– “Make A Joyful Noise!” By Kathryn Baker Kemp is available in print and e-book formats. – Chicago, IL (February 20, 2012) — Kathryn Baker Kemp, a Chicago resident, is a retired music director, administrator and educator. She traces the journey of gospel music from its indigenous roots in Africa to the genres shaped by enslaved [...]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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Uplift, Inc., the Madison County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., presented the 2011 Winter Benefit Gala on December 30, 2011, at Plantation Commons in Madison, MS. During the event, the Salvation Army received a $2000 donation to benefit their ongoing public [...]
Jan 24 2012 | Posted in
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JANS – At its annual awards dinner on December 3rd, 2011 in Aurora, CO, the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) honored Christopher B. Epps, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, as the outstanding Director of Corrections for 2011. The award is presented annually to recognize the outstanding ASCA member, and that member’s [...]
Dec 23 2011 | Posted in
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Several community efforts worked hand and hand over the past few months to get residents registered to vote in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. Oct. 8 was the deadline to vote in the General Election. Among those who had great success in reducing voter apathy were State Rep. Alyce Clarke of Hinds County and Unity [...]
Oct 13 2011 | Posted in
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By Barbara Harris Jackson Advocate News Service Reprint June 19, 2003 There has been many a summer of discontent in the 394 years (official U.S. history books, first slaves arrived in 1609) that African Americans and their descendants have inhabited this country. It should be noted that the reference to the summer of 1964 is [...]
Jul 22 2011 | Posted in
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By Earnest McBride Jackson Advocate Contributing Editor Questions still linger about some half-century-old crimes in Mississippi. “Seven people who faced federal conspiracy to deny civil rights or other charges… related to the murders of the three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Mississippi, are still living,” says John Gibson, executive director of the [...]
Jun 30 2011 | Posted in
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By Barbara Harris Reprint June 17, 2003 Despite the numerous screen productions, discussions and writings on the African American slave experience, little is said in the mainstream media about the dehumanizing life led by women and children in bondage and the breakdown of the family unit.Nevertheless, much of the violent tendencies and amoral behavior now [...]
Jun 16 2011 | Posted in
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By Earnest McBride JA Contributing Editor Eminent scholar and historian Manning Marable’s spirit opted to depart the present world just one day before the author’s supposedly greatest work was announced for general release. He was 60.The New York Times reported that Marable had been hospitalized with pneumonia in March. Yet his long battle with sarcoidosis (a [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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JANS – Dr. Maribel Mojica, research assistant professor in agricultural economics, recently presented a paper entitled “Examining the Impact of Human Capital on Employment and Income in Mississippi” at the 50th Southern Regional Science Association Annual Conference held March 23 – 27, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The paper, co-authored with Dr. Whittaker, professor in agricultural economics, explores [...]
Apr 19 2011 | Posted in
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JANS – Joshua Coleman and Robert C. Harris, both Department of Agriculture students, attended the 2011 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum “Today’s Strategies & Tomorrow’s Opportunities” as a part of the USDA Student Diversity Program, held on February 24-25, in Arlington, Virginia.Coleman and Harris were recommended by faculty and submitted essays on the topic “Agriculture as a [...]
Apr 19 2011 | Posted in
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