April 22, 1892 Credit: Courtesy of Big Apple Films Fiery civil rights pioneer Vernon Johns was born in Darlington Heights, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. He...
House Public Health Chairman Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he's hopeful he and other negotiators can strike a deal...
mississippitoday.org – Jerry Mitchell – 2024-04-21 07:00:00 April 21, 1966 Portrait of Private First Class Milton Lee Olive III (1946 – 1965) of the 2nd Battalion...
mississippitoday.org – Bobby Harrison – 2024-04-21 06:00:00 House leaders, who say they want to bolster public education spending, have also proposed more than tripling the size...
mississippitoday.org – Jerry Mitchell – 2024-04-20 07:00:00 April 20, 1939 Billie Holiday recorded “Strange Fruit” about the lynchings of Black Americans. Credit: Courtesy of Atlantic Records...
Archie Cooley, center, with Jerry Rice, left, and Willie Totten when they were honored at Mississippi Valley State at an awards function in recent years. (Photo...
mississippitoday.org – Taylor Vance – 2024-04-19 13:56:14 The two legislative committee leaders responsible for criminal justice measures say they will move bills forward to restore suffrage...
“Bought sense is better than borrowed sense” lives in my memory, rent-free. I've always cringed at it because, at every stage of life, some lessons have...
mississippitoday.org – Jerry Mitchell – 2024-04-19 07:00:00 April 19, 1977 Alex Haley was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize for “Roots,” which was also adapted for television. ...
mississippitoday.org – Mississippi Today – 2024-04-18 16:58:45 Lawmakers and advocates regularly refer to Mississippians without health insurance who are in the “coverage gap.” But what is...