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Apr 21, 2022 · City & County Women-Founded Nonprofit Acquires Jackson Free Press Assets. The Mississippi Journalism and Education Group board of directors is proud to announce that it recently completed the ...
Two Women Chosen to Lead Jackson City Council for First Time
Jul 7, 2021 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — For the first time in the history of Mississippi's capital city, the City Council president and vice-president are women. Jackson City Council members voted 4-3 Tuesday to ...
News | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS
May 31, 2022 · Mississippi native Jay Branch has organized the inaugural Kids Fest Jackson event taking place in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, April 9, 2022. By Dustin Cardon, Mississippi Free Press. April 8 ...
UPDATED: City Selects Blogger 'Kingfish' Hendrix, 'Snakeman' …
Jan 23, 2017 · The documents announcing Hendrix's nomination say he will be taking a vacant Ward 1 seat, representing northeast Jackson. Ward 7 Councilwoman and Vice President Margaret Barrett-Simon seemed ...
Joe Biden and the Dixiecrats Who Helped His Career
May 1, 2019 · The Dixiecrat mentorship Biden received during his early years in the Senate appear to have left their mark. In 1986, The Morning News reported on Biden's trip to Alabama, where Democratic state ...
Mississippi State Fair Opens | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS
Oct 7, 2021 · The Mississippi State Fair is in full swing again this year, following an Oct. 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony and opening night. “Today was a beautiful day to cut the ribbon for the Mississippi State ...
Jackson’s First Couple: How the Lumumbas Met and Why They …
Feb 7, 2018 · A few years after that birthday party 6-year-old Chokwe did not attend, they both moved out of north Jackson, and they would see each other in passing during city-wide field trips.
Lumumba Wins Re-Election as Jackson Mayor; Two Freshly Elected …
Jun 9, 2021 · The seven city wards also elected representatives to the Jackson City Council on Tuesday. Brian C. Grizzell, a Democrat, will replace De'Keither Stamps as Ward 4 councilman.
Exploring Jackson’s History | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS
Aug 7, 2019 · Where? 222 North St., Suite 1206. When? 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. What? Opened alongside the adjacent Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in December 2017, the Museum of ...
News Wars: The Rise and Fall of The Clarion-Ledger
Sep 7, 2011 · The Clarion-Ledger's racism started to cool down into the 1970s as state-enforced segregation began to crumble. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed, and the U ...