by Lauren Ashley Lawrence
July 1, 2009
As she walks into the empty school library, 17-year-old Ruth Oguhebe smiles and reaches out for a hug before sitting down at a table and taking off her shoes. Wearing a bright orange floral dress, she lights up the…
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Jed Oppenheim
by Jonathan O’Keefe
June 24, 2009
Although his parents were activists, 29-year-old Jed Oppenheim says he first realized the inequalities of race and class systems during the 1992 riots in his hometown of Los Angeles. "When the riots broke out and only the white kids were…
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June 24, 2009
Although his parents were activists, 29-year-old Jed Oppenheim says he first realized the inequalities of race and class systems during the 1992 riots in his hometown of Los Angeles. "When the riots broke out and only the white kids were…
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Scott Davidson
by Byron Wilkes
June 1, 2009
While some look forward to Jubilee!JAM for the chance to see their favorite musicians perform, or to peruse the Arts Fair, Scott Davidson of Brandon looks forward to seeing each year’s official poster artwork.
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June 1, 2009
While some look forward to Jubilee!JAM for the chance to see their favorite musicians perform, or to peruse the Arts Fair, Scott Davidson of Brandon looks forward to seeing each year’s official poster artwork.
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Karmichael Spiller
by Katie Eubanks
June 10, 2009
“Sometimes things (will) be going through my mind in my sleep,” 46-year-old Jackson native Karmichael Spiller says. “It’s like I’m always awake.” Such a non-stop stream of creativity would seem necessary for an inventor, especially one like Spiller, whose inventions…
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June 10, 2009
“Sometimes things (will) be going through my mind in my sleep,” 46-year-old Jackson native Karmichael Spiller says. “It’s like I’m always awake.” Such a non-stop stream of creativity would seem necessary for an inventor, especially one like Spiller, whose inventions…
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Charles ‘Smartypants’ King, Jr.
by Maggie Neff
June 3, 2009
“What’s the only animal that will eat a skunk?”
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June 3, 2009
“What’s the only animal that will eat a skunk?”
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John Kelly
by Lynda Hasberry
May 27, 2009
While walking the streets of downtown Jackson one day, 27-year-old John Kelly had a simple revelation. Despite differences in race or religion, “we’re all equal and just need to walk in the goodness of God,” he says, adding that it’s…
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May 27, 2009
While walking the streets of downtown Jackson one day, 27-year-old John Kelly had a simple revelation. Despite differences in race or religion, “we’re all equal and just need to walk in the goodness of God,” he says, adding that it’s…
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George Frank
by Jessica Simien
May 20, 2009
At 78, age has not stopped George Frank from learning new things. Last week, he became the oldest student to graduate from Jackson State University’s Department of Mathematics.
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May 20, 2009
At 78, age has not stopped George Frank from learning new things. Last week, he became the oldest student to graduate from Jackson State University’s Department of Mathematics.
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Jamie Holcomb
by Janine Jankovitz
May 13, 2009
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., Jamie Holcomb came to Jackson in 2001 to study at Millsaps College.
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May 13, 2009
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., Jamie Holcomb came to Jackson in 2001 to study at Millsaps College.
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Patricia Clincy Harris
by Jessica L. Simien
May 6, 2009
Born and raised in Jackson, Patricia Clincy Harris is the mother of one, although she considers all children hers.
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May 6, 2009
Born and raised in Jackson, Patricia Clincy Harris is the mother of one, although she considers all children hers.
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Patrick Edmond
by Jackson R. Breland
April 29, 2009
In a bustling Jim Hill High School hallway, students are yelping and shouting to one another joyfully, but one student remains unfazed by the exuberance.
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April 29, 2009
In a bustling Jim Hill High School hallway, students are yelping and shouting to one another joyfully, but one student remains unfazed by the exuberance.
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Nov 20, 2009[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: it's not enough to just study something - at some point you have to act. Systematic exclusion can be read as…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: Wintrhop, your last sentence "I don't want a small and manageable God. I prefer one that I can't fully understand." bears…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: Funny you should mention the gender issue of a deity. I was at lunch with a St. Andrews priest one…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: I wouldn't be too sure your church doesn't preach hate if your liturgy is not gender-inclusive. Think about it - is…
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest…
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
amoderatemississippian: check out the following link:
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/news2.html
It does appear, by the article written today,…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you…
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some…
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Goldenae: Why is it so hard to understand that regardless of what we would like to think, there are different…