Fifty Years Of Unrest: The JFP Interview With Leslie McLemore

by Adam Lynch Photos by Roy Adkins & Brian Johnson February 28, 2007 Ward 2 Councilman Leslie McLemore is rarely afraid to speak his mind. He started young when it comes to being vociferous. He began his career as a social activist fresh out of high school, traversing the state and helping to organize demonstrations and voter-rights campaigns in Mississippi...

Will More Cops Help?

by Adam Lynch Photo by Brian Johnson February 28, 2007 Leslie McLemore is anxious to see the police chief�s plan for fighting crime. This isn�t the first time the council has been impatient. The same council�or at least four of them�kept the heat on former JPD Chief Robert Moore until he produced his Five Points Plan months after coming to the department. The council...

Hungry Kids: Jackson Music 2007

February 21, 2007 Life without music wouldn�t really be life; it�d be a lot like life, an imitation of it, but it wouldn�t be life. It�s even more difficult to imagine a life in Jackson�the City with Soul�without its often under-appreciated, unrecognized music scene. The capital city has innumerable undiscovered jewels.

Artists To Watch In 2007

Yeah, you�ve been playing that same Living Better Electrically EP for years now. Your Colour Revolt EP got worn out months ago. Don�t worry, though, J-town has plenty of other good musicians to fill up your iPod. And these artists are going to make 2007 hot. The Bold New City offers up everything from smooth R&B and acoustic to experimental twists of sound and thumpin� beats. �Casey Parks

And It Don't Stop

by Neola Young Photo by Jaro Vacek February 21, 2007 Lyrics tell a story, teach a lesson, influence your life for three minutes. Hip-hop comes down to just that, at the bare bones, some solid beats and words, lyrics.

Where I Want To Be

by Natalie A. Collier Photo by Jaro Vacek February 21, 2007 There wasn�t much run-around, as there can be with some celebrity personalities. Setting up the time to interview Mississippi�s son David Banner was a fairly easy process. Truthfully, it wasn�t frustrating at all. Willie Nash, Banner�s assistant, apologized that even though Banner was in Jackson, he�d...

Unholstered: A Greenwood Family Fights For Its Rights

by Matt Salda�a Photos by Ronni Mott February 14, 2007 The bell rang for fifth period at Greenwood High School, and James Marshall walked to class. The 17-year-old wore his throwback Dave Wilcox jersey that his mom had bought him, a bright red 49ers uniform from 1964 with three-quarter sleeves that reached below his wrists. On the way, he spotted his friend...

Loving Jackson

by Nientara Anderson Photos by Charles A. Smith February 7, 2007 When Camp Best arrived at Aladdin�s on Lakeland this morning, he was clutching an overstuffed portfolio under one arm and brushing off cat hair with his free hand (courtesy of his two cats, Little Man and Miss Pud). Best wears his good humor casually, and none of his warmth feels fake. He has bright...

I Want Justice, Too

by Donna Ladd July 20, 2005 Photos by Kate Medley Family photos courtesy of Thomas Moore Additional reporting by
Natalie Irby and Thabi Moyo (Click on photos to enlarge) See full JFP Dee-Moore archive here. The Jackson Free Press teamed with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp....

James Ford Seale: A Trail of Documents Tells the Story
by Donna Ladd Photos by Kate Medley, except photo of Seale under arrest by Matt Salda�a; mugshot of Seale from police files January 31, 2007 See full JFP Dee-Moore archive here. James Ford Seale was walking tall and chewing on a cigar as he appeared before a subcommittee of...