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Members of the Jackson community gather for the West JXN Gumbo event, held at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship. For the events, participants pay a small fee of $5 and have access to gumbo, bread and salad.

During JXN Gumbo events, citizens of the community sign up and pay a donation of $5 to support one of four community projects and organizations. At the end of the event, a vote is cast, and the organization that receives the most votes earns the money raised. West JXN Gumbo was April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

During JXN Gumbo events, citizens of the community sign up and pay a donation of $5 to support one of four community projects and organizations. At the end of the event, a vote is cast, and the organization that receives the most votes earns the money raised. West JXN Gumbo was April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Jordan Butler (left) and Emily Stanfield (right) speak about Refill Jackson Initiative and Refill Cafe' during West JXN Gumbo on April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Shanina Carmichael, owner of Jafrican Dance, presents to the crowd at West JXN Gumbo, which was April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Allen Grove shares the purpose of organization Jubilee Jackson to the audience at West JXN Gumbo on April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

Close to the end of West JXN Gumbo on April 28, Shanina Carmichael, owner of Jafrican Dance, offered an opportunity to dance and have fun for those who were interested.

Gerson Guevara (third from left) and the Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey Honors College Debate Team received the donations participants made during the West JXN Gumbo event on April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

JJ Townsend (far left), who owns Citizenville, the organization that holds the JXN Gumbo events, and Deidre Alexander (fourth from left) pose with the students of the Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey Honors College Debate Team after the organization received the funds collected from West JXN Gumbo event on April 28.

(left to right) Mya Lee, Cameron Johnson, Toreka Chambers-Brown, Lauren Scott, Gerson Guevara and Samuel Lewis receive the donation check for Jackson State University W.E.B. Du Bois M.L.A. Harvey Honors College Debate Team at the West JXN Gumbo event. The event was April 28 at the Center for Social Entrepeneurship.