[Sue Doh Nem] Imus-Gate, Revisited
Boneqweesha Jones: "Live from the Ghetto Science Television Network studios, this is your 'Qweesha 2008' news brief. That Don Imus; when he talks, people nationwide hear him loud and clear.
[Kamikaze] Hogan Doesn't Know Best
I make no secret of my love for professional wrestling. It's a well-known fact among family and friends that I am not to be bothered while wrestling is on.
[Gregory] Oh So Pretty
I haven't felt good in a bathing suit since I was 9 years old. Before then, I refused to remove one for two years.
The Wrong Kind of Daddy
Mayor Frank Melton is at it againmaking big promises to kids who need help, while setting a very poor example for them.
Levees Now or Floods Later
Steady rain across Middle America swamped cities and rural communities in Iowa this month. The flooding has killed more than 20 people since May, displaced more than 40,000 and caused …
Vol. 6, No. 41
Like Medgar, Be the Change
Like Medgar, Be the Change Forty-five years ago, Medgar Evers became one of the first in a long line of modern civil rights martyrs whose lives were sacrificed for a …
[Hales] The Spirit of Revolution
Eleanor Roosevelt once said that we have to face the fact that either all of us are going to die together, or we are going to learn to live together; …
Monitor Melton's Mentoring
Mayor Frank Melton's eleventh-hour call this week for the city to pay $1 million for young people to work for private businesses should put a vital issue front and center …
Awards, Web Sites and Special Pubs
Every so often I've just got to catch y'all up on what's going on with the Jackson Free Pressit seems like June is often one of those months.
[Sue Doh Nem] Economic Cold Front
Boneqweesha Jones: "This is your Ghetto Science Team Weather Channel, bringing you news about the weather and climate affecting financially challenged people living in economically challenged times.
[Kamikaze] Rapper's Ghanaian Delight
Faithful fans of my column knew of my now-infamous trek to the Czech Republic last summer. When I returned from what was, for me, a life-changing experience as an artist …
[Queen] Sweet Home Mississippi
I haven't always appreciated being a Jacksonian. I moved to New York City as a young girl, and it was difficult to admit that I was from Mississippi. I was …
Living Within Your Means
"Live within your means," a female voice forcefully asserted over the radio waves one morning as I was making the daily commute from Jackson to Clinton for class.
Rally Behind Farish Street
Farish Street remains an eyesore almost 10 years after Memphis-based Performa Real Estate decided to turn it into an entertainment district.
[Sue Doh Nem] First Bump of Hope
Brotha Hustle: "Get ready! Get ready! Get ready for the Hustle Summer '08 Educational Enrichment Series. Classes will be held at the Clubb Chicken Wing Multi-Purpose Complex.
[Hightower] Rabbit Hole of Voter Fraud
At last, politicians are addressing the infuriating issue of election fraud.
[Bahr] Little Flags
In the summer of '62, my grandfather was dying in the Biloxi, Miss., V.A. hospital, so Grandmother and I would ride over there every day to visit. As the city …
Stand Up, Jackson
A local business owner said to me recently, "If they could stop the Klan, we can stop this." I looked at him, and something snapped for me, and I felt …
Focus on the Blatant Criminals
Hinds County Chancery Court Judge Dewayne Thomas may offer a decision on the city's temporary restraining order against the Upper Level Club this week, possibly paving the way for a …
[Sue Doh Nem] 'Deeper In Debt
Nurse Tootie McBride: "Members of the financially challenged community: We're gathered today, across from Mr. Habib's Convenience Store and Gas Mart, to speak out against the domino effect of rising …
