Roscoe Barnes III, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
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NATCHEZ – Historian and retired educator James Wiggins will discuss his new book, “Outliving the White Lie: A Southerner’s Historical, Genealogical and Personal Journey” (University ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, April 18, 2024 1:29 pm
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NATCHEZ – Thelma Newsome, a retired educator and former member of the Natchez-Adams School District Board of Education, will be the guest speaker for the ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1:57 pm
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An art exhibition and conversation on race and history will be held Wednesday, April 3, at Alcorn State University, Lorman, in Belles Lettres Hall. The ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, March 29, 2024 2:04 pm
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A free booklet that highlights the cultural history of St. Catherine Street is now available to the public. Titled, “St. Catherine Street Yesteryears and Now,” ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, March 21, 2024 1:31 pm
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Dr. Max Grivno, associate professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi, is returning to Natchez to talk about diplomacy in the early years ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, March 15, 2024 2:38 pm
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NATCHEZ -– Dorie Ann Ladner, who fought for civil rights and voter registration in Natchez, has died, her sister, Joyce Ladner, announced on Tuesday. Dorie ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 5:08 pm
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The George F. Bowles House, located at 13 St. Catherine St., is the recent recipient of a historical marker presented by the City of Natchez ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, March 1, 2024 9:26 am
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Dr. Carolyn Myers is organizing a Black History program that will honor the contributions of African American women at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Monday, February 12, 2024 11:33 am
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NATCHEZ — Joseph “Smokye Joe” Frank received a standing ovation Tuesday night as the recipient of the 2024 Historic Preservation Award at the 2024 Annual ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, January 26, 2024 4:45 pm
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NATCHEZ — Neifa Hardy, the community liaison to Mayor Dan Gibson, recently earned her Doctor of Psychology in Behavioral Health Leadership degree from Walden University. ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:08 pm
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Beulah Missionary Baptist Church has been awarded a $150,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The funding is through the Preserving Black Churches ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Saturday, January 20, 2024 6:44 pm
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Retired educator Leola Harris and Natchez Police Chief Cal Green will serve as co-grand marshals for the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade. ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, January 2, 2024 1:56 pm
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The building once used as a meeting place for the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice will be the site of a second Mississippi Freedom ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, December 14, 2023 4:07 pm
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Before the showing of his film “The Six Triple Eight” on Monday at NAPAC Museum, James Williams Theres, the film’s director and producer, stopped by ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:42 pm
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Denise Jackson Ford, daughter of slain civil rights leader, Wharlest Jackson Sr., recently traveled to New York to participate in the 44th Annual News & ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, October 13, 2023 10:58 am
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NATCHEZ – Stanley Nelson’s talk on the 1966 murder of Ben Chester White drew 120 people to the Sept. 26 meeting of the Natchez Historical ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Monday, October 2, 2023 9:55 am
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Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church will celebrate the legacy of Hiram Rhodes Revels this month with a bust in his honor created by Bob Willis of ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, September 7, 2023 10:58 am
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Civil rights pioneer Anne Moody will be inducted into the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association Hall of Fame during a banquet ceremony at 7 p.m., ...
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by Roscoe Barnes III, Sunday, September 3, 2023 1:19 pm