Eleven Mississippi hospitals have received an “A” safety score from nonprofit The Leapfrog Group, while the state’s largest hospital received a “C” for the fifth year...
MAY 8, 1969 Members of the Black Psychiatrists of America interrupted the breakfast of the trustees of the American Psychiatric Association. The Black psychiatrists shared a...
Democrat Brandon Presley’s task of defeating incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the November general election seems insurmountable. After all, a Republican has won seven of...
MAY 6, 1983 Alvin Sykes convinced federal prosecutors to prosecute Richard Bledsoe for a hate crime. Credit: Kansas City Public Library A federal judge sentenced Raymond...
Mississippi Today is seeking an experienced reporter to join our health team. The Community Health Reporter will be a cornerstone member of our health team, launched...
A complaint by the Southern Poverty Law Center asks the U.S. Department of Treasury to investigate alleged discriminatory funding of water infrastructure in Jackson through the...
DUNDEE — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Wednesday night rattled off a list of talking points about Medicaid expansion and New Testament theology to about...
A 24-year-old former Ole Miss student accused of stabbing a Tennessee man in the neck in 2019 will graduate from another school days before his attempted...
MAY 5, 1917 Eugene Jacques Bullard Eugene Jacques Bullard became the first Black American combat pilot. After the near lynching of his father and hearing that...
Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe has won the Nellie Bly Award for Investigative Reporting for her tenacious series “The Backchannel.” Wolfe’s series unearthed new evidence...