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(left to right) Mya Lee, Cameron Johnson, Toreka Chambers-Brown, Lauren Scott, Gerson Guevara and Samuel …

• May 1, 2019

JJ Townsend (far left), who owns Citizenville, the organization that holds the JXN Gumbo events, …

• May 1, 2019

Gerson Guevara (third from left) and the Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey …

• May 1, 2019

Close to the end of West JXN Gumbo on April 28, Shanina Carmichael, owner of …

• May 1, 2019

During the West JXN Gumbo event on April 28, Ravin Cline (right), the executive director …

• May 1, 2019

Allen Grove shares the purpose of organization Jubilee Jackson to the audience at West JXN …

• May 1, 2019

Shanina Carmichael, owner of Jafrican Dance, presents to the crowd at West JXN Gumbo, which …

• May 1, 2019

Jordan Butler (left) and Emily Stanfield (right) speak about Refill Jackson Initiative and Refill Cafe' …

• May 1, 2019

During JXN Gumbo events, citizens of the community sign up and pay a donation of …

• May 1, 2019

During JXN Gumbo events, citizens of the community sign up and pay a donation of …

• May 1, 2019

Members of the Jackson community gather for the West JXN Gumbo event, held at the …

• May 1, 2019

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• May 1, 2019

Mississippi utility Southern Co. faces a federal investigation over the failed Kemper County coal-fueled power …

• May 1, 2019

Utility Faces Federal Investigation Over Failed Power Plant

A utility giant faces a federal investigation over a $7.5 billion coal-fueled power plant that Mississippi regulators pushed the electrical utility into partly canceling.

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• May 1, 2019

Top 10: Kristen Tordella-Williams

With me teaching a furniture-making class at Millsaps College this semester, spending a good portion of last summer renovating my kitchen and my husband giving me a record player for …

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• May 1, 2019

Tonya Boyd-Cannon performs at ISH Grill & Bar on May 4. Photo by Elsa Hahne

• May 1, 2019

Tonya Boyd-Cannon: In the Cradle of America’s Music

Soul singer Tonya Boyd-Cannon sits in a unique place for music with her roots in Mississippi and Louisiana.

The Super Burger, also known as the Stamps Burger File Photo by Trip Burns

• May 1, 2019