Ruth Hobbs’ century of nonstop learning has enabled youth to stretch their imaginations to live the impossible dream
By Alice Thomas-Tisdale JA Publisher Emerita REPRINT: Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2015 Jackson’s latest centenarian, Ruth Hobbs, is a petite woman with a dangerous ‘right’ hook. She has spent her entire life learning how to knock out ignorance with individualized instruction. She is truly an educator extraordinaire. Imagine a seamstress spending countless hours constructing a seamless dress or jacket to fit the wearer to a tee. That’s what Ms. Hobbs has accomplished since completing studies at Southern Christian Institute in Edwards, MS in 1934. She literally burned the midnight oil sifting through educational materials to design a no fail lesson plan to achieve the most favorable outcome for her students. Ms. Hobbs’ weapon of choice to fight racism and discrimination was not a pair of shoes to march in a civil rights protest, or a NAACP membership card. She chose instead the blackboard, books, worksheets, paper and pen and lots of
Issue of the Day: Medicaid expansion
By National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Central Mississippi Chapter; Issues of the Day Task Force The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Central Mississippi Chapter (NCBW) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been a consistently strong partner in the building of better communities through its advocacy initiatives focusing on empowering Black women and girls to reach their fullest potential in an evolving world. NCBW operates on the assumption that empowering women and girls can help alleviate poverty, dependency, and planning at the family and community level which will result in healthier people and communities. We advocate for opportunities for Black women and girls to be able to participate fully in an inclusive and equitable world and contribute to the economic and social vitality of their communities. We are endeavoring to speak directly to our larger community about issues that are important to achieving the quality of life we
Dorie Ladner passes, remembered as ‘giant in the civil rights movement’
JANS – Activist Dorie Ann Ladner died March 11, 2024. She was 81. Ladner is remembered as a giant in the civil rights movement who
Legislative actions last week continue the war against Black education
The proposal of a Senate bill to close three public universities and the House vote on a bill that would kill the Mississippi Adequate Education
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Justice Department finds conditions at three Mississippi prisons violate the Constitution
JANS – On Feb. 28, 2024, the Justice Department announced its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate
Andrea La’verne Edney sworn in as first African American woman national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates
JANS – Andrea La’Verne Edney was installed as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the organization’s annual National Board Meeting in
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ACLU of Mississippi issues statement on passing of HB 585
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed HB 585, a bill that would enable individuals to sue state run correctional facilities, and state colleges and universities
OPINION: Toward understanding the current immigration crisis
By Charlie R. Braxton Jackson Advocate Guest Writer According to some right-wing pundits, the United States of America is facing an existential crisis that, if
OPINION: Children deserve well-funded public schools
By Nsombi Lambright-Haynes President, One Voice Two competing bills aimed at school funding have passed through the legislature, signaling a critical moment in educational policy