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Seeking Real Change: South Jackson Combats Legacy of White Flight, Inequity and Blight

By Shaunicy Muhammad

August 2, 2024

South Jackson was once a thriving white middle and upper-class segment of Mississippi’s capital city—that is, before white and economic flight alongside deeply embedded systemic inequity took its toll.

Jackson Is Catching Up On Paying Overdue Bills, Mayor Says

By Associated Press

August 2, 2024

Mississippi’s capital city is working to pay its overdue bills. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Monday that $9 million has been paid since January, and number of outstanding invoices has dropped 470 to 180. The amount due decreased from more than $9.7 million to $703,000.

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Publisher’s Note | Trump and NABJ: What Did We Learn? 

By Kimberly Griffin

August 2, 2024

Publisher Kimberly Griffin discusses Donald Trump’s remarks at the National Association of Black Journalists conference as a microcosm of what’s wrong with big media.

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The mission of the Mississippi Free Press, a new nonprofit journalism website and multimedia network that launched in March 2020, is to publish deep public-interest reporting into causes of and solutions to the social, political and structural challenges facing all Mississippians and their communities. Mississippians need to know each other across regions and share our challenges and solutions despite geographic and other differences. We are introducing Mississippians to each other through our deep accountability reporting and compelling people-focused storytelling, and by convening online and physical “solutions circles,” using our statewide networks to ensure inclusivity and representation.