Jackson took control of Medgar Evers Boulevard from the state of Mississippi in the 1980s. Four decades later, they want to ...

Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of government in the Magnolia State.

Churches from around the area reached out to the congregation to offer their up their facilities for the congregants, while ...

Hezekiah Watkins was just 13 years old when he was arrested in Jackson in 1961 along with dozens of other civil rights ...

An arson attack at a synagogue in Mississippi was a reminder of the threat Jews face, but also of the strength of a small ...

"We will not only survive, we will thrive,” the congregation’s student rabbi and spiritual leader, Benjamin Russell, told his ...

Hezekiah Watkins, the youngest Freedom Rider, received a formal apology from the city of Jackson for his arrest in Jackson in ...

Zach Shemper never expected to spend Shabbat on the bimah of one of the largest congregations in America, but that’s where ...

A Mississippi synagogue famous for its role in the civil rights movement was significantly damaged Saturday in a fire that officials say was intentionally set. The Beth Israel Congregation, which is ...

Tennessee State and Jackson State will renew rivalry in the 2026 John A. Merritt Classic at Nissan Stadium.