Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Pictured are Mayor Tony Yarber (from left), Ashby Foote, Ward 1; Kenneth Stokes, Ward 3; De’Keither Stamps, Ward 4; Melvin Priester Jr., Ward 2 and council president; Charles Tillman, Ward 5; Tyrone Hendrix, Ward 6; and Margaret Barrett-Simon, Ward 7. PHOTO BY JAY JOHNSON
Jackson City Council’s regular meeting on March 22 was held at the historic Woodworth Chapel on the campus of Tougaloo College. Occasionally City Council meetings are held on college campuses as a way of engaging students and giving them the opportunity to see government in action. All council members were present.
The next regular city council meeting is set for 6 p.m. April 5, at City Hall.
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Contributing Writer Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday celebrations take on many forms each year reflective of the legacy he endowed. From a day of giving and working to improve the […]
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College professor, author, scholar, women’s rights…, civil rights activist By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor Political activist and scholar Angela Davis was the guest Presidential Lecturer at Tougaloo College Thursday, October 22, 2015. She spoke for […]
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