Body-art enthusiasts gathered in mid-April for the inaugural Jxn Tattoo Soul & Arts Festival at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.
Donavon Thigpen said he wants AMPED to be coined the “Berklee of the South” by creating opportunities in Jackson that some people think primarily exist in cities like Atlanta.
R.C. Anderson, 65, went to prison more than 40 years ago after he drove his car to a house his friends burglarized in Madison County. He did not learn of the legal provision to erase the crime from his records until recently.
Heinz Endowments honors Hope Credit Union CEO Bill Bynum for bringing attention to the problem of financial access for the people in the Deep South. The organization added that Bynum received the award for his work at the helm of Hope Credit Union and for combating race, gender and locational barriers to wealth.
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