Jackson Free Press

Taking MAEP to the People

After three weeks on the job, Better Schools, Better Jobs had signatures of 40,000 Mississippi voters for Initiative 42, which would require the state Legislature to fund "an adequate and …

Eddie Outlaw

Eddie Outlaw is an active advocate for the LGBT community, especially in Mississippi.

Local Spirit: Jackson Businesses Struggle, Survive and Thrive

Unlike national and corporate chains, local businesses often do not have the same funds and resources. A relationship with the City of Jackson could be what keeps the lights on …

Soul Winters

Stacey "Soul" Winters says her life changed when she first unlocked the doors of what was to be Soul Wired Cafe in 2010.

Kayla Paul-Lindsey

Kayla Paul-Lindsey is a gospel recording artist, president of the Leadership Greater Jackson Alumni Association and the operator of her own CPA firm in Jackson.

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Sylvester McDonald

In the time you’ve lived in Ward 6, how has it changed—for better and for worse?

Tim Rush

In the time you’ve lived in Ward 6, how has it changed—for better and for worse?

Dennis Sweet IV

In the time you’ve lived in Ward 6, how has it changed—for better and for worse?

Robert Amos

In the time you’ve lived in Ward 6, how has it changed—for better and for worse?

Charles Evers

Charles Evers, 91, is a World War II Army veteran who fought abroad and at home for equality. He was also one of the most influential civil-rights spokespeople and activists …

Aligning Business and Public Schools

Now that Anthony Johnson has unloaded the moving truck and started unpacking from his relocation from Nashville to Jackson, he's ready for his next logistical challenge—as executive director of Alignment …

Derrick Johnson

When two Tougaloo College alumni convinced Derrick Johnson, a Detroit, Mich., native, that he belonged at the college, Johnson ended up discovering a passion for civil-rights work.

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