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[ August 26, 2026 ] Curtis Nichouls – A visionary who saw Mississippi on the big screen Entertainment
[ August 26, 2026 ] The Greatest! Ten Years On… News
[ August 26, 2026 ] Michael Jackson would have turned 68. In Las Vegas, his music is filling the room again. Entertainment
[ August 19, 2026 ] Do not count on your neighbor to vote. You must vote, too. National
[ August 19, 2026 ] Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center’s CEO earns one of Community Health’s highest national honors Health

Visionary, mentor, scholar – meet Charles Henry Holmes, J.D. – Natchez born and raised to teach, inspire countless students in life and in law

By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Dr. Holmes was both unassuming and confident as we walked from the parking lot to his second-floor office in Galloway Hall, on the grounds of historic Tougaloo College, for an […]

Jackson City Council approves measures to tackle homelessness and enhances city governance

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D., Editor, In a significant development during the special council meeting February 13, 2024, at City Hall, the Jackson City Council took decisive steps to address key issues facing the city, […]

Jackson’s own Meredith Coleman McGee has done it again – Billie Holiday: Jazz Singer, her 13th book in 11 years; and 2024 is just starting

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, The Book Release Party, hosted by the author at her South Jackson home, January 27, 2024, was uplifting, inspiring and deeply informative. Meredith Coleman McGee is a treasure, and to […]

Tabitha Brown’s book tour ignites passion in Jackson with a record-breaking event

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D, Editor, In an evening that will be etched in the hearts of many, Jackson, Mississippi welcomed Tabitha Brown, the New York Times Bestselling author of “Feeding the Soul,” to the […]

State House trailblazer from Deovolente hailed as ‘one in a million’ – Her portrait, the first of a woman to hang in the State Capitol

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By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Many are still buzzing about “A Night of Jubilee” held Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in honor of the retired history-making Rep. Alyce Griffin Clarke after 38 hard-working years […]

Convening of the JXN People’s Assembly – 2024 kicks off with the voice of the people heard and documented for Jackson priorities

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Nearly two hundred gathered at our Mississippi Civil Rights Museum January 13, 2023, to participate in developing priorities for Jackson in the new year. Numerous speakers weighed in as participants […]

Jackson Indie Music Week: A resounding success in celebrating Mississippi’s music

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By Edelia J. Carthan, Ed.D, Contributing Writer, Jackson Indie Music Week, a dynamic celebration of Central Mississippi’s independent music scene, recently concluded its ninth edition with unprecedented success. This week-long festival, held from January 7 […]

Commentary: Punishment after the punishment – Lifetime bans on voting rights for ex-felons in Mississippi is morally backward

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, For some it was the unthinkable happening when in early August 2023, a three-Judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “struck down a white supremacist law that had […]

JRA receives $2.1 million from Cong. Bennie Thompson for renovations at Jackson Union Station in ‘The City with Soul’

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By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, A press conference was held Monday, Jan. 8, at the Union Station, 300 West Capitol Street, at 11 a.m. in Jackson, where Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS Dist., 2) presented Jackson Redevelopment […]

Judge Kenny Lewis impacts community with gifts – Learned from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, If you’ve been around Kenny Lewis for a brief moment, you would know that there is something about him that causes you to pause in observation. This Mississippian […]