April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first Black baseball player in the Major Leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. Credit: Wikipedia Jackie Robinson broke...
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance discuss the biggest issues – Medicaid expansion, school funding and PERS – that could spur contentious final...
April 14, 1952 Ralph Ellison wrote “Invisible Man” for Random House. Credit: Courtesy of Random House Ralph Ellison’s only novel, “Invisible Man,” confronted many issues facing...
April 13, 1873 New Colfax Massacre memorial Credit: Courtesy of Heart of Louisiana On Easter Sunday, after Reconstruction Republicans won the Louisiana governor’s race, a group...
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how...
April 12, 1864 Drawing of the Fort Pillow massacre by Frank Leslie Credit: Wikipedia The Fort Pillow Massacre took place when 2,500 members of a Confederate...
In January, the head of Mississippi’s Department of Mental Health told lawmakers that people who aren’t charged with a crime are spending less time in jail...
As leaders from the House and Senate will soon begin meeting to find common ground on their dueling Medicaid expansion proposals, some people have pointed to...
As an internal medicine doctor, Dr. Kenneth Williams knows the importance of continuity of care. That’s one of several reasons why the impending closure of the...
Former PGA Tour player and national junior champion Randy Watkins talks Masters favorites and joins in a discussion about the recent NCAA national championship basketball games....
