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At least 20.9 million adults and children are bought and sold worldwide into commercial sexual servitude, forced labor and bonded labor. The International Justice Mission is a faith-based international non-profit that works with governments, police forces and social workers to protect people from this...

Pamela Junior, director of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, speaks in the library on campus today. Photo by Chase Roberts “I’m gonna keep on...

The coquis stopped chirping when Hurricane Maria hit. On a typical night, the nickel-sized frogs dominate the island air with their high-pitched call,...

The contextualization plaque and decorative base of the Confederate statue in the Circle were fixed after a driver crashed into them earlier this semester....

Illustration by Jake Thrasher October is LGBT History Month. The monthlong celebration observes the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues...

The new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is scheduled to open Dec. 9 in Jackson and will celebrate the work of lesser-known local activists of the national...

Curtis Wilkie discusses his book “The Road to Camelot” with Charles Overby and Tom Oliphant at the Overby Center on Wednesday, October 18....

Peter Hamby, head of news at Snapchat, will speak at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Overby Center.  Hamby will meet with Trent Lott Institute public...

Mary Heather Spencer is commemorated at the Family Crisis Services table that was on the Square where advocates such as Mary-Margaret Chaffe, were spreading...

Women are using different social media platforms to show how widespread and commonplace sexual assault and harassment are by posting with the hashtag...