The ‘Bible Belt' Bill, ResurrectedWhen HB 520—the state's latest anti-abortion bill—passed the Mississippi House earlier this year it was a bill designed to keep divorced Mississippians from falsely accusing their betrothed/enemy from claiming child abuse to throw the divorce settlement in their favor.
No ‘Unnamed Sources,' Ledger? You sure?Cledger-Ledger honchos have been known to declare that the paper does not use "unnamed sources." We already know that's not true due to mucked-up stories like the one by Ledger Washington Bureau reporter Ana Radalat (OK, they called her that …
With Humble PraisePraise and worship albums abound for contemporary listeners.
My Statement About Mike Lacey's Use of Racial SlurApril 18, 2008—When I first heard that one of AAN's highest ranking executives had used the n-word to jokingly refer to a deceased friend of his, I assumed his friend was black and was shocked. When I learned that the …
Opening the Flood GatesThe imposing iron gate along West Street had been locked to the North Midtown neighborhood since the mid 1980s. Would anyone from North Midtown even want to walk through?
ARTICLE: Rape and Race: We Have to Talk About ItIn this article on TheRoot.com, Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks about a public discussion that took place in a church in Brooklyn, NY - a discussion of the touchy subject of intra-racial rape in the black community.
90s Brit-Pop meets 70s Punk Rock meets Y2K WilliamsburgWe Were The States release debut album merging The Walkmen, Oasis, Dead Boys, Murder City Devils, et al. "The building blocks of this spry full-length debut are dynamic left turns slathered in the Lower East Side guitar fuzz of Television …
Village Voice Media Owner Offends with Racial SlurOK, so this was not the best moment for the alternative-news industry. The owner of the alternative newspaper industry's most corporate chain, Mike Lacey, accepted an award from the Phoenix Society of Professional Journalists on the anniversary of Martin Luther …
Watkins Hits the RoadJackson Public Schools Superintendent Earl Watkins announced that he will not seek to renew his term.
Gone and Back Again?Resolution 655 may pave the way for a tobacco tax designed to pay for Medicaid shortfalls.
Time to Be Responsible, Pet OwnersThis issue of the Jackson Free Press, owned and operated by animal lovers, is dedicated to the idea that Jackson, and Mississippi as a whole, can quickly become a whole lot smarter when it comes to taking care of animals. …