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2020 Election Issue Espy v. Hyde-Smith, Westbrooks v. Griffis
It was an early September evening at a Mike Espy rally perfectly suited for 2020. A sea of cars, not people, clustered below the stage. Espy had yet to arrive. The speech of the hour came from Court...
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‘Dear Johnny Reb,’ an Anti-Love Letter to Confederate Memorials in Mississippi
In his recent short film, "Dear Johnny Reb," Jacksonian Philip Scarborough and a group of native Mississippians lament the damage that these statues have wrought through their immobility, and the film...
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Crossroads 2020 Film Festival Moves to a Virtual Platform
Despite the lack of people going to movie theaters because of COVID-19, Crossroads Film Society remains determined to put on a successful film festival, but this year it will look a little different:...
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Let the People Decide: Hoping for Equality in Voting
In addition to the 18 films being offered during the Crossroads Film Festival, the event will also include a handful of panel discussions. On Sunday, Nov. 15, starting at noon, panelists Dr. Stephanie...
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Crossroads 2020 Film Reviews
This year's Crossroads Film Festival allows participants to stream any of the event's 18 films on their own time through the festival's end on Dec. 15. Films cover a variety of genres and themes and...
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Chicks We Love 2020
The Jackson metro area has a nifty habit of raising and attracting a number of is full of driven, innovative and community-focused residents. This year's Chicks We Love package showcases a number of...
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'We Have Forgotten Who We Are': Denial and Death in Mississippi Hospitals
Jasmine Watson recalls bringing her patients perfume. It is an odd memory, out of place juxtaposed against other scenes in her medical-surgical unit. "They want that sense of normalcy," she says,...
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The Most Intriguing of 2020
Thinking of a recent year as eventful as 2020 would be quite the challenge. Nevertheless, the Jackson Free Press chose a handful of Mississippians who have made headlines this year, for better or...
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Parole Reform, Pay Raises and COVID-19: 2021 Legislative Preview
Masked legislators tapped fists as the 2021 legislative session began on Jan. 5, a familiar scene awaiting an uncertain future. The state's latest legislative gathering during a pandemic quickly gave...
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Best of Jackson 2021: People
Best Barista: Victoria Fortenberry (Cups Espresso Cafe, 2757 Old Canton Road, 601-362-7422, cupsespressocafe.com) "I call myself the surliest barista in Jackson," Victoria Fortenberry, a barista at...
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Best of Jackson 2021: Community and Culture
Best Arts Organization, Best Place to Get Married: Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601-960-1515, msmuseumart.org) With its series of constantly rotating exhibits and a substantial...
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Best of Jackson 2021: Nightlife and Music
Best Bar, Best Pub Quiz/Trivia Night: Fenian's Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601-948-0055, fenianspub.com) In 2021, Fenian's Pub will celebrate its 25th year in business on East Fortification Street....
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Best of Jackson 2021: Urban Living
Best Day Spa, Best Nail Salon: AQUA the Day Spa (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 8001, Ridgeland; 601-898-9123, aquathedayspa.com) Those looking for a full day's pampering need look no further...
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Best of Jackson 2021: Food and Drink
Best Ethnic Market, Best Place for Healthy Food, Best Vegetarian Options: Aladdin Mediterranean Grocery; Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive, 601-366-6033, aladdininjackson.com) Aladdin...
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Best of Jackson 2021
We here at the Jackson Free Press like to keep our focus on local: local people, local business, local food—you get the idea. There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in...
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Seeking Solutions to Illegal Dumping: Education, Citation, Action
Jackson's DJ Finesse took to Facebook on Feb. 8 to complain about the illegal dumping behind his office on West Capitol Street. The popular 99 Jams DJ—his birth name is Chris Carr—did not hold back...
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‘The New Southern Belle’ Latrice Rogers Demonstrates that Mississippi can be...
Latrice Rogers was always told that going to school to become an attorney or doctor would equate to success, so that's what she did. She graduated from Canton High School, enrolled at Jackson State...
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Amazing Teens 2021
This year's Amazing Teens have all accomplished something that not many can claim: They completed the entirety of the last school year in the midst of a pandemic. For their perseverance, the Jackson...
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Guys We Love 2021
From our fathers to our mentors and colleagues, we all have men in our lives whom we appreciate for being there when we need them. This month, the Jackson Free Press pays tribute to men from the metro...
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Lost in a Broken System: Why Detainees Spend Years in Hinds Jails Without Trial
The last attorney who worked with Justin Mosley, 21, before he was found hanging in his Hinds County Detention Center cell in Raymond was Malcolm O. Harrison. Hinds County Circuit Judge Eleanor Faye...
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