RFD Pioneer was surrounded by friends and supporters from the community while shooting a music video for the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Sunday Feb. 23, 2016.
WAPT 16 reporter Anne Parker speaks with RFD Pioneer about the significance of the Feed the City, Feed the State event.
Willie Mcclendon (left) and Lester Walls show off dance moves at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2016.
Motorcycles at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Desirae Thomas at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Camera operator Michael Brouphy at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Those Caterers were the food vendors at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2016.
Raven Jane’ at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Shelia Lowery, the volunteer coordinator for the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Dolla Black caught off guard at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.
Left to right: Laxavian Fleming, Michelle Hennington, Jada Fleming, Carranetta Fleming, Daneisia Fleming, and Ambur Hodges at the Feed the City, Feed the State event on Feb. 23, 2016.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.