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Birthdays December 11th – December 17th
December 11-Rodney Horne, Georgene Manady, In Loving Memory of Herbert Harris, Jr., Lisa L. Hannibal, Joyce Simmons, Jere’ Williams, Melvin Hicks, William Mason, Thomas Wyatt, Annie Marie Johnson, Margaret J. Newman, Wilma Phillips, KeAndrea Reed, Bresscotty Bracy, Jr., Stanley Kelly,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Wharlest Jackson Sr., Former Treasurer of the Natchez, Mississippi Branch of the NAACP
By Garry Blanson “Before Black People Die, We Multiply” – Garry Blanson It saddens me dearly when I think about all of the Black people who were killed at the hands of police in America — those who were innocent…
Let His light shine through you
By Rusty Potter Christmas lights are everywhere this time of year. We love lights because they brighten the darkness. They remind us that Christmas is a season of hope. Jesus is the light of the world. Whoever follows him will…
Removal of MLK and Juneteenth, but adding Trump’s birthday to Park Holidays isn’t patriotic
If you visit a National Park on MLK Day next month or Juneteenth in June, you’ll have to pay an entry fee beginning next year. It wasn’t always that way. The Trump administration has made sweeping revisions to the National…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Well… It’s that time of year again when Christmas celebrations are getting organized and ramped up. The religious observance is celebrating Jesus’s birth; however, the secular traditions consist of gift-giving, decorating trees, a variety of meals, and…
“Falling in love with Jesus…”
By Lisa Wilmore Dear Hearts, “Falling in love with Jesus is the best thing that I have ever done.” These lyrics, penned by Jonathan Butler, did not immediately resonate with me when I first heard them many years ago. At…