Jackson State University is partnering with the Mississippi Museum of Art to host the inaugural Japan Fest on Sunday, July 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at the museum.

New black history museum still on lookout for artifacts. Price said it was important to include Mississippi in a museum showcasing the culture of African-Americans in this country.

Spanning two stories, and located next to the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, it offers a comprehensive look at Mississippi's 15,000-year history, including its last 200 years of statehood.

Nissan Motor Co. is donating $500,000 to help fund exhibits and a dining area at two Mississippi history museums being built in downtown Jackson.The Japanese automaker made the announcement Monday at ...

Civil rights, history projects need $30 million to be ready for state's 2017 bicentennial. At least 47 injured after driver plows into parade in Liverpool, England. Authorities believe incident is ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, the southern U.S. state of Mississippi had a reputation worldwide as a hotbed of white racism, where black people were segregated by law and denied many basic rights.