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Practicing Passions
Having given about 13,000 massages over his 16-year career, Eclecius Franklin has earned his reputation as one of the best and most experienced massage therapists in the Jackson area.
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Naked is Sexy
In her initial Instagram post, Mea Ashley challenged girls and women to post a selfie on their social-media pages with no makeup, coiffed hair and no filters or edits to …
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Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami
Jackson State University named Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami, 52, the new dean of its College of Business on July 1.
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Freedom Summer: Road Map
This GOOD Ideas issue acknowledges people who have done and continue to do amazing things for Mississippi and the world at large.
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Young Activists: Stand Up
During the summer of 1964, young people around my age and older were the pioneers and advocates who led the movement that changed the United States of America.
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Donovan Barner
Voting rights acts, education and politics aren't the normal topics of conversation for many teenagers, but they're part of 16-year-old Donovan Barner's everyday conversation.
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Myrlie Evers-Williams
The widow of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams, stands on her own as a civil-rights activist, while continuing her late husband's legacy.