Category: In-Depth

At Inaugural, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Lifts Up Jackson

Mayor Chowke Lumumba and the new first lady, Ebony Lumumba, greet supporters at his inauguration on July 3, 2017. (Photo by Kelsee Ford) By Kenyetta Brown Early on this sunny Monday morning, I went with a team of Youth Media Project students to witness history inside the Jackson Convention Complex as our youngest mayor in the […]

I Won’t Let My Godmother Down

by Shakira Porter Photo by Nameisha Magee My godmother Lashunda Summers made me who I am today. She is a wonderful, intelligent, hard-working woman who takes care of elderly people for a living. She often tells me how blessed I am today. She has been there for me for a good long time. She took […]

YMP-PTA Mayor Forum Video, Questionnaire

Here is the Facebook Live video from the Youth Mayoral Forum at Provine High School on Monday, April 17, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Supervisor Robert Graham had confirmed, but did not show up. The questions are below this post in the comments so you can follow along. Video #1: Video #2 (closing statements): WJTV […]

‘Money Can Read; He’s Smart’

by Marquavious Harris Photo above of Harris by Dartavius Archie Money is this 20-year-old boy who is my cousin. Money grew up in Jackson, Miss., on a small side of town called the Virden Addition. Money’s father was in jail before he turned 9, so he really didn’t have a father figure to look up […]

Overcoming Black Girls’ Barriers to Success

by Asia Mangum [gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo Courtesy Imani Khayyam”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Asia_Mangum_Ik-200×300.jpg” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Asia_Mangum_Ik.jpg” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] Black women may be the most educated group in the country, but the employment and salary rates don’t match up, and they often face barriers to success in the workplace. Some young women of color worry that predominantly black schools are not providing […]