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Dr. Neal-Vincent speaks boldy with the students in attempts to help them find hope and pride in who they are
Culture

‘Learning the Art of Reading’: Jackson Book Festival Fosters Growth Through Literature

This year’s Jackson Book Festival, which Meredith McGee organizes together with nonprofit organization Community Library Mississippi, is on Saturday, Feb. 11, from noon to 5 p.m.

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Dustin Cardon February 10, 2023
James Chaney tombstone
MFP Voices

Visiting James Chaney: Road to End U.S. Racism Long and Winding, But One We Must Travel

MFP editor Donna Ladd’s pilgrimage to civil-rights hero James Chaney’s grave in rural Lauderdale County reminded her we cannot go back to 1964-style racism.

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Donna Ladd December 31, 2020
Tate Reeves
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‘Manufactured Ideas of History’: Patriotic Education Fund in the Playbook of Totalitarian Leaders

W. Ralph Eubanks writes that the history that Gov. Reeves proposes to spend $3 million to teach to Mississippi schoolchildren is nothing but mythology, and not even a story about America that can be thought of as real history.

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W. Ralph Eubanks December 9, 2020
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‘Black Boy Saved My Life’: Writers Explore Richard Wright’s Influence on Memoir’s 75th Anniversary

“Black Boy” tells Wright’s story in the South across Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as his migration to Chicago where he began his writing career and got involved with the Communist Party.

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Aliyah Veal November 20, 2020

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