JPS’ Cedrick Gray Deserves Fairness
A few months ago, The Clarion-Ledger ran a splashy Sunday A1 story about alleged financial mismanagement at the school district Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray formerly managed.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Sad'
Terri Herring, whom Gov. Phil Bryant nominated for a spot on the state's powerful Board of Health, has spent more than a quarter century fighting to end a woman's legal …
Justifying Foolishness
At times, this country is a model for intolerance. Our compassion is thrown to the wind, and our grand ignorance is on display for all to see.
About Charter Schools
While charter schools may be tuition-free, they may still be out of reach for a district’s neediest families.
Show Us That Clinton is Better for DOR
The Department of Finance and Administration has finally made its long-awaited recommendation for a new permanent home for the Department of Revenue, which is now housed in a Quonset hut …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Kills'
Why it stinks: Since 2010, House Republicans have unsuccessfully tried to repeal the ACA, aka "Obamacare," 36 times.
Get Your Ghetto Ring-Tone Cell Phone
Brother Hustle: "I want to use these remaining days of Women's History Month to honor Aunt Tee Tee Hustle and her Sequestration Survival and Affordable Technology Initiative."
Editor's Note
Lessons from the Press
We don’t all have to be newspaper people. But we can all find that niche, that way to contribute.
The Two-Way Street of Democracy
Transparency in government is a big and often slippery subject that most media outlets only look at from the 10,000-foot national level.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Pop'
Palin was making fun of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to reduce obesity by limiting the availability of large sugary drinks.
Teach Your Sons
Fathers, teach your sons what respect means. It seems to be a quality lost on a new generation of boys, and we all must collectively take responsibility for that.
Editor's Note
No Means No
I have read accounts of the now-infamous Steubenville, Ohio, rape with horror.
Times Have Changed
The mall was the largest shopping venue in the state. I was proud to be part of it.
Voters Were Not Confused
In November 2011, 58 percent of Mississippi voters made their voices unequivocally heard when they said "No" to Initiative 26.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Proud'
A 2009 CBS News/New York Times poll showed that President George W. Bush left office with an approval rating of 22 percent, the lowest approval since Gallup began asking the …
Shop Until You Survive
Miss Doodle Mae: "Jojo and members of the Ghetto Science Economic Survival Commission want to help financially challenged customers deal with the sequestration budget cuts."
The Relevance of Black History
VIP Jackson magazine recently asked me to write an article on the continued relevancy of Black History Month. After writing what I thought was a candid, non-controversial piece, I received …
