Garry Brown of Jackson, Mississippi, opened the Patton House and Gallery on State Street, an art museum that displays works created predominantly by Black Mississippian artists. Some artworks feature overt commentary on race and other social issues.
Aliyah Veal
Jackson, Miss., native Aliyah Veal is a proud alumna of Spelman College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English in 2017. Afterward, she attended the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York, gaining a master’s degree in journalism in 2018. After moving back home in 2019, she interned at the Jackson Free Press, covering city council and Jackson neighborhoods before moving up to culture writer. Her interests include tattoos, music and food, really, really good food. She now writes about culture, music and the arts for the Mississippi Free Press.
