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Time to Challenge the Democratic Party, CBC, Black Elites

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

  By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway   In what used to be Blacks voting for Blacks as a catalyst to break the color barrier to achieve civic/political representation has now morphed into … Continue reading →

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Water Denied to Residents of Garden Walk

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Editorial By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway How do you get evicted for a water bill? Granted this is a $30,000 water bill which was issued by Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), … Continue reading →

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TSU and Other HBCUS Must Fight to Exist*

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway “To: Rep. Barbara Cooper. Please share your response with your colleagues. I don’t give a rat’s ass what the black caucus thinks.”             These infamous words are … Continue reading →

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Follow Up on a Second Term of No Vision

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway http://www.blackinformationhighway.com Well, I have just finished my Kool-Aid as I sat this one out.  The election turned out as I had been predicting that America will re-elect … Continue reading →

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ENDORSEMENT: NO ENDORSEMENT

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway  The alarms are sounding. The sirens are screeching. Because once again as with every other four years the frantic calls are going out for Black citizens to … Continue reading →

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Black Advancement, White Resistance: Why Black Politicians Win Elections

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

By Jay Thomas Willis, Senior Columnist and Political Analyst The Mid-South Tribune and the Black Information Highway          A friend of mine, who was what I call a gentleman and a scholar, once said years ago that when the powers-that-be … Continue reading →

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Romney Faces Lion’s Den at NAACP Convention

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

By Arelya J. Mitchell, Publisher Folks, I’ve just finished listening to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney address the NAACP convention in the lion’s den in Houston, Texas. Romney got a better response from NAACP attendees than I expected. He only … Continue reading →

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