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The wave of mass shootings over the Fourth of July highlights the challenges police face

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty shot, two fatally, at a block party in Baltimore. At least three killed and 10 wounded at an annual July Fourth...

More Americans apply for jobless benefits, but layoffs are not rising significantly

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve's attempt to cool the...

Mississippi high court will hear case about appointing judges in majority-Black capital city

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal Thursday as some Jackson residents try to revive one of the lawsuits challenging the...

City of Memphis, police chief oppose effort to delay lawsuit in Tyre Nichols case

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Criminal charges should not delay a lawsuit against former Memphis officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, the...

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers on a different kind of minority group...

Melvin receives grant from Preparedness and Treatment Equity Coalition (PTEC)

The Preparedness and Treatment Equity Coalition (PTEC) is announcing the award of three $50,000 grants to U.S. research teams investigating ways to decrease breast...

Coahoma County Vietnam Veterans welcomed home

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate It took more than 48 years after the end of the Vietnam War to honor Coahoma County residents who lost their...

BAM Fest works with local businesses and organizations to put together event

By Josh Troy  Clarksdale Advocate  Approximately 300 individuals attended the Birthplace of American Music Festival in downtown Clarksdale from June 16 to 18. Delta Blues Alley...

Hopson chosen to participate in the Dr. Glenda Glover Inaugural Leadership Cohort

Mound Bayou, MS — Dr. Tracey Morant Adams, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, South Eastern Regional Director,  announced today that Chi Mu Omega Chapter...

Biden says ‘this fight is not over’ after Supreme Court kills student debt relief plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that "this fight is not over” after the Supreme Court killed his plan to forgive hundreds...

Red Panthers clean up field themselves after storm, upgrade weight room

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate It does not matter what the circumstances are when it comes to upgrading and keeping the Coahoma County School District's football...

Dangerous heat and humidity is smothering much of the South and Midwest

As dangerous heat and humidity smothered parts of the South and Midwest on Thursday, local governments and charities worked to protect poor and elderly...

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