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#voting-rightsGahtd*mmit, SCOTUS!
What the April 29, 2026 Louisiana v. Callais ruling does, who it affects most, the data behind it, and how Mississippi's May 20 special session will reshape the state's electoral maps.
Views·Apr 29, 2026
#thought-provoking-viewsWhy Aren't More Men Holding Their Friends Accountable?
On Saturday evening, April 25, 2026, Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram to publicly end her relationship with Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson. The post was direct in a way celebrity breakups rarely are. Cheating, she wrote. Had me around your whole family playing house. She gave a follow-up statement to Page Six the same evening: Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there's no real path forward. The story moved
Views·Apr 26, 2026
#artsKIRBY, ain't nothing to play wit!
If you've heard pop radio in the past ten years, you've heard Mississippi raised, singer-songwriter, KIRBY. You just didn't know it. So get familiar.
Views·Apr 25, 2026
#creativesJesmyn Ward's First Essay Collection Lands May 19, 2026. Mississippi Should Pre-Order Now.
Jesmyn Ward — two-time National Book Award winner, MacArthur Fellow, DeLisle resident — releases her first essay collection *On Witness and Respair: Essays* on May 19, 2026, from Scribner. Mississippi readers should pre-order now.
Views·Apr 23, 2026
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#community-newsThe Mississippi Book Festival is About to Turn Twelve
The 11th Mississippi Book Festival drew thousands to the State Capitol on September 13, 2025. The 12th festival is scheduled for September 26, 2026. Here's what made 2025 work — and what we're hoping to see in 2026.
By Views·Apr 21, 2026·5 min read
#educationDr. Denise Jones Gregory Is JSU's First Alumna President. Here's Why That Matters.
After a decade of presidential turnover, eight months of national search, seventy-nine applicants, Jackson State chose its own. Dr. Denise Jones Gregory was named the 14th president of Jackson State University on April 16, 2026 — the first JSU alumna to permanently lead the institution.
#jacksonJackson's Budget Math Isn't Mathing
A $250,000 property tax shortfall is the smallest part of Jackson's mid-year budget problem. The Jackson City Council is holding line-by-line finance meetings to figure out what's underperforming and why. The deeper issue just may be a structural one.
#jackson-stateTramell Tillman's Making History.
JSU alumnus Tramell Tillman won the Emmy and the Critics' Choice Award for *Severance*, then landed a role in Marvel's *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*. Here's what his run means for Jackson State, MADDRAMA, and Mississippi.
#sundayviewsThe "Sinners" Boom Came to Thalia Mara Hall. The Delta Blues Renaissance Is Real.
Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience ended at Thalia Mara Hall on March 27, 2026, with Mayor Horhn proclaiming Morgan Freeman Day. The "Sinners" film and a generation of Delta blues artists are driving a real renaissance.
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#jacksonJackson Weighs a Pause on Data Centers
Ward 4 Councilman Brian Grizzell has introduced an ordinance that would put a 183-day moratorium on new data centers in Jackson while the city writes a regulatory framework. It's the first time a Mississippi municipality has paused to ask what the data center boom is actually costing.
Views·Mar 26, 2026
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