MAY 27, 1958 Ernest Green in senior graduation cap and gown; May 1958. Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine, became the first Black American...
Community health reporter Sophia Paffenroth discusses with Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison a new law set to take effect July 1 that will provide...
The SEC Tournament is underway in Birmingham. The Sun Belt Tournament has begun in Montgomery. And, closer to home, the MHSAA State Tournament has begun at...
MAY 22, 2002 An Alabama jury convicted Bobby Cherry of taking part in the Ku Klux Klan’s 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church that killed four...
MAY 19, 1925 In this 1963 photo, civil rights leader Malcolm X speaks to reporters in Washington. Credit: Associated Press Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little...
MAY 18, 1896 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-1 in Plessy v. Ferguson that racial segregation on railroads or similar public places was constitutional, forging the...
For help, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) or contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Spanish-language services are also available....
MAY 16, 1950 Twenty Black families from South Carolina filed the lawsuit, Briggs v. Elliott, the first direct attack on the validity of the “separate but...
College baseball’s regular season is in its last week, which means baseball bracketology is a popular activity. State needs to finish strong to become a Regional...
MAY 13, 1862 During the Civil War, Robert Smalls and other Black Americans who were enslaved commandeered an armed Confederate ship in Charleston. Wearing a straw...
