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Education
Analysis: Charter Board Could Face School Closure Decision
Mississippi's Charter School Authorizer Board could have to make a decision on closing some charter schools in coming months, as the state's first two charter schools complete their initial five-year …
Music
Grady Champion Revisits His Roots with ZZ Hill Tribute Album
After more than 26 years of performing, it is the universality of blues that draws Grady Champion into his genre the most, he says. The idea of getting through struggle …
Person of the Day
James Coleman
Though James Coleman is stepping down as athletic director for Tougaloo College, he is merely just slowing down a little, he says. Coleman has spent the last 33 years as …
Crime
R. Kelly Facing Sweeping New Federal Sex Crime Charges
Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago on a sweeping federal indictment that accuses him and members of his entourage of …
Civil Rights
As Dems Debate Busing, a Mississippi School Desegregates
The small Mississippi Delta town of Cleveland serves as a reminder that fierce debates over the integration of black and white students are not a thing of the past.
Hurricane
New Orleans Area Braces for First Hurricane of the Season
Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with …
City & County
New Council Leadership, LFA Fellowships and Remembrance at City Council
The Jackson City Council held elections for a new council president and vice president at the July 9 council meeting.
Education
Belhaven/Woz U Partnership, MSU Teacher Training and JSU Professor Venezuela Trip
Belhaven University is partnering with Woz U, a computer coding school that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched in 2017, to offer an online computer-coding and software-development course at the university.
Politics
Foster Cites 'Billy Graham Rule' to Deny Woman Reporter Access
Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for Mississippi governor, says he would not let a woman journalist follow him while campaigning unless she was accompanied by a male colleague.
City & County
Lumumba Endorses Jody Owens for Hinds District Attorney
Jody Owens has "demonstrated a commitment" to making Jackson better, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said during a live WMPR 90.1 radio broadcast of Coffee and Conversations with Wanda Evers on …
Music
Choir Teaches Girls About Life, Music
Mississippi Girlchoir isn't just about teaching girls how to sing. It's also about empowering them to be strong leaders and letting them get experiences with performing around the world.
Food
Celebrating Coffee Concentrate and Business Expansion
Mississippi Cold Drip Coffee & Tea Co. has been steadily expanding since Raymond Horn started the business in 2013. Now, the business has expanded its space and is working on …
City & County
What Mississippi Voters Want
We asked Mississippi voters which issues they want candidates to talk about. From potholes, to poverty, to higher teacher pay and help with college, here’s what they told us.
City & County
Homeless Center Tells Local Critics It ‘Isn’t the Problem’
Poindexter Park Neighborhood Association Vice President Sheila Harper says the planned Jackson Resource Center could make things worse by "segregating" services for homeless populations, the mentally ill and those suffering …
Politics
OPINION: Tuning in to Tate Television
"(Tate) Reeves is dead-set against insuring uninsured Mississippians. Why is he opposed to 'Obamacare expansion?' Lately, Reeves won't give a reason. He's just against it."
Crime
Will a Court Force Mississippi to Change on Mental Health?
In a 2017 report, ProPublica identified more than 100 cases in which Mississippians with mental illnesses were spending long periods in jail waiting for a bed or evaluation from the …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Journalism Can Beat the Hell Out of You, But It Must Go On
"When you get into this crazy business for the express purpose of having positive impact, you make it happen no matter what and find people who share the same drive …
Jacksonian
Felicia Bell
Eritaj" means "inheritance" in Haitian Creole, and Felicia Bell, owner of Eritaj Cafe in the Kundi Compound, has inherited much.
Education
Applications for 4 Mississippi Charter Schools Move Forward
Groups seeking to open four charter schools in Mississippi are moving forward, while one group is being rejected.
Civil Rights
Prison Breakouts a Result of 'Mass Incarceration,' Mississippi Orgs Say
Three prison inmates may not have escaped last week if not for Mississippi's "mass incarceration problem," a group of civil-rights organizations said in a press statement on Friday.
