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Social Media Responds to Lumumba's Death
People in Jackson and around the world are responding to the news that first-term mayor Chokwe Lumumba died this afternoon.
Ole Miss fraternity says reaching out to black frats re 'desecration' of Meredith statue
The For immediate release Statement of Jake Martin, President of the Delta Gamma Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity: “Recent events on the campus of our college, The University of Mississippi, were insensitive, harmful to student campus life, and criminal. The individuals or group found responsible for the desecration of …
Ole Miss Police: White Male Freshmen Declining to be Questioned In Statue Incident
Verbatim statement just in from the University of Mississippi: OXFORD, Miss. – Three 19-year-old white male freshmen from Georgia were declining through their attorneys late Thursday to be questioned by university police regarding the vandalism Sunday morning of the University of Mississippi’s James Meredith statue, according to the university chief …
Chamber Names Sales-Tax Commission Picks
Here's the full release from the Chamber: Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership Announces Commission Appointments With the recent passage of the Jackson Local Option Sales Tax Referendum, much needed work on Jackson’s infrastructure will be addressed. The next step to address the infrastructure issues is the creation of an Oversight Commission. …
Hattiesburg, Miss., Passes Resolution Recognizing LGBT Residents
The Human Rights Campaign sent out this statement about an hour ago. Verbatim: Hattiesburg, Miss., Passes Resolution Recognizing LGBT Residents Becomes the second Mississippi city in less than a month to pass resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities Washington – Hattiesburg, Mississippi tonight unanimously passed a …
After Racist Attack on James Meredith Statue, Ole Miss Offers $25,000 Reward for Info
Here is a verbatim statement just issued by the University of Mississippi: At the request of Chancellor Dan Jones, the university’s Alumni Association has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two individuals involved in an early morning incident on The University of Mississippi campus. The …
Meet The Beatles!
Here's a small look back of the highlights of The Beatles' first visit to the United States...
Happy Black Hist... Ahem, Voter ID Month!
Gov. Phil Bryant has proclaimed February as Voter Registration Month. He and fellow Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann are urging Mississippi citizens to register to vote for upcoming party primaries--and not to forget their voter IDs. Mississippi's voter-ID law is scheduled to be in place for the June 3 …
Jackson Advocate: LaRita Cooper-Stokes Running for Hinds Judge
It hardly seems like yesterday that LaRita Cooper-Stokes was running for Ward 3 councilwoman and then running again when a judge ordered a new election, which she also won. But it wasn't yesterday. It was spring 2012, after Cooper-Stokes' husband, Kenneth, won a seat on the Hinds County Board of …
More Super Bowl Numbers and Other Oddities
When working on this week's Super Bowl preview and prediction, I came across more information than I could fit in a single article for the paper. So, I figured with the big game just a couple of days away, why not share some of the rest of the information I …
Lawmakers Solve Huge Problems Facing the State by Adding 'In God We Trust' to Seal
Soon, Mississippi's worst-in-the-nation status for everything from obesity to gun deaths to 4th graders being able to spell their own names will be wiped away thanks to an effort now underway in the Legislature. This morning, the state Senate passed a bill to add the words "In God We Trust" …
Finally, Jackson Getting New Belgium Beers
For the longest time, even though the alcohol content of New Belgium Brewing Co.'s flagship beer, Fat Tire Amber Ale, was low enough to be sold under Mississippi's draconian limits for beer, the company chose not to offer Fat Tire in the Magnolia State. If they couldn't sell all their …
Thompson Applauds House Farm Bill Vote
Here's the statement from the office of Congressman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat who represents the Mississippi Delta in the the U.S. House of Representatives, on today's vote in the House to pass a Farm Bill. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) released the following statement regarding his …
Richard Sherman: 'Thug' = Racial Epithet
Richard Sherman surprised some NFL fans in his post-game interview with Erin Andrews after batting down a last-minute pass in the end zone to deny the San Francisco 49ners a game-winner and sending his team, the Seattle Seahawks, to the Super Bowl. (I thought it was basically funny, and chalked …
Barbour Does His Caveman Impression, Disses 'Lady Mayor'
So the old-school Republican strategist Haley Barbour has stuck his foot in his mouth again, perhaps purposefully. He went on CNN to defend New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration, which is under fire for various corruption allegations, including a serious accusation by Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer. When Barbour appeared …