On Wednesday night, Dr. Teona Williams ’12 spoke to a crowded room of students, professors and community members in Mills ...

I joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s five-day Mississippi Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour, which began on Sept. 30, ...

In response to the growing number of households experiencing financial strain amid the government shutdown, the United Way of ...

Despite having one of the nation’s top-rated welfare programs, Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation: 21.8 percent. While a national group of experts has said poverty numbers ...

How does your income rank compared to other people in your community and across the county? Find out here. Data from the Pew Research Center showed that about 52% of Americans live in middle-class ...