Delta News
Clarksdale Woolworth’s and the Fight for Equality in the 1960s
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The Woolworth’s building in Clarksdale, Mississippi, remains one of the city’s most significant landmarks from the Civil Rights era. Located in the...
A Pharmacy at the Center of Clarksdale’s Civil Rights Struggle
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The 4th Street Drug Store on Martin Luther King Boulevard occupies a central place in the Civil Rights history of Clarksdale and the Mississippi Delta....
Delta Blues Museum Is a 2026 USA Today “10BEST” Music Museum
Delta Blues Museum has won a place among ten organizations across the U.S. voted as "Best Music Museum" in USA Today's annual "10BEST" Readers' Choice Poll, the publication announced today....
A Small Business That Fueled a Movement in the Mississippi Delta
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The site of Vera Mae Pigee’s Beauty Salon on Ashton Street in Clarksdale represents one of the most meaningful yet often understated chapters in the local...
Clarksdale’s Civil Rights Legacy and Cultural Impact
Special to The Mississippi Monitor For more than 150 years, Coahoma County has been shaped by vibrant Black communities whose influence reaches far beyond the Mississippi Delta. Their labor...
Delta State’s McCadney selected for prestigious L.E.A.D. Bolivar County program
By Nathan Duff, Delta State University Delta State University is proud to announce that Edward McCadney, Procurement Contract Specialist, has been accepted into the 2026 cohort...