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Publisher’s Note | MFP Journalism Interrogates Systems Toward Real Change

by Tami Jones May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Tami Jones writes about how the Mississippi Free Press practices journalism through systemic reporting, asking not just what happened but why it happened.

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Publisher’s Note | April Is About Reflection and Renewal

by Tami Jones April 3, 2026April 4, 2026

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Publisher’s Note | Love, Loss and Remembrance in Black History Month

by Tami Jones February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

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Publisher’s Note | As I Take the Publisher Reins, Why This Work and This Moment Matter to Me

by Tami Jones January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Kimberly Griffin celebrates her Emerging Leader of the Year award with a cocktail (nonprofit news awards)

Publisher’s Note | ‘A Wild Ride’: The Story of Starting, Growing and Passing the MFP Torch

by Kimberly Griffin December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

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Publisher’s Note | Leading Like a Woman: ‘No Good Comes From Everyone Acting Like a Man’

by Kimberly Griffin October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

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Publisher’s Note | America Doesn’t Always Like Black Women, But Always Loves What We Do

by Kimberly Griffin July 24, 2025July 25, 2025

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Publisher’s Note | United We’ll Stand, But Isolated We’ll Fall

by Kimberly Griffin June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

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Publisher’s Note | Solutions Circles Are New Wine in New Wineskins

by Kimberly Griffin May 2, 2025February 16, 2026