Is sex trafficking an issue in Mississippi? Read our collection of stories.
The 2013 JFP Chick Ball is fighting local sex trafficking and helping the victims. Please donate or volunteer!
Read a 2004 JFP story about Chokwe Lumumba's battle with the Mississippi Bar, including several PDFs of legal documents.
The JFP looks at the facts behind the rumor.
The month before the 2012 Democratic Primary, Lumumba talked to a national publication about his controversial plan for Jackson.
The JFP interviewed Harvey Johnson Jr. during his campaign to return to the mayor's office after Frank Melton.
The JFP broke the story April 24 about mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's business problems.
A fifth lawsuit has emerged against Mississippi Products Inc.
Mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee went on the defensive on April 24, 2013, over default judgments against his family business, Mississippi Products Inc. Read the story and see the PDFs.
Read Lumumba's cover interview when he ran for Jackson City Council in 2009.
Chokwe Lumumba has a fascinating, if controversial, history in Jackson and beyond.
The 2013 JFP Interview with Chokwe Lumumba delves deeply into his past, and his world view.
The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement developed a "plan" for several cities around the country. Read the Jackson Plan here.
Soon after the JFP launched, Editor Donna Ladd tried to cover a rally for Chokwe Lumumba—where white media were not welcome.
In February 2013, the Jackson City Council voted down a proposal to pave streets.
After Mayor Johnson returned to office in 2009, he spent money that Frank Melton never bothered to spend on paving around the city.
Rural Mississippi legislators killed a bill to allow Jackson voters to decide to use a local-option sales tax to fund paving and infrastructure needs.
Donna Ladd tells the story of her sexual assault by a football star when she was a teenager.
The JFP takes you inside the Rankin County culture where the young killers of James Craig Anderson developed their hatred of African Americans.
