Young people outside Madison Central Monday night squared off over support of Donald Trump, and whether to keep talking about race. Photo courtesy Onelia Hawa
Donald Trump supporters and protestors collide together in a crowd while holding posters that were either for Trump or against him. This photo was taken March, 8 2016.
Josh Von Herrmann and Courtney McMullan hold a sign that says, “Tump: Making America Hate Again”. This photo was taken at the Trump Rally on the football field of Madison Central High School on March 8, 2016.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.