Jackson photographer Charles “Chuck” Washington Jr. opened The Gallery, a photo gallery in Farish Street Historic District, on June 1, 2026. The gallery houses photos of people, events, and places that he took over his decades-long career.
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.
