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Food
Apartment Herbs
Anyone who cooks regularly knows that herbs bought at a local store can be expensive. The good news is that, for the most part, they're incredibly easy to grow, and …
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Too Many Flags
Friday night's game between the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans became a flag fest. It seemed like neither team could run a play without a yellow flag littering the …
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The Littles
It's easy to see why Alcorn State fans think this season will bring the team's first SWAC Championship since sharing the title with Grambling in 1994.
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JFP Poll: 2014 Preseason Top 25
Last season ended with Florida State at the top of the poll. While there are no free trips to Disney World for the team, it does land the top spot …
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2014 Predictions
Every season, I make predictions that never seem to pan out, but that doesn't stop me from pulling predictions from my cloudy crystal ball. Maybe I need to fix the …
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Conerly Trophy Hopefuls
This year could be one of the wildest in the history of the Conerly Trophy, which goes to the best college football player in the state.
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JFP 2014 College Football Preview: Bryan Flynn's Sophisticated Wild-Ass Guesses
Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi—the state's "Big Four"—have one common goal this season—reaching new heights.
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Music
Eclectic Tastes from Saving Grace
Save some room on your calendar for “Saving Grace,” and expect something to feed your musical tastes and your taste buds, all while lending a helping hand.
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Civil Rights
Brilliant and Bodacious
Don't know Black Twitter? Get to. The virtual cultural community is a force to be reckoned with, wielding its substantial power to effect social, political and cultural change.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Signs'
Vance's rationale for being angry about people holding signs is just bizarre. He described a hypothetical situation in which a jilted panhandler might call his sister the b-word.
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Civil Rights
I Hold My Son Close
Black mothers do not have reproductive justice. If we choose to parent, we have a long list of things to protect our children from.
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Politics
Tyner Explains Irregular Vote: McDaniel Lawyer Listed in Challenge
Last week the Internet poked fun at state Sen. Chris McDaniel's challenge to the election results of the U.S. Senate race due to one piece of evidence included in the …
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Civil Rights
One Night in Ferguson
Ferguson has drawn people from all over the country. A handful of people also reportedly flew in from overseas. I traveled to Ferguson with three activists from Jackson.
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Politics
Mississippi Primaries: Open or Not?
Party primaries in Mississippi are considered "open," even though the state's election code states that "no person shall be eligible to participate in any primary election unless he intends to …
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Jacksonian
Otis Riddley
Otis Riddley's hard work has not gone unnoticed. The former football star became head coach of the Provine football program in February. Former head coach Willie Collins' 30-year tenure with …
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Time to Reset, White Folks
What's happening in Ferguson isn't pretty, but it had to happen: Police and everyday people cannot keep killing black people for minor, or no, crimes and expect our citizens of …
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Music
Chasing Edom Grows ‘High Cotton’
If Chasing Edom's debut full-length "High Cotton," tells us one thing, it's that the Brandon, Miss., natives know their strong suits and how to use them. Despite brief bouts of …
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Holder Bringing Personal Perspective to Ferguson
Eric Holder talks about the nation's civil rights struggles in a way no previous U.S. attorney general could—by telling his own family story.
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Another American Hostage at Risk by Islamic State
In a horrifying act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq, militants with the Islamic State extremist group have beheaded American journalist James Foley—and are threatening to kill another …
