Few museums show the North's Civil Rights Movement. A new one in Harlem is ‘just getting started’

Mississippi's newest barrier to voting is Experian data, brother of slain civil rights activist writes

Brother of slain civil rights activist Andrew Goodman writes that 62 years after death of his brother Mississippi is still putting up barriers to voting. Experian is the latest roadblock.

Jackson gets $64 million federal grant to hire more police, boost anti-crime surveillance

Jackson is one of four cities the U.S. Department of Justice chose for its $300 million Model Cities Initiative. Mississippi's capital city will receive $64 million over the next three years.

Mississippi awarded $205M for second year of federal rural health program

Mississippi will receive nearly $205 million for the second year of a national program that aims to improve rural healthcare, federal officials announced Monday.

Hinds County on pace to finish Mississippi Senate count Monday, upload Wednesday

The results in Mississippi’s most populous county and a Democratic stronghold could cement the outcome of the Magnolia State nail-biter between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom.

Johnny Moore shares his vision for Rust College’s next 100 years

Mississippi's oldest, private historically Black college is celebrating its 160th year. On Friday, the Rust community inaugurated Johnny Moore as the college’s 13th president.