The Southern AIDS Coalition partnered with Jackson’s Care4Me Services to host its CDC Listening Tour in the capital city to talk about the epidemic.
Rykia Bernard writes on the hyper-polarization of women’s-rights issues, specifically in southern states, since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The Jxn Film Festival will host workshops, screenings and a black-tie gala at different locations across Jackson from July 23 to July 28.
The Crown and Glory Beauty Expo in Jackson celebrated natural hair and Black beauty while educating people about the C.R.O.W.N. Act and its potential to protect against hair discrimination.
Now that Georgia has sent a clear message, we must pass the John Lewis Voting Right Act immediately, Duvalier Malone writes.
Preserving heritage and cultural pride are driving forces for Gloria Gipson Suggs’ visual art.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, is standing by Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker even amid domestic-violence allegations and revelations that the anti-abortion candidate may have once paid for an abortion.
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, who represents Mississippi’s Second District, wrote to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Tae D. Johnson, asking him to consider releasing 28-year-old Lladi Ambrocio-Garcia from detention.
The Mississippi Museum of Art presents “A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration,” an exhibit showcasing 12 artists and their personal connections to the Great Migration movement through film, art, sound and sculpture. The exhibition is open to view until September 11, 2022.
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