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The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies announced today that JFP intern and columnist Melishia Grayson is the recipient of a 2007 diversity grant. Melishia will report, write and blog 20 hours a week for the JFP, focusing on state and city issues. She will be part of the JFP's expanded legislative team at the State Capitol for the 2007 legislative session. Melishia is a 2005 graduate of Lanier High School where she was student body president. She is now a Jackson State University sophomore studying mass communications. This is the third diversity grant the JFP has received from AAN; the first two went to Ayana Taylor, a graduate of Tougaloo College and now a contributing editor of the JFP, and photographer/filmmaker Thabi Moyo, a graduate of Howard University who now works with the Crossroads Film Festival and the Canton film office.

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90620

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Congrats! That's great news!

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kate

Date

2007-01-02T21:05:46-06:00

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90621

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Yep. This will help Melishia have more time to do great work for us this spring. Cheers to AAN.

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DonnaLadd

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2007-01-02T22:27:53-06:00

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90622

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Congratulations to such a deserving student, Melishia Grayson and to Donna Ladd and JFP staff.

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justjess

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2007-01-03T10:56:36-06:00