With a message of anti-violence and love, Donzaleigh Abernathy came to the University of Southern Mississippi for the 30th Annual Armstrong-Branch Lecture Series.
Donzaleigh Abernathy is the daughter...
Hattiesburg is well known as a Civil Rights city and considered to be quite progressive to many of its residents, but to others, there is an undercurrent of racism and prejudice that cannot be overlooked.
Associate professor of history at St. Francis College and author Sara Rzectuek, Ph.D., presented a special lecture Thursday, Feb. 7.
This event was part of the university’s Black History Month programming....
The city of Hattiesburg reopened the 1964 Freedom Summer Trail with the help of the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and the Forrest County Board of supervisors Jan. 31. The 1964 Freedom Summer Trail is...
Prominent historical figure and author of the dynamic memoir “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” Anne Moody, 74, died Feb. 5 in her home in Gloster, Mississippi.
According to The Associated Press,...
A federal court ruling has determined that a Mobile County probate judge can not deny a marriage license to a same-sex couple in a face-off of judicial authority.
According to a gay rights group called...
A group of students and faculty at The University of Southern Mississippi look to revive a student organization that focuses on celebrating black culture and history.
The Black Studies Alliance was a...
Historical drama “Selma” came out of its first weekend at a little over $11 million, a far cry from Eastwood’s “American Sniper” debut, which blew apart the box office at $60 million.
However,...
