UPDATE: 2013 City Elections

By Alice Thomas-Tisdale Jackson Advocate Publisher The anticipation of May 7th has come and gone. Left holding the runoff card after Jackson’s Democratic primary are businessman Jonathan Lee and civil rights attorney Chokwe Lumumba. With 100% of precincts reporting, Lee garnered 35% of the vote; Lumumba 24%; and Mayor Harvey Johnson came in third with 21%. There were a total of [...]

The Voting Rights Act: Is it unconstitutional?

By Dr. Anne T. Sulton, Esq. JA Senior International Correspondent On July 27, 2006, the White House issued a press release announcing that President George W. Bush signed into law the “Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization And Amendments Act of 2006.” President Bush held a signing ceremony.  [...]

Baptist State presidents convene in Jackson

By Rev. C.J. Rhodes – On January 21 Barack H. Obama was sworn in for his second presidential term using Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s traveling Bible. The day was significant because of the first black president’s second inaugural ceremony and that it was intentionally held on the federal MLK holiday. Many rightly remember King [...]

Flowers from Mississippi changes lives

By Kevin Bradley JA Travel Editor– Joseph Flowers is a father, body assembly technician at Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant, and Master Carpenter in his spare time. Joseph recently boarded an airplane for the first time in his life. He didn’t choose Paris, Egypt or some exotic location. Instead, he and four other Nissan workers [...]

Nissan workers ready for UAW to show them the upside of collective bargaining

By Alice Thomas-Tisdale Jackson Advocate Publisher Mississippi has few laws protecting workers’ rights.  Because of fear of being fired, the average worker is hesitant to consider the potential benefits of collective bargaining, which include job security, improved workplace safety practices, and a more robust wage and benefits package.  For one of Mississippi’s largest employers, Nissan [...]

Tony and Vanessa Edmond give back in a big way!

By Alice Thomas-Tisdale Jackson Advocate Publisher Ten years ago, Jackson couple Tony and Vanessa Edmond won an all-expense paid wedding contest from WOAD radio station. Each year since then, they have planned exciting ways to celebrate their union. Recently, they thought of ways to highlight a decade of being together. In reminiscing about their jumpstart [...]

Farish Street Fest this Saturday

Alberta Ross Gibson and Lee King, along with the board of directors of the Farish Street Heritage Festival, were commended by the Jackson City Council this week for their commitment to promoting economic development in the Farish Street Historic District. This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22. Gates open at 4 p.m. [...]

Ryan Mack’s Corner

‘To God be the glory!’ Katiffany Andrews: A triumphant spirit

  “Fight the good fight” is a Christian principle few people accomplish within God’s allotted time. Add the certainty of constant pain to that equation and the number is even fewer. Katiffany Andrews was unique in that she possessed a determined spirit to praise God nonetheless. That is why the Jackson Advocate dedicates its front [...]