Jackson Free Press

Welcoming the Year of the Goat

This year, the City of Jackson and the Mississippi Chinese Association will co-host their first collaborative event, the Chinese Spring Festival, celebrating the new year with festivities at Thalia Mara …

The Chinese Spring Festival is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at …

• February 25, 2015

How to Lower Teen Pregnancy

Women in Mississippi live in a state with some of the most oppressive laws in regards to reproductive health in the nation.

The Executioner’s Hood

America has a schizophrenic relationship with the death penalty. Many of us want to eliminate those who commit egregious, heinous crimes, but most don't want the personal or social guilt …

Chamber Initiative Connects Do-Gooders

The holidays have passed, but the spirit of giving—or more precisely, giving back—remains in Jackson, thanks in part to a new initiative of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.

Duane O’Neill, president of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, believes a new initiative will tap …

• February 25, 2015

Mississippi Sex Education Efforts Still Limited

Although the state began to require institutions of higher education to create a plan for pregnancy prevention, it has not helped the schools develop those plans, nor has it required …

Rachel Canter, executive director of Mississippi First, said the state doesn’t have a system of …

• February 25, 2015

One Year After Chokwe

One year ago, on the afternoon of Feb. 25, 2014, Chokwe Lumumba passed away after less than a year serving as mayor of Jackson.

It’s been one year since Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s death. What’s the status of his legacy?

• February 25, 2015

Meet the Players

Grady Champion has seen many musicians come and go over the course of his illustrious career, but the blues musician says his current backing musicians, though young, are some of …

Guitarist Markus Shell and drummer Calvin Jackson are using their time performing with Grady Champion …

• February 25, 2015

Grady Champion (right) and bassist Ken Smith (left) are in the early stages of recording …

• February 25, 2015

Grady Champion: New Roots

Grady Champion built his personal recording suite, Backyard Studio, beside his house last June, using equipment that he purchased online from Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Canton, Miss., native Grady Champion brings young local musicians into his backing band to help …

• February 25, 2015

Johnnie Mae Maberry

When Tougaloo College professor Johnnie Mae Maberry created one of her longest-running art exhibits, "Slave Narratives," which was sponsored by New York Life, it wasn't just about giving viewers a …

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• February 25, 2015

Dumping Siemens Could Be Lengthy, Costly Process

Kenneth Stokes, in his first week back as Ward 3 councilman, said he plans to offer a proposal to get the city out from underneath its $90 million contract with …

The recent discovery that several residents received water meters that measure gallons rather than cubic …

• February 25, 2015

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• February 25, 2015