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Service to honor Medgar Evers legacy
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Islam at a crossroads in America
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Ole Miss elects first African American student body president |
Stereotyping on group's agenda for open discussion, elimination |
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The Elaine Lynchings: A visit to Elaine, Arkansas, 100 years after America’s deadliest race riot |
Holy Ghost milestone: 100 years later, Catholic church still on a mission |
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PBS 'Between the Lions' filmed in Mississippi spotlights literacy |
Black, gay & proud: Minister speaks at Jackson Black Pride Prayer Breakfast |
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Churches feed body and soul: Places of worship reach out to poor US. Department of Agriculture statistics show 17.4 percent of Mississippi households don't have access to adequate food because of lack of money or other resources. Times are tough. Budgets are tight, and people are hungry. That's why many Mississippi places of worship, adhering to the principles of their faith, are reaching out to feed the poor. Anderson United Methodist Church created a food pantry 15 years ago that now serves around 300 people thanks to community donations and those provided by the Mississippi Food Network, but around 70 people are still on the waiting list. |
Jackson ministry helps young girls develop a postive DIVAA attitude |
Domestic violence program's funding to end
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Duplex symbol of blight: Some surprised suspected drug house remains |
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Sex in the real world: Churches addressing AIDS, STDs Sex may seem like a taboo subject for church. But not in some Jackson churches alarmed by recent federal statistics showing Jackson with the third highest rate of AIDS cases in the country. Hanging Moss Road Church of Christ and New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church are two churches educating their congregations this month about the consequences of unsafe sex. "The leadership of the (church) realized that a church must minister to the spirits, bodies and souls of its members," said Joyce H. Smith, a registered nurse and chairwoman of Hanging Moss' Congregational Health Ministry. |