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A young boy sits on a museum bench and looks up at a large projected exhibit about the civil rights

Editor’s Note | Reflections From a Museum Pew: Teaching Our Children the Work Is Theirs to Carry

by Torsheta Jackson February 20, 2026February 22, 2026

Torsheta Jackson talks about sharing the weight of history with future generations and how teaching the past is vital so they can recognize and confront it now.

‘The Baddest Band in the Land’: How the Sonic Boom’s Super Bowl Performance With Usher Happened

by Torsheta Jackson and Aliyah Veal July 3, 2024February 27, 2025

Person of the Day | Elizabeth Keyes: Bolton-Born Fashion Designer Debuts First Collection

by Aliyah Veal April 2, 2024June 11, 2024

‘Home Is Home’: Married Couple Returns to Jackson, Launches Film-Production Studio

by Aliyah Veal December 14, 2023February 27, 2025

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Southern AIDS Coalition Hosts Community Conversations in Jackson

by Shaunicy Muhammad October 30, 2023November 15, 2024

‘Showing Me Inside the Food’: Chef Nick Wallace Awarded, Prepares New Ventures

by Torsheta Jackson May 10, 2023November 20, 2025

A woman and her daughter smile in a car selfie while both wearing matching mustard yellow colored tops

‘Crown and Glory’ Expo Celebrates Black Beauty, Promotes Legislation to Ban Hair Discrimination

by Aliyah Veal March 15, 2023June 11, 2024

Gloria Gipson Suggs in a red suit dress standing beside a piece of her art Shelter Tree

‘Under the Shelter Tree’: Marshall County Crayon Artist Preserves Heritage and Cultural Pride

by Sherry Lucas November 16, 2022June 12, 2024

Two women stand behind a green The Price is Right podium

‘Ikeisha Baker, Come on Down!’: Toomsuba Resident Competes on ‘The Price Is Right’

by Dustin Cardon June 24, 2022November 20, 2025