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Editor's Note
Silencing Our Fear of Youth
This issue is all about uplifting black boys, but it's hard to empower black boys when we are so invested in constantly tearing them down.
City & County
Jailhouse Blues: Is Help on the Way for the Raymond Detention Center?
In 2006, the U.S. Justice Department estimated that more than 50 percent of all prisoners have some type of mental health issue. For incarcerated women, the percentage is closer to …
Person of the Day
Kiese Laymon
One night in 1994, Kiese Laymon was playing video games with a friend when they heard the desperate moans of a woman just outside Laymon's Capitol Street apartment.
Cover
A Homebrewing Wave?
About eight years ago, Jonas Outlaw's now-father in-law introduced him to the hobby of homebrewing. Outlaw remembers his first batch of home-brewed beer, an American pale ale.
LGBT
Same-sex Rulings Will Test State Laws
On July 12, Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign published a study showing that Mississippians' attitudes about discrimination against same-sex-loving people are less conservative than previously thought.
Justice
Justice Delayed?
Federal Judge Henry Wingate has been admonished repeatedly for the long delays in his court.
State
State Prisons End Conjugal Visits
Although its precise origins are unclear, Parchman was the first penal institution in the U.S. to permit conjugal visits.
Education
Poor Schools Struggle to Fill Funding Gaps
JPS Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray and other school superintendents say that because Mississippi isn't fully funding its education formula, their districts have fewer classroom aides, larger class sizes, outdated computers …
City & County
Jackson's Water Woes Continue
Jackson taxpayers will pay an out-of-state contractor at least $200,000 to audit several aspects of the city’s water-and-sewer finances. After shelving discussion last week to get more details, the Jackson …
City & County
Abortion Foes Eye Jackson Clinic
Anti-abortion activists from six states are occupying each of the four corners at State Street and Fondren Place as part of a nationwide campaign known as States of Refuge.
City & County
JPS Supe Addressing Mental Health
Last school year one Jackson student was suspended from school 19 times, Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray said this morning at Koinonia Coffee House's Friday Forum.
City Cold to Regional Wastewater Idea, Plans Review
Mayor Tony Yarber and members of the Jackson City Council expressed "great pause" about a proposal to create a regional wastewater authority.
City & County
Next Steps for Ward 3, Stokes and Hinds Board
As far as Jackson elections go, it's unusual for one candidate to walk away with a landslide victory in an eight-way race.
City & County
State Might Sell Hal & Mal's Property
A legislative proposal would allow for the sale or lease of state-owned property that now houses Hal & Mal's, a restaurant and music venue.
City & County
Zoo, JPS, Airport Kick Off Budget Talks
City of Jackson budget hearings started this morning with a bit of good news for the Jackson Zoo, one of the most beleaguered and beloved institutions in the city.
Crime
Natchez Prison Riot Fallout Mounts
Three more men have been indicted for their alleged participation in a May 2012 riot at a federal prison in Adams County.
Politics
Poll: GOP Excitement Still High, McDaniel Leads
Enthusiasm among an older and overwhelmingly white electorate has not waned in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate, a Democratic polling firm finds.
Business
Water Rates Likely to Rise Again
After shelving discussion last week to get more details, the Jackson City Council is scheduled to vote on a consulting contract today that is likely to result in higher water …
Candidate
Brown: Aligning With Right
Former Jackson Councilman Bo Brown wants to be a unifier on the often-divided Hinds County Board of Supervisors as District 2's representative.
