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Music
Tonya Boyd-Cannon: In the Cradle of America’s Music
Soul singer Tonya Boyd-Cannon sits in a unique place for music with her roots in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Art
Joshua Davis: Colors and Cartoons
Art has been in Joshua Davis' life ever since he was little. He started drawing when he was 4 years old.
Best of Jackson
Your Guide to Jackson
Every once in a while, you may get this nagging feeling in the back of your mind, this little voice that says: "Can't we do something different this weekend?" The …
City & County
An ‘Open Container’ Blueprint
Mississippi's liquor rules are enough to make your head spin before you take a single sip of alcohol—if it's available for purchase where you live.
City & County
City Settles Yarber-Era Sexual Harassment, Pay-to-Play Lawsuit
The Jackson City Council voted unanimously (5-0) at the Sept. 11 meeting to settle a longstanding sexual harassment lawsuit against former Mayor Tony Yarber and several other unnamed "John Does" …
Immigration
'Papa! Papa!' Audio of Children Stokes Rage Over Separation
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage in the growing …
Civil Rights
Kneel-In Movements Tried to De-segregate Jackson Churches in 1960s
This day and age, it is almost impossible to talk about kneeling without thinking about Colin Kaepernick and his NFL protests during which he and now other football players have …
Syria Says Ready for Cease-Fire, Prisoners Swap
Syria's foreign minister said Friday his country is prepared to implement a cease-fire in the war-torn city of Aleppo and exchange detainees with the country's opposition forces as a confidence …
Cover
Love + Technology = Mystery
What are the aspects about us that we don't post on social media? It turns out, thankfully, that we don't share everything.
Let the Suffering End
Gov. Bryant, I beg you to get rid of this bill. I know many have gone through or are going through what I did. Let the suffering end. Bring hatred …
Person of the Day
Tommie Mabry
Tommie Mabry lives by the words, “I cannot walk in my future with my foot in my past."
Politics
Sen. McDaniel’s Loyalties
It appears that Mississippi Sen. Chris McDaniel has decided to endorse the view that those deserving of support and by implication, rights, are only "white christian males."
National
After Trump Deal, Pelosi Predicts Greater Leverage for Dems
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicted on Friday that Democrats will have increased leverage on immigration and other issues, after a debt and disaster aid deal they cut with President …
Education
McDaniel, Fight for Better Education
Once again, a leading Mississippi politician has managed to anger and alienate women, attracting attention to a state with a huge education crisis, for all the wrong reasons.
City & County
Harsh Words (and Love) for Jackson and Mississippi
As a former Jacksonian looking into the city from D.C. with a powerful set of binoculars, I can't help but ask myself, "What the hell is going on?"
Los Angeles Chief Defends Latest Shootings by Officers
Police officers who shot and killed men in two separate weekend shootings were justified in their use of deadly force because they feared for their lives, the Los Angeles police …
NAACP: Stop Removing Voters from Rolls in North Carolina
Local elections boards in North Carolina are illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, and a disproportionate number of them are black, the NAACP said in a federal lawsuit …
Civil Rights
I Have No Words
I was only 19 years old, headed to the mall with my girlfriend, and excited about attending a sorority party that night when police pulled me over for a traffic …
Business
MAC Construction Wants Siemens Lawsuit to Stay in Hinds County
MAC and Associates, LLC., wants a Jackson jury to decide whether Siemens Industry Inc. violated the terms of the contract to install new digital water meters as a part of …
Civil Rights
Crossing Into Equality
Regardless of where it happens, when a cop kills an unarmed, unthreatening black man, the lives that action touches don't stop with his mother, wife or children. It affects all …
