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Civil Rights
Kneel-In Movements Tried to De-segregate Jackson Churches in 1960s
This day and age, it is almost impossible to talk about kneeling without thinking about Colin Kaepernick and his NFL protests during which he and now other football players have …
City & County
OPINION: Mississippi’s More Revolutionary Museum
This past weekend, national media descended on Jackson for the opening of the 2 Mississippi Museums, especially after it was announced that President Trump would be taking part in the …
Art
Eudora Welty: Reading a Murderer’s Mind
Eudora Welty only wrote one story in anger. She drafted it the day she learned of Medgar Evers' assassination.
Muslims Flee Capital of Central African Republic
Thousands of Muslims fled for their lives from the capital of Central African Republic on Friday, with Christian crowds cheering as the truckloads of Muslim families made their way out …
Uganda Tabloid Prints List of 'Top' Homosexuals
A Ugandan newspaper published a list Tuesday of what it called the country's "200 top" homosexuals, outing some Ugandans who previously had not identified themselves as gay one day after …
U.S. Ambassador Urges China to Respect Human Rghts
The outgoing U.S. ambassador to China urged Beijing on Thursday to respect the rights of peaceful political activists and said Washington was deeply concerned about the fate of a minority …
Person of the Day
Monique Davis
Growing up in Washington, D.C., Monique Davis grew to love art early on. Her mother regularly took her to local art museums since admission was free.
Books
Crystal R. Sanders
Author Crystal R. Sanders says she feels like Mississippi has become a second home for her, despite the fact that she was born and raised in North Carolina.
Politics
Do You Have a Seat at the Table?
Where Mississippians once led at the forefront of the movement for change, it looks as though we have become content and reliant upon others.
Music
‘Wired’ & Inspired
Mississippi is the birthplace of America's music—it says so often in our tourism marketing. But when Buffalo, N.Y., native Scott Bradfield came to Jackson for the first time to work …
LGBT
'1523 Demonizes People': Pastors, Community Leaders File Third Legal Challenge
Mississippi pastors, community leaders, activists and a Hattiesburg church have filed a federal lawsuit challenging House Bill 1523, the third legal challenge to the "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government …
Music
'Artistic Depression’ Impresses
I don't often love albums that begin with movie quotes, and I really don't often love albums that begin with quotes from movies I dislike. But there's a first time …
City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
LGBT
Local LGBT Vigil In Orlando's Wake: 'We Shouldn't Have to Be Afraid'
A chorus of more than 100 voices rose outside JC's, one of Jackson's longest-standing gay bars, Sunday night in vigil for victims in the Orlando mass shooting that left 49 …
Music
the CUT: Creating New Energy
For Madison, Miss., alternative quartet the CUT, genre labels can get a bit tricky. Keyboardist Vincent McMurtery, his brother, drummer Vinson "Vic" McMurtery, saxophonist Judson Wright and guitarist Ben Atkinson …
Pentagon Ends Ban on Transgender Troops in Military
Saying it's the right thing to do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the …
LGBT
Gov. Bryant Alone Appeals HB 1523, Wants 'Special Protections and Accommodations'
Gov. Phil Bryant has appealed to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking them to reverse U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves' decision to block House Bill 1523 from becoming …
National
Asked to Serve, Some CEOs Say No More to Trump
First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before the day had ended, the chief executive of a $170 …
State
LGBTQ-Affirming Churches Should Be Celebrated, Not Demonized
"There is no inside or outside, but one community in which we are all sisters and brothers."
Civil Rights
Love Is All You Need
Take a good look around the world today. Many people present hate in the face of love daily. We spend a lot of time trying to correct hatred in this …
