Dec 3SaveTechnology12/3/20Technology12/3/20New Technology Could Provide Police Access to Real-Time Footage From Home Security CamerasJoe Jurado5SaveI don’t know why anyone thought this was a good idea, but apparently Jackson, Miss. is experimenting with a pilot…
Aug 17SaveNews8/17/20News8/17/203 Mississippi Police Officers Charged With Murder in Death of Elderly Black ManZack Linly30SaveIn Jackson, Miss., three police officers accused of causing the death of a 61-year-old Black man on January 13,…
Jul 8SaveNews7/8/20News7/8/20Jackson City Council Votes to Remove Andrew Jackson Monument From City Hall and Put It Somewhere...Less Racist?Zack Linly22SaveThe movement to remove all monuments celebrating slavers, colonizers and oppressors continues in Jackson, Ms.—only,…
Feb 10SaveCrime2/10/20Crime2/10/20Jackson State University President Among 17 Arrested in Prostitution StingJay Connor57SaveI believe the phrase is “not like this.”
Apr 22 2019SaveCulture4/22/19Culture4/22/19Soon You Can Get a License Plate in Mississippi that Includes a State Flag Without the State's RacismPanama Jackson9SaveWhen confused philosopher king Kanye West rapped, “racism’s still alive, they just be concealing it...” on “Never…
Apr 13 2019SaveNews4/13/19News4/13/19Who is Leaving Bowls of Mashed Potatoes around Jackson, Mississippi?Ibn Safir28SaveJackson, Mississippi has a new villain. Lurking in the shadows until the optimal time to strike, this dastardly…
May 25 2018Save5/25/18Young, Black and Progressive: Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Randall Woodfin Chop It Up in Birmingham, Ala.Michael Harriot41SaveWhat was billed as an afternoon with two brand-new young, progressive mayors recently elected to serve two of the…
Jan 20 2018SaveThe Movement1/20/18The Movement1/20/18Jackson, Miss., Community Leaders Step In as Students Face Food Insecurity During School Water CrisisKirsten West Savali10SaveJackson Public Schools remain closed due to low water pressure—or no water at all—in outdated school…
Dec 9 2017Save12/9/17On the Ground at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Opening in JacksonRonda Racha Penrice18SaveIt is debatable whether the unexpected snow hitting the South, including Jackson, Miss., affected attendance at the…
Dec 1 2017Save12/1/17Byron McBride Indicted on Capital Murder Charges in Slaying of 6-Year-Old Kingston FrazierKirsten West Savali6SaveA Mississippi grand jury on Wednesday indicted Byron McBride, 19, on charges of capital murder and possession of a…
Oct 31 2017Save10/31/17Man Catches Thief, Allows Thief to Catch ‘These Hands’Michael Harriot18SaveWhenever I am the victim of a property crime, the first thing I want to do is whip someone’s ass. If the police…
Jun 11 2017Save6/11/17Black Man’s Severed Head Found Near Headless Burned Body in Jackson, Miss.Angela Helm34SaveAuthorities in Jackson, Miss., are investigating two separate crime scenes that appear to be connected … or not, as…
Jun 6 2017Save6/6/17#JXNRising: Chokwe Antar Lumumba Wins Jackson, Miss., Mayoral RaceKirsten West Savali10SaveChokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist Nubia…
May 18 2017Save5/18/17Kingston Frazier, 6, Kidnapped in Jackson, Miss., Car Theft, Found Dead; Suspect in CustodyKirsten West Savali32SaveUpdated Thursday, May 18, 2017, 9:14 p.m. EDT: Three suspects have been taken into custody in the shooting death of…
May 2 2017Save5/2/17#JxnRising: Chokwe Antar Lumumba Wins Jackson, Miss., Mayoral Primary Race, Looks Forward to June General ElectionKirsten West Savali8SaveThe votes are in. Winning over 55 percent of the vote against eight other candidates, attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba,…