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A group of Jackson-based rappers collaborated on a joint album titled “Thanksgiving” with tracks themed around the family-focused holiday.
Sipp Culture is planning the Homegrown Utica Festival as part of local efforts to tackle food insecurity in Utica, a Mississippi food desert.
Under the moniker Shuniiadaballer, Shuniaa Wrenn of Clarksdale, Miss., has garnered millions of views on her freestyle-rap videos and will soon debut an album.
Anne Moody, Shirley Byers, Jean Chamberlain and Sandra Melvin join the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 13, 2023.
Visit Jackson revealed a new project aimed at revitalizing and beautifying the Jackson Downtown Convention and Central Business Districts during a press conference on Monday, Sept. 25.
The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation held a film screening and educational panel on Aug. 25 to honor the child’s legacy and to encourage social change.
Visit Jackson has organized a weekend of events that memorialize the life and legacy of Emmett Till on the 68th anniversary of his historic murder.
Stephen Brown works full-time at the Mississippi Museum of Art while balancing being a father, operator of the Briarwood Arts Center and a music producer under the moniker, 5th Child.
Kristen Washington of Jackson, Miss., owner of the home bakery PhatKake’s, debuted as a contestant on “The Great Chocolate Showdown” on Aug. 5, 2023.
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