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Richard Sun, Mississippi Coding Academies
While Richard Sun spent most of his working life maximizing shareholder value, he says Mississippi Coding Academies, of which he is a co-founder, is about maximizing human capital.
Business
Cultivating Growth in Women Business Owners
Something sets Cultivation Food Hall apart: women-owned businesses. Of the nine businesses there, women have full ownership of four—Ariella's, Poke Stop, Fauna and Whisk—and co-own il Lupo and Bocca Pizzeria.
Art
The Sweet Potato Queens Come Home
Earlier this year, parade cofounder Malcolm White asked her if she could give he and the other organizers a date for when the Sweet Potato Queens would be part of …
Jacksonian
John Spann
When Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Curator of Education John Spann was in high school, history came easy to him. "It wasn't like geometry or anything, and I got it," he …
Business
EDITOR'S NOTE: Women, Don’t Apologize
As women, we need less criticism and more support. We need people who will step up and remind us of all that we've accomplished.
Fly
Caring for Natural Hair with Fran Alexander
Though Signature Hair Lounge specializes in weaves, Fran Alexander is knowledgeable about all types of hair. The Jackson Free Press recently talked to her over the phone about caring for …
Business
Fifty-Four Hours to Startup Launch
While some people got off work and headed into a typical Friday night on March 1, about 45 people gathered at Coalesce for an event that would give them an …
Art
Of Pirates and Zombies and Sherlock Holmes
When the zombie apocalypse came to small Mississippi town Ovett, people acted immediately, killing zombies and eventually throwing one of them off a bridge. As all this happened, Curtis Everitt …
Person of the Day
Amelia Key
Amelia Key calls her art-making a "process of discovery." She does not really know what the piece is going to look like at the beginning, she says.
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Set an Example for the Next Generation
As women, we need to band together to make sure we set good examples for the younger generation. We need to show them that it's OK to be whatever kind …
Theater
New Stage Explores a De-Industrializing World With 'Sweat'
New Stage Theatre will perform Lynn Nottage's play "Sweat," a production about a group of people in a factory town who are dealing with the repercussions of a de-industrializing world, …
Art
Jacksonians Contemplate Dreams and Aspirations With 'Before I Die' Wall
The Greater Jackson Arts Council and Visit Jackson unveiled Jackson's "Before I Die" wall, a project that artist and activist Candy Chang began in 2015.
Food
Best of Jackson: Burgers of Note
Earlier this year, you told us your choices for some of the best local burgers in the Jackson metro area. While the winner and finalists have many choices, we decided …
Business
Exploring Religion, Plurality, Coexistence at IMMC
It's quiet inside the International Museum of Muslim Cultures on a day in May, but a couple of blocks away, its noisier as IMMC renovates a space that will house …
City & County
UMMC Empowering Through Base Pair
The Base Pair initiative, which has been around for 27 years, started with a simple question: "How can the sole academic medical center for this state help advance science education …
Food
Truckin’ Downtown
On the first and fourth Friday of each month, the area around Smith Park is abuzz with activity. Downtown workers gather from the different offices, and some people outside of …
Fly
Run and Give Back
One of the best ways to show progress in running is to do some kind of race, whether that's a 5K or a full marathon, and everything in between.
Diy Guides
LEGO Resin Necklace
Resin might be a tricky medium to master, but once you figure out how to do it, you can use it to make so many things. While I have created …
Art
Marble Masterpieces
Whether you like coffee, painting or just need something to put stuff in, mugs can come in pretty handy. Sadly, sometimes they can look a little boring. Why not make …
City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: Pride, from Detroit to Jackson
Jackson needs people who are willing to do the hard work—to attend city council meetings to see what's happening, to push back when the city's government isn't sticking to their …
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