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Jackson County Legislator DaRon McGee and wife, Dr. Jamesia McGee (File photo)

Jackson County Legislator DaRon McGee and wife, Dr. Jamesia McGee (File photo)

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Legislator DaRon McGee and Dr. Jamesia McGee Announce Pregnancy

News Staff
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Legislator DaRon McGee, who represents the 4th District on the Jackson County Legislature, announced on Friday that he and his wife, Dr. Jamesia McGee, are expecting a baby. Mom and baby are healthy, and the couple is very happy to share the news with the community.

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US Senate Joins House in Rebuke of Trump Over his War in Iran

Ashley Murray
Thursday, June 25, 2026
The Republican-led U.S. Senate served up a rare public check on President Donald Trump’s agenda Tuesday when it voted to approve a House-passed War Powers Resolution to end hostilities in Iran.Senate approval marked the first time both chambers have agreed in a rebuke of Trump over his war in Iran.
Family members of baby Kohen Wiley, including his father Davion Williams, right, join Atty. Ben Crump at a press conference in Senatobia, Mississippi, on Monday, June 22. (Gary S. Whitlock/Tri-State Defender)

Family members of baby Kohen Wiley, including his father Davion Williams, right, join Atty. Ben Crump at a press conference in Senatobia, Mississippi, on Monday, June 22. (Gary S. Whitlock/Tri-State Defender)

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Crump Demands Video, Autopsy in Officer-Involved Shooting of Senatobia Infant

Lee Eric Smith
Thursday, June 25, 2026
‘It’s not our _rst rodeo’: Local activists cite troubling patterns with policeCivil rights attorney Ben Crump stood with the family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on Monday and called for an independent autopsy and the release of all video connected to the police shooting that killed the child outside a...
Jawana Jackson speaks to hundreds gathered at The Jackson Home at The Henry Ford for the grand opening of the home. (Michigan Chronicle)

Jawana Jackson speaks to hundreds gathered at The Jackson Home at The Henry Ford for the grand opening of the home. (Michigan Chronicle)

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From Selma to Dearborn: The Jackson Home Opens at The Henry Ford as a Living Landmark of Civil Rights

Jeremy Allen
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The Jackson Home is now open to the public at Greenfield Village, part of the larger campus of The Henry Ford, and it arrived from Selma, Alabama, in the way memories often do – carefully reconstructed, but impossible to fully contain.
Obama Presidential Center Opens

Obama Presidential Center Opens

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Obama Presidential Center Opens

News Staff
Thursday, June 18, 2026
The Obama Presidential Center Museum’s grand opening is today (Thursday) June 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.Located on a 19.3 acre campus on Chicago’s south side, “The museum explores the promise and power of democracy through the legacy of President and Mrs. Obama.
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II presents check to Footprints, Inc.

U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II presents check to Footprints, Inc.

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Congressman Cleaver Visits Heroes Home Gate Campus

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Thursday, June 18, 2026
Presents $850,000 Federal Investment to Support Homeless VeteransU.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (DMO) visited Footprints, Inc.
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