In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...

Clark Jr., who became the first Black person to sit in the Mississippi Legislature ... in rural Holmes County and high school at Holmes County Training School in Durant, Mississippi. He received a ...

His contributions from a cultural perspective are also worthy of celebration — Black History Month being an ... and Darian Durant (2013) — in one 2006 trade. Joseph, a record-setting ...

One of the most critically acclaimed documentaries of all time, Hoop Dreams follows two Black high schoolers in ... of the most storied moments in the history of boxing: when Muhammad Ali and ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and culture of Black Americans. Many museums and historic sites in Mississippi are dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. The Mississippi ...

Two Mississippi Museums held a family day Sunday to celebrate Black History Month.People from all over headed there to recognize the struggles and honor the achievements of African Americans ...

A Mississippi man cut his way through thickets of thorns in search of lost Black graves in an all-but-abandoned town.

FOR SOME, SUNDAY IS A DAY TO REST, BUT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, IT’S HAIR DAY. SPENDING HOURS DETANGLING THOSE KINKS AND CURLS TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF HAIR THROUGH OUR ROOTS. THERE WAS A TIME ...

There’s a little more than a week left in Black History Month 2025. Where did the time go? It doesn’t help that the U.S. observation is in a month with only 28 days. Why is Black History ...

16 WAPT News is recognizing Mississippi history makers during Black History Month. This is the latest in the series. JACKSON, Miss. — B.B. King, born Riley B. King on Sept. 16, 1925, in Itta Bena, ...