Jackson Free Press

Don’t Let Up on the State Flag: It Must Change

Mississippians have attempted to change the state flag in several venues: ballot initiatives, lawsuits and petitioning lawmakers to pass legislation. So far, nothing has worked.

Normalizing White Supremacy

Upon reading an article that author David Edwards wrote about an interview on CNN where host Soledad O'Brien had a few things to say about the network "profiting off the …

When State Agencies Lose Their People

The Mississippi Department of Health can have a hard time keeping nurses because they can earn more if they go to work for other hospitals, an attrition problem that afflicts …

Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director Melinda McGrath told lawmakers that maintenance workers are leaving …

• September 14, 2016

Where Did the City Tax Revenue Go?

Deborah Williams, a 911 dispatcher with the City of Jackson, spoke before the Jackson City Council on Sept. 2, admonishing the administration for freezing 11 vacant positions in her department.

Ward 7 Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon said during the Sept. 2 meeting that the citizens and …

• September 14, 2016

Banking on Justice: Climbing Out of Poverty in the Mississippi Delta

In the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions in the United States, buying a home is often out of reach. And lenders have a history of unfairness to African …

A mural in Rolling Fork, Miss., honors the Delta’s rich history of sending blues and …

• September 14, 2016

People in Mississippi are among the poorest in the nation, and the Delta region leads …

• September 14, 2016

Larry Russell, 58, is a fourth-generation farmer who works the same 80 acres of land …

• September 14, 2016

The Delta region was one of the richest cotton-producing areas in the nation and entirely …

• September 14, 2016

Looking for Leaders, Equitable Thinking

For years, I figured I'd like to go through Leadership Greater Jackson, but it "wasn't the year" for me—not enough time to commit or money or both—but this year, when …

Elaine Maisel

From crafting matching outfits for her Barbie dolls as a child to painting gnomes for her garden as an adult, Elaine Maisel's fascination with the miniature world has manifested itself …

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• September 14, 2016

Analysis: The DA’s Role in Freeing Defendants

Last week, a Hinds County grand jury indicted District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith, along with one of his assistant district attorneys, for felony charges for hindering the prosecution of Christopher …

Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is accused of illegal actions in trying to …

• September 14, 2016

Narrowing the Private vs. Public Prison Debate

In May 2012, a correctional officer at the Adams County Correctional Center in Natchez died in a 250-inmate riot at the facility. Prisoners at the facility were upset with the …

Two of Mississippi’s state private prisons are subjects of class-action lawsuits that allege dangerous and …

• September 14, 2016

A Two-Soul ‘Soliloquy’

As objects, clouds and crayons aren't exactly an obvious combination—a few miles do separate the two, after all. For Jackson music duo Clouds & Crayons, on the other hand, collaborating …

(Left to right) Tre Pepper and Astin Sullivan of Jackson soul duo Clouds & Crayons …

• September 14, 2016