West JXN Gumbo

JJ Townsend is giving local organizations and people a platform through Citizenville, a website that basically acts as a crowd-funding platform for community-based projects. On April 28, the organization held West JXN Gumbo at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship in west Jackson. At the event, guests paid $5 for gumbo, salad, bread and a chance to vote for their favorite community-based project that will benefit west Jackson. The Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey Honors College Debate Team was the winner at the event

Members of the Jackson community gather for the West JXN Gumbo event, held at the …

During JXN Gumbo events, citizens of the community sign up and pay a donation of …

Jordan Butler (left) and Emily Stanfield (right) speak about Refill Jackson Initiative and Refill Cafe' …

Shanina Carmichael, owner of Jafrican Dance, presents to the crowd at West JXN Gumbo, which …

Allen Grove shares the purpose of organization Jubilee Jackson to the audience at West JXN …

Close to the end of West JXN Gumbo on April 28, Shanina Carmichael, owner of …

Gerson Guevara (third from left) and the Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey …

JJ Townsend (far left), who owns Citizenville, the organization that holds the JXN Gumbo events, …

(left to right) Mya Lee, Cameron Johnson, Toreka Chambers-Brown, Lauren Scott, Gerson Guevara and Samuel …

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