The Next GenerationThe final of the 2015 Women's World Cup had little drama after the U.S. Women's National Team's goal explosion. It didn't have much to worry about after the players scored four goals in the game's first 16 minutes.
The SlateJust in time for the return of the football season, The Slate is back. Now let's see if we can put together the "Carli Lloyd" of what to watch this next week.
The Basics of BomBassicBefore Bruce Bijesse ("Brucey B") and Robert Gray ("Cpt. HyperDrive") began garnering fans nationwide as the electronic duo BomBassic, they were performing as hip-hop act IRD at open-mic nights at The Cop Shop, a record store on Long Island, N.Y., …
Learn from History: Change the State FlagNow, our elected leaders should get on the right side of history, listen to the will of the people and embrace progress. Change the flag.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Genocide'When an advocate of southern secession doesn't sound that much different than a twice-elected governor, it's easy to see how much work there is left to do for reconciliation in Mississippi.
A Shining Beacon of LightMiss Doodle Mae: "This summer, the ill winds of intolerance, hatred, racism and terrorism have besieged the well-being of common people around this nation. Then comes a shining beacon of light called progress."
Of Bill Cosby, Frank Melton and Public MoralizingYou'd think that Bill Cosby's targets would have had more power than Frank Melton's troubled "boys," as he called them, but women of any race have never had credibility when it comes to being raped.
Engineering Victory: Joce Pritchett Wants to be State AuditorMississippi pride runs deep for Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett, who goes by Joce (JO-see). The only time she has lived out of state was when she was away at graduate school, and she has been back ever since.
City Announces New Solar Plant To Open in Jackson near FondrenThe city of Jackson announced today that Seraphim Solar, a solar module assembly company, is planning to build a manufacturing plant in Jackson in the commercial district just west of Fondren near the railroad tracks. The plant is expected to …
SCOTUS Ruled on Marriage—Not DiscriminationWhile the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling was monumental in American legal history and a cause for celebration by LGBT citizens, the reality is that the court ruled on same-sex marriage and nothing more, legal experts say.
Fuller: ‘Progressive, Sustainable Change’Henry Fuller recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about stepping out from the behind the scenes to serve on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
Phyllis HurleyPhyllis Hurley remembers when Mt. Salus Christian School became integrated. She served as the principal at the Clinton private academy from 1987 to 2005.
The final of the 2015 Women's World Cup had little drama after the U.S. Women's National Team's goal explosion. It didn't have much to worry about after the players scored four goals in the game's first 16 minutes.
Before Bruce Bijesse ("Brucey B") and Robert Gray ("Cpt. HyperDrive") began garnering fans nationwide as the electronic duo BomBassic, they were performing as hip-hop act IRD at open-mic nights at The Cop Shop, a record store on Long Island, N.Y., …
Artist Melissa Bryant likes to incorporate dark, sometimes creepy elements into her artwork.
Mississippi pride runs deep for Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett, who goes by Joce (JO-see). The only time she has lived out of state was when she was away at graduate school, and she has been back ever since.
The city of Jackson announced today that Seraphim Solar, a solar module assembly company, is planning to build a manufacturing plant in Jackson in the commercial district just west of Fondren near the railroad tracks. The plant is expected to …
While the U.S. Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling was monumental in American legal history and a cause for celebration by LGBT citizens, the reality is that the court ruled on same-sex marriage and nothing more, legal experts say.
While it may not be the only sign of bigotry, discrimination is a clear, 10-million-watt, Vegas-strip, see-it-from-space sign of bigotry for anyone except for the willfully blind.
Henry Fuller recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about stepping out from the behind the scenes to serve on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
Phyllis Hurley remembers when Mt. Salus Christian School became integrated. She served as the principal at the Clinton private academy from 1987 to 2005.