Black students are the fastest-growing group of college applicants in the U.S., with applications rising 11 percent in fall 2025 compared to the previous year, according to the Common Application. This surge shows that, despite rising tuition and the Supreme Court ending affirmative action, Black students continue to pursue higher education at record rates, particularly in the Southwest and in states like Mississippi.
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PRESS ROOM: Jackson State University launches pioneering Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to combat Mississippi teacher shortage
Jackson State University has announced a new Loan Repayment Assistance Program to help education graduates with incomes below $45,000 repay their student loans, making it the first HBCU to implement such a program.
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How syringe exchanges in Washington, D.C. reduce the spread of disease
Oregon has rejected a proposal to decriminalize illicit drugs, but experts say syringe service programs are key in helping curb the spread of disease and reduce overdose deaths.
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Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82. Watkins — who also sometimes went by Hollis Watkins […]