Mississippi remains an outlier for its statues, even among other Southern states. The Magnolia State is currently the only ...

February is more than just Black History Month — it is a time to reflect on powerful events that have shaped not only African ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It seems fitting that the last week of Black History Month should include anniversaries of two pivotal points in Natchez history. On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram ...

It is day 25 of Black History Month and we have your Black history fact of the day. On this day in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels took oath as the first African American Senator. Revels was born a freeman ...

The House recognized several people and entities, including blues musician Jimmy “Duck” Holmes for his contributions to the ...

As a result of their persistence and perseverance, 150 years ago Mississippi's Hiram Revels, a Black Republican, was elected to the U.S. Senate. He became the first Black American to serve in the ...

the first African-American congressman (Hiram Rhodes Revels) was sworn in. But Jen and Madison are preeeeetttyyyy sure there's something else about this day that's making it stick in their minds.