School may be out for the summer – but education begins long before children enter the classroom and continues after the school doors close. With millions of children embarking upon summer break, it’s important to acknowledge that next fall more than half of American children starting kindergarten will do so unprepared. They will lack the critical language, math, and social skills they need to succeed.

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All six volumes of My First Book Series is available for the first time under one cover. Individual books are $5.38 each. Six (6) books is $32.28. Save $18. Buy the entire set for $13.98.

SAT. May 25, 2019. 2 to 6 p.m. Meredith Coleman McGee will sign copies of her book “James Meredith: Warrior and the America that created him” at Barnes and Noble. North Colony Mall. 1000 Highland Colony Pkwy Ste 3009, Ridgeland, MS 39157

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Everyone has a story, but oftentimes we don’t know the story until it’s too late.  That is how I felt when I heard of the passing of 86-year-old Unita Blackwell.  I’ve lived in Mississippi for over 20 years and have never heard her name.

Sadly, a person’s story can go unnoticed, or even forgotten over time. But after what I have learned today, Unita’s contribution to our state should, and must, live on.

Unita Blackwell was the first black female mayor in Mississippi, serving from 1976 to 2001, and an icon in the civil rights movement. She helped to organize voter drives for African Americans across the state and was arrested over 70 times for her efforts.  She also advised six U.S. Presidents.