The teams met on Jan. 11 at Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson State prevailed 77-70 as the sophomore guard Amarr Knox scored 24 points after going 9-of-19 ...

Judy Bullockus, a trustee representing Area 7, during the meeting praised the novel and said the racial slur when discussing ...

Renowned author Percival Everett spoke with the IUN community about his new novel, "James," a literary rebuttal to "Huckleberry Finn." ...

The Hornets used a barrage of early three-pointers to extend an early lead to fend off the Tigers and advance to the semifinal game.

National Book Award-winning novel, 'James,' Percival Everett grapples with philosophical and metaphysical questions as well ...

Greene County voters will have a few choices in municipal and township races in the April 1 consolidated election. Most races, including all of the school board races, are unopposed, according to ...

The Los Angeles Times today revealed the lineup for the 30th annual Festival of Books, taking place April 26-27 at the ...

3 ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS (Knopf, $28). By Omar El Akkad. The novelist, an immigrant to the United States, reckons with the damage inflicted when those in power fail to ...

Perhaps the most diverse league in professional sports today, the NBA, wasn’t always known for being a game for all ...

Percival Everett’s “James” is loosely based on Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn," and where it diverges, it excels.

Southern and Jackson State took care of business, but Alabama A&M fell in their Thursday Night Battle in the SWAC.

Mark Twain is the theme of this year’s Community Read, hosted by Geneva Reads. For the month of March, the local literacy coalition will focus on one of Twain’s best-known characters, Huck Finn — and ...