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Citizens awarded for investment in community

Morial addresses crowd at Jackson Medical Mall Foundation banquet By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D. Contributing Writer The center stage of the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center was a road of remembrance for Hurricane Katrina […]

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Fighting for $15

Jackson fast-food workers protest in national movement By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Fast-food workers in Jackson and across the nation protested Tuesday for a pay increase of $15 an hour and for the right to […]

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NCNW holds Legacy Awards Breakfast

By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D. Contributing Writer Words of inspiration were heard by attendees of the National Council of Negro Women Metro Jackson Chapter’s 13th Legacy Awards Breakfast Saturday at Jackson State University Student Center. […]

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Link names Posey editor

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer Jackson is a “news city” and very seldom is there a slow news week.  More often than not, there is so much news swirling that reporters, writers and photographers […]

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Black women in rural south trying to survive

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative (SRBWI) released a report Nov. 10, showing that “a lack of educational and economic infrastructure reinforces the barriers to job opportunities for black […]