PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The Stennis Flag Is the Best Choice Now for MississippiThis spring and early summer have been heavy and filled with circumstances that one could not imagine only six months ago. COVID-19 is decimating our communities, and we endured another triad of black bodies killed because they were existing while …
OPINION: No ‘Free Kills’ Unless We Are Black in Jackson"The mayor claims to be against police murder. The “no free kills” banner Lumumba surrogates recently rallied under obfuscates that no real costs are meted out when the Jackson police kill Black people."
OPINION: What Is Wrong with America Is Us White PeopleThis word is for white people. I will start with my own identity: I am a white, heterosexual, 43-year-old man from Mississippi. There is a crisis of belief among what has felt like the vast majority of our white sisters …
Mayor Lumumba Tests Negative for COVID-19, Urges Continued VigilanceMayor Chokwe A. Lumumba tested negative for COVID-19, Communications Director Candace Cole told the Jackson Free Press yesterday. Lumumba had a mouth swab on May 26 at a mobile testing site at Wood Village Apartments. His wife, Ebony Lumumba, also …
Mayor: All Jackson Businesses Can Open; Employees Must Wear MasksMayor Chokwe A. Lumumba, in an amended ‘Stay Safe Jackson’ executive order taking effect today, loosened restrictions on gatherings and social activities, signaling that the capital city is following the trend across the country.