
Blake Case, an advisory board member of the LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi, writes that during this session, Mississippi legislators should focus on supporting transgender and nonbinary youth with needed resources instead of “targeting these young people with harmful legislation that will threaten their mental health.”
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