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Malcolm White named chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission

JANS – Malcolm White, Executive Director of Mississippi Arts Commission was recently appointed by Governor Phil Bryant as Chairman of the Mississippi Blues Commission. White will serve in the position for four years. The Blues Commission is a body of eighteen appointed Commissioners representing major organizations and geographic/political regions supporting Blues initiatives throughout the state. [...]

SBA launches program to help transitioning service members and veterans become entrepreneurs

JANS – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to launch a training program for transitioning service members and veterans to help them become entrepreneurs and create jobs. Operation Boots to Business: From Service to Startup is a national initiative that [...]

Jefferson Funeral Home president celebrates 90th birthday In Vicksburg

JANS – More than 120 friends and family members of Robert Jefferson, Sr., president of W. H. Jefferson Funeral Home and Burial Association–Mississippi’s oldest black business—regaled the still active business executive and former nationally-known entertainment reporter on his 90th birthday Friday, July 6, at his home in Vicksburg. “I am really happy to see so [...]

Tougaloo College alumna named press secretary for Rep. Fudge

JANS – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) announced on Wednesday, June 13, the appointment of LeMia Beatrice Jenkins as her Press Secretary. LeMia is based in the Congresswoman’s Washington, D.C. office and will, among other duties, coordinate media inquiries and outreach regarding legislative matters and national policy issues, as well as new media outreach. A [...]

Bon voyage to Montage

JANS – Montage Theatre of Dance, under the direction of Tiffany Jefferson in the Speech, Theatre and Dance Department of Hinds Community College, is a 30 member multi-disciplinary dance theatre company which infuses many genres of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, acrobatics and African to perform original, cutting-edge choreography. Montage will have [...]

Chinese delegation meets with nonprofit representatives at UM

By Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jackson Advocate Guest Writer A group whose mission is to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between China and other countries, while safeguarding world peace, visited the University of Mississippi recently. A small delegation from the Chinese Association for International Understanding, or CAFIU, visited the campus June 8-10 to meet with representatives of [...]