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Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost...

LOCALIZE IT: Flush with federal funds, states have expanded dental care to the poor

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: A growing number of states are offering dental care to low-income adults who in the past had to rely on charity or the...

New data shows drop in chronically absent students at Mississippi schools

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schools nationwide and led to more children missing classes, the number of students who were...

The Supreme Court will let Alabama’s congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The...

“Preserving Our Legacy: Let’s Bank on It!”

By: DeVoyce C. MorrisPost Mound Bayou, MS 38762, September 20, 2023:  DeVoyce C. Morris, Chairman of the Mound Bayou Historic Preservation Commission, announced today...

Barbershop Series focuses on prostate cancer awareness

By: DeAnna Tizzie Johnson, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Jackson Advocate Jackson, MS (September 19, 2023) –– The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health’s Black Men’s Health...

Black Men’s Health Equity Council wants Brothers to Go Get Checked!

By: Warren Jones, MPH September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.  Black men are 1.6 times more likely to get prostate cancer than other racial groups and...

Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain...

What’s at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers

DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn't reach a deal with Detroit's...

Libya evacuates flooded city as searchers look for 10,000 missing after death toll passes 11,000

DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities evacuated residents from an inundated city Friday and limited access to it, as searchers dug through mud and...

More than 700 million people don’t know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again,...

Putin meets the leader of Belarus, who suggests joining Russia’s move to boost ties with North Korea

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a meeting Friday with his Belarusian ally, who suggested that Minsk could could join Moscow's efforts...

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