NEW YORK, March 18 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: Columbia Journalism School will host a day-long symposium on March 25 to honor the life and legacy of the trailblazing Black investigative journalist and activist, Ida B. Wells. The Ida B. Wells Symposium will feature remarks by Columbia University President Minouche Shafik and notable voices from national media. The day will culminate in the unveiling of a bronze sculpture of Wells by artist Dana  more

MACON, Georgia, March 19 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams Mercer University's Mock Trial Team took home several top individual awards at the Regional Tournament hosted by the Mississippi College of Law in Jackson, Mississippi, Feb. 16-18. Twenty-one teams of approximately 10 students each competed in the tournament sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA). Sophomore Kasey Hoyt, a journalism, political science and theatre major, and   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 19 -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Central District Public Service Commissioner De'Keither Stamps will be joining MS Representative Stephanie Foster and Hinds County Supervisor Wanda Evers for a Zap the Gap Town Hall in Raymond, MS. The town hall meeting will provide an opportunity for Hinds County residents to voice their concerns, share personal experiences and provide valuable insights into the chal  more

RIDGELAND, Mississippi, March 19 -- Southern AgCredit, an agency that says it specializes in helping people buy land used for agriculture, such as crop, cattle and poultry farming as well as timberland and other uses related to agribusiness and recreation, issued the following news on March 18, 2024: Southern AgCredit, a rural lending cooperative, recently hired Dru Brakefield as a customer service representative in its Gulfport, Mississippi branch office. Brakefield attended Pearl River Commu  more