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Attorney and activist Rukia Lumumba addresses attendees of a public forum on gun violence in Jackson at the Mt. Helm Baptist Church in downtown Jackson on Jan. 20, 2020. Photo by Seyma Bayram

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Causes, Solutions to Gun Violence in Jackson Emerge at MLK Day Forum

Disinvestment in Jackson communities, lax gun-control laws and a failing mental health system—all under the State's purview—all create conditions for violence. So do gentrification, white flight and black flight.

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