AltWeeklies Wire
Undocumented, Unafraid and Back to Schoolnew
For many of Mississippi's high school juniors and seniors, back to school means taking AP courses, doing research on what college or university to attend, and maybe even planning for a trip abroad. But not everyone in the state can leave the country—nor can everyone in the South count on attending his or her state college campus.
Jackson Free Press |
Ingrid Cruz |
07-26-2013 |
Immigration
A Poem of Violencenew
Rinko Kikuchi is rookie trainee Mako Mori in “Pacific Rim.”
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
07-18-2013 |
Movies
Martin, Zimmerman Should Give Pausenew
In the rush to approve whatever new gun law the NRA happens to be pushing at the time, legislators forget that the laws they create will lead to real-world confrontations, leaving teenaged boys and grown men with guns to figure out the limits of the law among themselves under the darkness of night skies.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Letting It Gonew
When my therapist said the words to me, I nearly fell out of my chair. "You were abused!"
Jackson Free Press |
Funmi "Queen" Franklin |
07-18-2013 |
The War on Women
‘The Right Thing to Do’new
The Blue Lightning Initiative trains airline employees to recognize signs of human trafficking.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
A New Realitynew
Pornography in 2013—the vehicle by which many boys learn how to be men—has turned women into objects of loathing, abuse and violence.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-18-2013 |
The War on Women
Tags: Pornography
Just Average Girlsnew
Holly Austin Smith’s story demonstrates just how easily sex traffickers can lure girls—even “good” girls—away from home.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Holly Austin Smith
Gay Marriage Rulings Raise Questionsnew
Some LGBTQ activists believe the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on marriage equality opens the door to making gay people a “protected class” under federal law.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
07-16-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBTQ
Redemption Songnew
I am perplexed by how my people continue to judge each other on everything, particularly our levels of "blackness."
Jackson Free Press |
Funmi Folayan Franklin |
07-16-2013 |
Race & Class
Sex Trafficking: What Now?new
During the last legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers sharpened the teeth of the state's laws addressing human trafficking. They now give cops and prosecutors the power to aggressively pursue traffickers and the men who buy the services of the women and men the industry victimizes.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Melon for All Seasonsnew
Try your hand at an unusual canteloupe recipe or two while they are in season.
Jackson Free Press |
Dawn Macke |
07-01-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: canteloupe recipes
Racism Affects Families from Generation to Generationnew
In the 1940s and '50s, university segregation prevented many black and Latino GIs from obtaining higher education promised by the GI Bill.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Tags: GI Bill
What Is Racism? Why Meanings Matter in Conversations About Racenew
Generally speaking, semantics of race falls into two categories. Those who wish that conversation about it cease, arguing that "all that is behind us," tend to define various forms of prejudice, bigotry and racism as the exact same thing—usually followed by arguing that "everyone does it" as a way to end the effort at dialogue. This may or may not be done on purpose.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Tags: racism
Dialogue is Not Debatenew
It's easy to fall into a debate about race and racism, but debate usually hardens our positions, instead of opening us to the possibility of change.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
Facts Matter; So Do Stereotypesnew
Disparities between whites and people of color in the United States, and Mississippi, are still wide, and they result from years of historic racism and inequality.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
07-01-2013 |
Race & Class
