City & County
OPINION: The Mayor’s Task Farce
In the "most radical city on the planet," the "emperor" has no clothes. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has repeatedly provided cover for the Jackson Police Department, which has consistently exacted …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Celebrating Teen Excellence at Crossroads Film Fest
Little pleases me more than seeing teenagers from all parts of Jackson achieve great things and be recognized for them such as their inclusion this week in the Crossroads Film …
City & County
EDITORIAL: Lumumba Administration Must Be Proactive, Appoint Promptly
There's a modern-day adage that is good advice for the Lumumba administration: "Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."
Education
OPINION: No Matter the Zip Code
Equity in education has been a hot topic of conversation around the nation over the last few years. How do we ensure that children who face extra barriers like racism …
City & County
OPINION: Mississippi Women's Activist—Bernie Sanders Can't Come to the Cookout
"This town hall isn't special; they are taking the usual Bernie town hall and putting Martin Luther King's name on it. It's glaringly obvious, offensive and frankly it is just …
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Legislature Budgets for Critical Needs, Neglects Others
The 2018 legislative session's story largely revolves around Republicans' inability to get a lot done due to failed negotiations between the House and the Senate.
Education
OPINION: Tickled to See Teenagers Restarting the Revolution
Writer and champion of social justice Dorothy Day once said that "fighting for a cause is part of the zest of life. ... What we need is a revolution. Each …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mississippi, the Birthplace (and Future) of America’s Music
Maybe there is a problem with just saying we're the "birthplace of America's music." It doesn't really say that the music still lives here.
Civil Rights
EDITORIAL: Mayor, JPD, Get on Same Page About Officer Shootings
When it comes to police transparency, Jackson is on a volatile tectonic plate that could cause tremors at any moment. Especially when City officials are the ones off-kilter and inconsistent.
City & County
OPINION: Police-State Violence, the Elephant in the Room
We live in a police state. That is when a government uses organized force to act arbitrarily and violently against the interests of the masses of people, rendering them subjects …
Civil Rights
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Complacency vs. The Permission to Care Deeply
One of the biggest letdowns of the modern era—and the money involved in American politics—is the complacency that sets in once someone gets into office.
City & County
EDITORIAL: Public Officials, Get Facts Straight on Project EJECT
There are two sides to the proverbial Project EJECT coin: what the public hears and what actually happens.
Civil Rights
OPINION: White People, Respect Our Struggle
The mere suggestion that not seeing my skin color should somehow make me feel comfortable is ignorant. I am proud of my race and my skin color. You don't see …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: All Those Crazy Jackson Ideas
When Mississippi Arts Commission Executive Director Malcolm White first moved to Jackson in 1979, he said it was a fairly straight-laced city where people went to work, church, school and …
Business
Op-Ed: Entergy
In an op-ed filed by the CEO of Entergy Mississippi, he claims that the state's Public Service Commission has already approved the charges for electricity purchased by Entergy. That is …
City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: Right, Left Must Work Together for Criminal Reforms
It is time that criminal-justice reform be on every candidate's agenda in Mississippi, regardless of party. The goal should be to lower mass incarceration, especially for drug and victimless crimes—which …
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Stop Hurting Women as a Campaign Strategy
Constituents need to hold lawmakers accountable who are more interested in scoring political points than they are about ensuring women, especially black women, are protected.
City & County
OPINION: Justice for Reggie Harper
For Reginald Harper, Jan. 4, 2018, is a day that will forever live in infamy. On this day Jackson Police Department officers shot at him.
City & County
Civil Rights Museum Enjoys ‘Trump-less’ Grand Opening
Bryant hit a nerve with his invite last December after the racially tone-deaf president failed to disavow white nationalists during recent neo-Nazi demonstrations.
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Cheers to Senate, But More Ed Attacks Ahead
Bravo to the Mississippi Senate for actually listening to their constituents and killing the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula proposal.
