AltWeeklies Wire
Confederate Flag Divides Mississippi Politiciansnew
In the wake of the Charleston massacre, the nation is questioning South Carolina's Confederate flag, and in turn, looking to Mississippi's state flag that features the symbol.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-02-2015 |
Race & Class
Transgender Man Sues Tower Loannew
Tristan Broussard and his lawyers are locked in a legal battle over whether employers can force employees to dress based on a stereotype of birth gender.
Jackson Free Press |
Zachary Oren Smith |
07-02-2015 |
LGBT
My Friend Rachel Dolezal: Walk in Her Shoesnew
Long before she drew controversy for allegedly misrepresenting her racial background, Rachel Dolezal was a student in Jackson involved with community groups. Friends such as Kass Welchlin remember her as a giving person and a talented artist.
Jackson Free Press |
Kass Welchlin |
06-23-2015 |
Race & Class
A Long, Long LGBT Roadnew
Cameron Stewart and Amber Cameron have been together five and a half years. About a year ago, the couple had a backyard wedding ceremony with vows and commitments—but because they live in Mississippi they could not get a license. Now, however, the couple is anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court may legalize same-sex marriage this month.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
06-17-2015 |
LGBT
Blackness, Leisure and an American Dreamnew
Everyone was sold on the American Dream. The trouble is, when scenes like McKinney play out, it's hard to make a case that black people who bought into the dream shouldn't get every penny of their money back.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
06-12-2015 |
Race & Class
Tags: On being black
New Millennial Passingnew
Bigotry is bigotry. Certain things shouldn't be tolerated, but allowing the speech promotes dialogue, which could shed light on the hate. Logical thinking will bring such ideologies to their knees and kill them.
Jackson Free Press |
Deirdre Jackson |
05-22-2015 |
LGBT
The Thief in the Nightnew
Men and women should get a colonoscopy beginning at age 50 so they can live a long, healthy life.
Jackson Free Press |
Dr. Timothy Quinn |
05-21-2015 |
Health
Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mattersnew
It's a very serious assertion that the country needs to value the lives of non-white people as highly as it values those of whites. Likewise, it needs to value the lives of those who live in poverty and work to improve the situation for all Americans.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
05-21-2015 |
Civil Liberties
The Steep Price of Summer Slidenew
Research from summerlearning.org suggests that unequal access to summer learning opportunities accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income students.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Langford |
05-21-2015 |
Education
Running the Marriage-Equality Gauntletnew
In a small, gothic New Orleans courtroom that could have been a set from the TV series "Game of Thrones," judges and attorneys discussed the legality of marriage equality in the Deep South.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
01-20-2015 |
LGBT
Have Legislators Thwarted Chance to Bring Funds to Cash-Strapped Mississippi Schools?new
Republican legislators introduced an alternative amendment to Amendment 42 that was passed by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a 64-57 vote on Tuesday. It deleted any reference to making the state responsible for providing funding to schools.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Mader |
01-18-2015 |
Education
Enabling Employers to Help Disabled Peoplenew
A Mississippi advocacy group wants some state agencies to give closer consideration to people with disabilities when it comes to hiring decisions.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
01-18-2015 |
Business & Labor
Education Funding Center of State Budget Fightnew
The Mississippi Legislature does not officially convene until January, but the two parties are already wrangling over how to spend the state's money.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
12-19-2014 |
Education
Tags: education
State Loses Out on Preschool Funding—Againnew
Mississippi's flawed application and underdeveloped plans to provide preschool for all children is partly to blame for why the state's youngest learners were bypassed once again for federal funds that could have provided a boost to early education, a review found.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Mader and The Hechinger Report |
12-19-2014 |
Education
James Anderson Hate Murder Fallout Continuesnew
Upon pleading guilty Dec. 12, Sarah Adelia Graves and Shelbie Brooke Richards, both of Brandon, became two of the first women convicted under a federal hate-crime law passed in 2009.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
