Nation Night Out will be held on the grounds of the Jackson Medical Mall on October 6. Volunteers and vendors are being sought for the event that is free and open to the public.
Nation Night Out at the Jackson Medical Mall on October 6
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“Soulful Celebration” tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A community-wide performing arts youth concert
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Editor
Tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would be his 84th birthday began in Jackson with a “Soulful Celebration” presented by the PERICO Institute for Youth Development, Sunday, Jan. 13.
Held at the Jackson Medical Mall, it was delightful to see the choirs of African American teenagers so poised and reflective of the dignity due Dr. King’s memory…. […]
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National Cancer Survivors Day Highlights at the Jackson Medical Mall
Photos by Gail M. Brown/The Mississippi Link The Rebirth Alliance and the Jackson Medical Mall held a National Cancer Survivors Day event at the Jackson Medical Mall on Saturday, June 2. The event was held […]
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Busting the Romney myth: ‘47 Percenters’ pour out seeking jobs, not handouts
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa
Staff Writer
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, “There are 47 percent of the American people who will vote for the president no matter what…, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it.”
Perhaps Romney should have attended the Sept. 26 (and last year’s) 2nd Annual Jobs for Jacksonians Job Fair and Business Engagement Summit held at the Jackson Medical Mall on Woodrow Wilson Blvd. In this city of over 75 percent African Americans, there were job seekers who filled the Mall’s hallways stretching over a block long and standing or passing nearly elbow to elbow…. […]