JSU Diamond Class impressed by Federal Judge Carlton Reeves’ message
Jackson State University’s Commencement Committee decided weeks ago that one of its distinguished alumni, Federal District Judge Carlton Reeves, would be its speaker for those graduating with doctoral, specialist, and masters’ degrees, along with the Golden Jubilee Class receiving golden diplomas. Weeks later, the committee made plans for the Diamond Jubilee Class to also be recognized during this graduation ceremony. It all came together Friday, May 3rd in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center between 9 and 11:45 a.m. The Diamond Jubilee Class members, who had been added to the schedule, included: Shelton Allison, Winston Anderson, Dorothy Gross, Maxine Johnson, Marjorie Lee, Albert Newsome, Ivory Phillips, Auwilda Polk, Jerutha Steptoe, and Clemontine Whitaker. The number attending was impressive, particularly given that approval for this class’ participation was granted only a short time before the day of the celebration. Class members came out early that morning, sporting their gold-colored
Mississippi Lawmakers Considered Modest Public Defense Reforms. They Rejected All of Them
By Caleb Bedillion Jackson Advocate Guest Writer With its refusal to impose oversight or consistent standards in local defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind rest of the U.S., critics say. This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s Jackson newsletter [https://www.themarshallproject.org/newsletters/jackson], and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. A little over a year ago, Michael Ardizone complained to jail officials in Pike County, Mississippi, that he’d been locked up for more than a year with no attorney and no indictment on his drug possession case. “I feel that I am being denied my right to legal counsel,” Ardizone wrote in April 2023, according to documents he later filed in federal court in an attempt to get out of jail. A jail official hand-wrote a brief response: “You will receive counsel
DRC Mining Week opens door for African American investors seeking opportunities in the African Motherland
Despite the frequent clashes of government and rebel forces in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world’s richest nation
Medgar Wiley Evers receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
JANS – On May 3, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden honored World War II veteran, civil rights leader, and native Mississippian Medgar Wiley Evers with
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Black Press Week galvanizes advocacy, celebrates legacy, and mobilizes voters
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent During Black Press Week the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enshrined Zora Neale Hurston in the
Justice Department finds conditions at three Mississippi prisons violate the Constitution
JANS – On Feb. 28, 2024, the Justice Department announced its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate
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A Salute to Dr. Ivory Phillips!
Dr. Ivory Phillips has been a contributing writer to the Jackson Advocate for 42 years. He has been instrumental in highlighting issues in the Jackson community that deal with education and politics.
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ACLU-MS statement on PPS v. MDFA ruling
On May 2, the Supreme Court of Mississippi issued a disappointing ruling in favor of the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, in PPS V.
Remembering our purpose – a tribute to James Alfred Washington
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OPINION: Appreciating teachers
By Marian Wright Edelman Jackson Advocate Guest Writer May 6-10 is Teacher Appreciation Week this year, but in an era of headlines and concern about
