The Jxn Film Festival will host workshops, screenings and a black-tie gala at different locations across Jackson from July 23 to July 28.
Before Farmacy Marketplace opened in Webb, Miss., in October 2022, Webb resident Dorothy Chestnut would travel to Greenwood, Miss., which is more than 30 miles away from her home, to obtain fresh produce and other groceries.
The most recent census, released in April 2021, showed that Mississippi’s population shrank, making it one of only three states along with West Virginia and Illinois in the nation to experience a population reduction.
Mississippi Women’s Economic Security Initiative Coalition is asking Mississippi legislators to give the gift of passing an Equal Pay Law to protect the financial security of Mississippi women.
Changing the gender wage gap statistics is a desired outcome as DSC Training Academy and Mississippi Coding Academy partner to open a new coding campus in south Jackson. The new academy’s location will operate out of the workforce development center on Interstate 55 South Frontage Road and will offer convenience for potential coders from south Jackson, Hinds County and the metro area, DSC Training Academy President Willie Jones said at a virtual press conference on April 8.
The Center for Social Entrepreneurship of Jackson seeks to change the landscape of west Jackson into a more prosperous one by eliminating those challenges with a plan to help increase intergenerational wealth for black families.
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