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Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center named one of several new Heritage Area Sites by Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area
The Waukon Standard - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) celebrated the addition of seven new Heritage Area Sites during a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony held Tuesday, June 24 at the Grout Museum District in Waterloo, marking a significant step in an...
Telling Stories with Textiles
Saturday Evening Post - Texas
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July 15, 2025
Weekly Newsletter The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! With hands that skillfully smooth the fabric she guides below the presser foot of her sewing machine, Torreah “Cookie” Washington begins another day of quilting. She has lived...
Sunbelt Ag Expo announces Kent Hamilton, CEO of Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc. of Norman Park as Georgia Farmer of the Year 2025
South Georgia TV
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July 15, 2025
NORMAN PARK, Ga. – Kent Hamilton is CEO of Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., based in Norman Park. Kent said, “It was founded in 1987 and is a women-owned and family-operated corporation that’s spent generations growing, packing, and...
James Terrell Blakeney, 85
Magee News - Mississippi
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July 14, 2025
Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. James Terrell Blakeney (7/5/1940 – 7/12/2025) James Terrell Blakeney, 85, passed away...
Here Are the Top 12 Performances From the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Okayplayer
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July 15, 2025
Modibo Keita points to a tear-soaked Stevie Wonder performance as one of his earliest and most distinct memories at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Five days after Michael Jackson passed away 16 years ago, Stevie played the singer’s “I...
US Capital B In the Mississippi Delta, Black Farmers Are Rebuilding the Legacy of Land Ownership
Yahoo News
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JONESTOWN, Miss. — As Pastor Bennie Brown sat in the bright red pews of St. James Missionary Baptist, just a few feet away from the podium where he preaches every Sunday, the 71-year-old farmer recalled feeling the spiritual presence of the...
Opinion | Many Jewish Couples Adapt Their Weddings to Celebrate Gender Equality
Mississippi Free Press
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July 9, 2025
Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony was essentially a transfer of property: A woman went from being the responsibility of her father to being the responsibility of her...
Will Amtrak passenger rail come to Dayton, Springfield? New study has proposed map
Journal News - Ohio
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“Dayton, second only to Columbus in a sheer population standpoint, is really going to be the key to having this discussion, particularly at the state and federal level,” said All Aboard Ohio Executive Director John Esterly. Passenger rail service...
Arkansas State University becomes part of educational doctorate degree network
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 9, 2025
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will join the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, a nationwide network of more than 150 colleges and universities that aim to improve the Doctor of Education degree. The Carnegie Project on the...
Two School Superintendents in Mississippi Indicted for Stealing and Misusing School Funds
Speakin' Out News - Alabama
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July 9, 2025
BlackNews.com Michael Sockwell has spent more than three decades on death row following a trial riddled with racial bias. Nationwide — Earl Joe Nelson and Mario D. Willis, two African American superintendents whose school districts are both about...
Mama Mosie Burks, Legendary Gospel Singer And Lead Vocalist In Mississippi Mass Choir, Dies At 92
Black Enterprise
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July 8, 2025
Burks was known for her humility yet huge impact in the world of gospel music. Mama Mosie Burks, a legendary gospel singer known for her vocals in the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92. Burks garnered fame as the revered lead vocalist...
Elderly woman dragged out of Mississippi church by sheriff deputies
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 9, 2025
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - “I was wrestled to the floor. One got my right arm. Twisted it. I said no, you’re hurting me.” That’s how long-time member Allie Thompson recounts what she calls a painful and chaotic Sunday Morning. The incident...
Hundreds of pills seized in secret drug operation near church
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics made a big bust of a secret, illegal pill laboratory.MBN agents and the Philadelphia Police Department arrested DeAndrew Hudson, 40, Wednesday.While executing a search warrant, agents found more than 600...
Gospel legend 'Mama' Mosie Burks of Mississippi Mass Choir funeral set
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Gospel music trailblazer and Mississippi Mass Choir legend "Mama" Mosie Burks died Monday at age 92. Burks, known for her powerful voice and inspiring performances, joined the Mississippi Mass Choir in the mid-90s and toured internationally for...
Mural pays homage to New Orleans’ Afro-Indigenous heritage
The Louisiana Weekly
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July 14, 2025
By Ivanna Washington Contributing Writer The intersection of African-American and Indigenous life is an important part of the New Orleans story. On July 7, 2025, Ashé Cultural Arts Center and the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority unveiled a...
Q&A: How a conservative Mississippi mom became an advocate for legalizing drugs
WBHM 90.3 - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Christina Dent never imagined she’d become an advocate for legalizing drugs. A self-described conservative Christian mom from Jackson, Mississippi, Dent spent most of her life far removed from the world of addiction — until she met a woman whose...
A Look Into Houston White’s Cultural Awakening
Minnesota Monthly
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July 8, 2025
It’s a rainy Thursday morning when I enter Houston White’s gallery on the lower level of Camdentown Flats in North Minneapolis. I’m greeted by the smooth, analog sounds of jazz music emanating from the record player on the opposite wall, near an...
Tech is growing here: Why Mississippi’s next big industry is innovation
Jackson Advocate - Mississippi
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July 8, 2025
By Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus JA Guest Writer As the founder of The Bean Path and engineer, I’ve always believed Mississippi has the potential to be a leader in technology and innovation. This belief was reinforced recently when we had the honor of...
STEM education could strengthen Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Nearly 200 Mississippi high school students participated in a STEM summer camp focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The camp, a partnership between Jackson State University, ExxonMobil, and Rice University, provided hands-on...
Summit provides tools for educators
The Pine Bluff Commercial - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
Interested in getting The Pine Bluff Commercial's Newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning? More than 120 educators, administrators and education leaders gathered in downtown Pine Bluff on June 18 for the Arkansas Delta Teacher Summit -- a...