‘Stand Up, Speak Up’: Jacksonians Gather to Fight Back Against Gun Violence

“We had a village. We were taking care of our own. But when crack came, our entire way of life changed, and we are still dealing with the aftermath of the crack cocaine epidemic,” Meredith McGee says at the “Stand Up Speak Up: Rally 4 Peace” she organized in Jackson on May 6.
MSDH Approves COVID-19 Vaccine For Adolescents, Expands Homebound Vaccinations

Adolescents aged 12 to 15 are now approved for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, which expands access to the two-shot mRNA vaccine to more than 160,000 young Mississippians, after the Centers for Disease Control Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices formally approved the decision on Wednesday.