1962: Dion Diamond arrested after protest at Southern University

Mississippi to help expand U.S. seafood production

Mississippi researchers will help lead a $13.5 million nationwide project to expand U.S. seafood production through aquaculture research and development.

Public Welfare Foundation awards $300,000 to Deep South Today to expand judicial system reporting at Mississippi Today

Public Welfare Foundation is awarding $300,000 to Deep South Today. The grant will help expand judicial system reporting at Mississippi Today, which is part of Deep South Today's network of nonprofit newsrooms.

Hundreds sign petition to oust leaders at the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

As of Tuesday, 400 people had signed an online petition calling for the resignation of LaMarlon Wilson, superintendent of the Mississippi Schools for the Deaf and the Blind District, and other administrators.

Family seeks alternate ways to honor Black veteran killed by KKK mob after county rejects road renaming

The family of a Black World War II veteran gunned down by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are seeking other options to honor him after Wilkinson County supervisors denied a request to rename a road after him.

Ex-NBA player Kendrick Perkins is set to join Jackson State men's basketball as new general manager

Former NBA player and 2007-08 league champion Kendrick Perkins has agreed to become the general manager for Jackson State’s men’s basketball team.