April 8, 1918 The 369th Infantry Regiment that battled German forces during World War I was called the Harlem Hellfighters by the enemy. Credit: Courtesy of...
Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau sits down with Rev. Dr. Jason Coker, a Baptist pastor who is helping lead a coalition of faith leaders who are advocating...
April 7, 1915 Billie Holiday performs at the Downbeat Jazz Club in New York City in 1947. Credit: Wikipedia Billie Holiday was born in Baltimore and...
April 6, 1909 Matthew Henson arrived ahead of the Admiral Peary Expedition to plant the American flag at the North Pole. Credit: Wikipedia Matthew Henson reached...
BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College was running out of space, so after years of saving, it bought an empty furniture warehouse five minutes outside this...
April 5, 1856 Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta Credit: Wikipedia Booker T. Washington was born in Hale’s Ford, a community located about 25 miles...
Mississippi senators recently beat the stew out of a bill that would have applied more transparency and rules to their campaign finances, leaving the bill gutted,...
April 4, 1928 Credit: Wikipedia Poet, author, playwright, film director, music composer and activist Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis. Due to her parents’ turbulent...
For the second straight year, Mississippi Today and Open Campus reporter Molly Minta was named a finalist for a coveted Education Writers Association award. Molly Minta...
We’ve got two compelling Final Fours coming up this weekend and the women’s version might be the more interesting of the two. It certainly has more...
