Owen Brooks
Civil rights leader Owen Brooks, an outspoken civil-rights veteran and Jackson, passed away July 27 at age 85.
Eli Manning
While Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was having one of the greatest seasons ever, his brother, former Ole Miss and current New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, was having one of his worst since he joined the league in 2004 and became the team's full-time starting quarterback in 2005.
Ashley Sullivan
Forest Hill High School hired Ashley Sullivan to teach Art I, but she and some of her students were not satisfied with the school's meager art-class offerings.
Margaret Walker Alexander
Poet and writer Margaret Walker Alexander contributed four volumes of poetry, a biography and numerous essays to the literary world.
Derrick Simmons
Mississippi State Sen. Derrick T. Simmons received the 2014 Award for Leadership in Juvenile Justice Reform at the 12th annual forum for the National Juvenile Justice Network, in conjunction with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Eric Stringfellow
Thirty-two years after graduating with a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Jackson State University in 1997, Eric Stringfellow is now the interim head of the department.
Deuce McAllister
Born Dulymus Jenod McAllister on December 27, 1978, in Ludlow, the Mississippi athlete known to many football fans as Deuce, will enter the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame July 25.
Dr. Christian Koch
Growing up solving riddles and puzzles set Dr. Christian Koch on a path to medicine. He loved mathematics and constantly asked "why?"
Jasmine Murray
Jasmine Murray received the Miss Mississippi 2014 crown Saturday, July 12, in Vicksburg.
Cornell William Brooks
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People named Jackson State University alumnus Cornell William Brooks its next national president in May.
Don Hinton
Don Hinton became executive director of the MHSAA July 1, 2011, when Mississippi Sports Hall-of-Famer Ennis Proctor retired after 20 years in the position.
April Sade
April Sade, 28, aims to use her experience as a domestic-violence victim as fuel to generate a bigger spotlight on Mississippi and the untapped talent that it possesses.
Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami
Jackson State University named Dr. Ramin Cooper Maysami, 52, the new dean of its College of Business on July 1.
Muriel Ellis
Muriel Ellis, 54, became the first African American clerk of Mississippi's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals on July 1 this year, after being the first African American Supreme Court deputy clerk and chief deputy clerk.
Avery Nejam
Much like Andy Warhol, Avery Nejam, 22, frequently uses elements of American pop culture as her subjects.