B.B. King, a 15-time Grammy Award winner, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has inspired countless musicians. Jackson, a Grammy-nominated artist and Mississippi Cultural Ambassador, ...

(RNS) — In his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington 61 years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. vividly described Mississippi as a place “sweltering with the heat of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also ...

Education advocates around Mississippi feel the full impact and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is going untaught in its schools. Monday marks 36 years since his birthday was recognized as a ...

The country will celebrate and honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend.Several events are scheduled around the metro to commemorate not only his life, but his impact, as ...

Mississippi State dominated Alabama State 94–56 for its most comfortable win of the season, highlighted by a career night ...

As I drive my rented Dodge Hornet south on Highway 61 across the flat Mississippi Delta, the region’s famous native son B.B. King croons “Why I Sing the Blues” on the radio. Music that sprung from ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E ...