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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 1, 2011

Good article on importance of internet access in rural and minority communities

Universal Broadband Access Will Deliver a Brighter Future For All At the Mississippi Black Chamber of Commerce, we believe that a strong minority business community benefits the entire state. That’s not just our opinion: There are about 25,000 African American owned businesses in Mississippi, and they make up 37 percent of this state’s economy. That…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 1, 2011

Mississippi NAACP leader sent to prison for 10 counts of voter fraud

Mississippi NAACP leader sent to prison for 10 counts of voter fraud In a story ignored by the national media, in April a Tunica County, Miss., jury convicted NAACP official Lessadolla Sowers on 10 counts of fraudulently casting absentee ballots. Sowers is identified on an NAACP website as a member of the Tunica County NAACP…