MFP Contributor
In her single “Iron Shield,” Scarlett Sullivan sings lyrics that touch upon her feelings regarding her sister Nora’s leukemia diagnosis, her faith in God and the strength of family bonds.
Brooke Floyd learned of the National Organizing Fellowship she completed this year through People’s Advocacy Institute Executive Director Rukia Lumumba, who encouraged the Jackson, Miss., native to apply.
Tim Lampkin, whose organization, Higher Purpose Co., purchased an old furniture store in 2019, plans to use the space and adjoining Greyhound bus-repair station to house the company’s new $3-million enterprise.
Jeremy Knott, once a student of Dr. Will Smith’s at Callaway High School, worked alongside Smith as a teacher and administrative intern at Utica Elementary and Middle School. He is now the principal of Crystal Springs Middle School.
The Ruthless Ryderz round-up club and a handful of others sponsor the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo, which Black riders own and operate.
The Magnolia State Spartans are competing as members of the Arena Football Association. The central Mississippi team will play its first home game on April 23, 2022, against Wichita Force at the Neshoba County Coliseum.
When Noxubee County schools closed in March 2020, kindergarten teacher Latoya Chamberlain and other staff helped pass out school lunches at satellite sites across the county. Now, some are wondering if school-based agriculture is a solution for high food insecurity in the majority-Black, rural East Mississippi county. Torsheta Jackson explores how the strategy used elsewhere might work in her home county.
Dr. Clopton’s mother, Dr. Jesse Mosley, founded “The Negro in Mississippi Historical Society” to help others learn of their local history. Dr. Clopton continues that mission through her films.
“RaDeazy” will bring laughter to the stage again on Saturday, Jan. 15, with the “We Back Laughing New Year’s Comedy Show” at The Grand Theatre (217 S. Curran Ave.) in Picayune. The show will be the first that Brumfield’s company, Herrin Drive Entertainment, has put on since October 2021, when the artist and promoter opted to take some time off from organizing events to strategize and leave his fans wanting more.
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