Jackson Free Press

A Platform for Community

On Thursday, March 22, Cathead Distillery in downtown Jackson was bustling with activity at JXN Gumbo as J.J. Townsend launched his nonprofit community crowd-funding platform, Citizenville.

Jena Howie (center) was one of the presenters at JXN Gumbo. Her project, Magnolia Coin, …

• March 28, 2018

S.O.U.L., which Veda Johny (right) founded two years ago, won the proceeds from JXN Gumbo …

• March 28, 2018

J.J. Townsend launched community crowdfunding platfrom Citizenville, formerly known as Citizen JXN, during JXN Gumbo …

• March 28, 2018

EDITORIAL: Mayor, JPD, Get on Same Page About Officer Shootings

When it comes to police transparency, Jackson is on a volatile tectonic plate that could cause tremors at any moment. Especially when City officials are the ones off-kilter and inconsistent.

Checks and balances are important in law enforcement. Citizens pay taxes for police officers to …

• March 28, 2018

I didn't need the murders of Jackson residents to let me know that the city …

• March 28, 2018

OPINION: Police-State Violence, the Elephant in the Room

We live in a police state. That is when a government uses organized force to act arbitrarily and violently against the interests of the masses of people, rendering them subjects …

Watching the "March For Our Lives" this weekend—and all of the young kids at the …

• March 28, 2018

House Speaker Philip Gunn (left) and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (right) were able to pass …

• March 28, 2018

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Complacency vs. The Permission to Care Deeply

One of the biggest letdowns of the modern era—and the money involved in American politics—is the complacency that sets in once someone gets into office.

Tasha Bibb

During Tasha Bibb's sophomore year at Mississippi College, she was not sure what she wanted to do after graduation. That's when she learned about the nonprofit Innovate Mississippi, then called …

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$6 Billion Budget, But No Roads, Bridges Funds

State revenues are higher than expected, and lawmakers set aside about $112 million, or 2 percent, of the state budget for its rainy day fund, as they worked several late …

Youth Take Lead on Guns in Schools

As the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School take the world stage to demand stricter gun laws, many people in the Jackson metro area recall that 20 years ago, …

Nearly 200 students, parents and gun-legislation supporters gathered in downtown Jackson March 24, 2018, for …

• March 28, 2018

Celebrating the Life of a Man JPD Killed

In Jackson, no one has taken to the streets for any of the last seven officer-involved shootings since Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba took office in July 2017 with none of …

The family and friends of Lee Edward Bonner who died after JPD officers shot him …

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