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‘Taller Mountains Still’: Cora Norman, 94, Leaves Legacy of Service, Dialogue, Inclusion

Diversity in the boardroom was not enough for Dr. Cora Norman, and she began convening statewide panels and forums to promote the humanities and what the study of the field could do for race relations in the state. This encouraged the state’s humanities scholars to give their academic work real-life application by connecting small-town Mississippians to professors and other civil-rights advocates.

Taylor McKay Hathorn February 1, 2021

Culture

‘A Promise to God’: James Meredith Embarks on His Third Mission with New Bible Society

“I’ve been promising God I was going to do this for over 50 years, but I was scared to do it because I wanted everybody to just like ole James Meredith, but I knew people didn’t like him. They didn’t want to hear him,” James Meredith, 87, says.

Aliyah Veal January 15, 2021

Culture

Like Islands and Nebulas: Mississippi Abstract Artist’s Work Connects with Fans Worldwide

The abstract artworks of Ginger Thomas conjure up oceans and heavens in a dreamscape swirl of blues, trails of gold, and textured surfaces awash and aglow like islands and nebulas of the inner psyche. Her creations since 2014 have captured the eye of an international audience and prompted classes where the artist shares techniques.

Sherry Lucas January 8, 2021

Culture

Charley Pride, Mississippi-Born Country Trail Blazer, Dies of COVID-19

Charley Pride, the most famous son of Sledge, Miss., has died of complications from COVID-19 at age 86. He was a country-music trailblazer who became the genre’s first Black superstar, scoring 29 No. 1 singles between 1969 and 1983.

Ashton Pittman December 12, 2020

Aunjanue Ellis poses outside under a banana plant tree wearing a pink dress and a bold African patterned shawl

Culture

Aunjanue Ellis: ‘To Be a Southern, Black Woman from Mississippi Is to Be Well Fed’

“Lovecraft Country” star Aunjanue Ellis has a busy acting career but chooses to live and work for change in her native Mississippi. The McComb native draws inspiration from Fannie Lou Hamer, who said, “Never forget where we came from and always remember the bridges that carried us over.”

Aliyah Veal December 4, 2020

Culture

Fearless Messengers Enlist Jackson Comedian Rita Brent to Get Voters to the Polls

Fearless Messengers is using its resources to endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the upcoming presidential election. Tik Tokers, like comedian and musician Rita Brent, has partnered with them this election cycle to support Biden’s campaign.

Aliyah Veal October 23, 2020

Culture

Not All Sunny Smiles: Richard Schwartz Fights for, and Writes About, the Underdog

His new thriller “Pearl River Mansion” is a fast-paced, occasionally over-the-top tale of big wealth, bigger family dysfunction, death, coverup, some ravenous alligators and the unlikely heroes who can find justice somewhere in that mix.

Sherry Lucas October 9, 2020

Culture

Ann Abadie: A Quiet, Longtime Force on Mississippi’s Cultural Front Gets Her Due

Ann Abadie of Oxford has won the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters 2020 Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award, although she favors a background role. She was deeply embedded in the founding of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, associate editor of “The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture” and “The Mississippi Encyclopedia” and more.

Sherry Lucas September 24, 2020

Culture

Former JSU Football Player Gets Boss to Donate Computers to South Jackson Child Development Center

Zach, an IT specialist, is paying it forward by using his connections to help the Greenway School in south Jackson. His employer, City Electric Supply, a family-owned electrical business in Dallas, Texas, has donated five computers to the center.

Aliyah Veal September 24, 2020

Category: People

‘Taller Mountains Still’: Cora Norman, 94, Leaves Legacy of Service, Dialogue, Inclusion

‘A Promise to God’: James Meredith Embarks on His Third Mission with New Bible Society

Like Islands and Nebulas: Mississippi Abstract Artist’s Work Connects with Fans Worldwide

Charley Pride, Mississippi-Born Country Trail Blazer, Dies of COVID-19

Aunjanue Ellis: ‘To Be a Southern, Black Woman from Mississippi Is to Be Well Fed’

Not All Sunny Smiles: Richard Schwartz Fights for, and Writes About, the Underdog

Ann Abadie: A Quiet, Longtime Force on Mississippi’s Cultural Front Gets Her Due

Former JSU Football Player Gets Boss to Donate Computers to South Jackson Child Development Center

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