Mississippi State’s first African American student dies at 82

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University’s (MSU) first African American student, died on October 16, 2026. He was 82.   “My wife and my four children, all now MSU students, join me in mourning the death of a man who profoundly and positively influenced our university. Dr. Richard Holmes was […]