Featured Articles for the February 16th - 22nd, 2006 Issue Archives

Legal Notices, Classifieds, and Up and Down Farish Street (chronicles the history of Jackson, MS) are published in each issue of the Jackson Advocate

FRONT
1. Teenager freed in November motel murder 2. Kidnapping case winding down 3. Racism falls on its face in Mississippi House 4. Storm of criticism growing over FEMA hurricane failures 5. New Mexico adopts Juneteenth holiday 6. Hurray for Ivy Reading AKAdemy 7. Taste of African American Art, Music and Culture to be held at Smith Robertson

NATION/WORLD
1. Death of a neighborhood 2. King children talk about mother, rights movement

STATE/METRO
1. Burn education program in place for MS children 2. Local history conference explores black freedom struggle 3. AmeriStar donates $400,000 to American Red Cross 4. Habitat gets trucks to aid in rebuilding the Gulf Coast 5. Recovery grants for hurricane affected health organizations 1. Katrina Project takes state championship

EDITORIALS
1. The eyes, ears, and voices of America’s unrepresented 2. Tisdale’s Topics: Murder and consequence? 3. Children: You are special and precious 4. Be an overcomer 5. Uplifting Families: Get rid of the biggest argument in the house – money problems

PESPECTIVE
1. Teaching the truth and reparations 2. Remembering Mrs. Coretta Scott King

EDUCATION
1. Brittany Robinson, one step away from stardom 2. JSU needs judges for science engineering fair 3. QOP studies lead to honor roll 4. Nissan accepting college scholarship applications 5. Alcorn State to benefit from Tom Joyner Scholarship Foundation 6. Writer W. Ralph Eubanks visits Alcorn 7. Piney Woods tins serve as class officers

CONSUMER/BUSINESS
1. Traditional IRAs: Still a good idea for 2006 2. Coping with high energy costs

BOOKSHELF
1. Author of ‘God, the Angel and the Golden Butterfly’ to read from her book Feb. 25 2. Book helps teenagers connect dreams to education 3. Author goes from prisoner to PhD 4. Book signing of J. Moffett Walker 5. Peter Rabbit’s I Love My Mommy 6. Naptime for Slippers

NEWS
1. FEED holds 20th Blackmon, Ellis, Fredericks and Young Banquet 2. Transitional placement for released prisoners facilitates adjustment to ‘free world’ 3. Motown Records signs Nick Cannon 4. Black Rose Theatre presents ‘The Wind in the Willows’ 5. A conversation with Samuel L. Jackson 6. Free concert 7. Black History Music Special 8. Coming soon! Madea’s Family Reunion 9. Celebration of Gospel Feb. 23rd 10. India: The never ending story 11. India is for the experienced traveler

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET

HEALTH
1. Health cuts devastating to poor 2. A breast cancer awareness reminder 3. You don’t have to be burdened with back pain during pregnancy 4. Africans less likely to be diagnosed, treated form ADHD 5. The Lion Speaks: African American men living history 6. Recipe for healthy skin

SPORTS
1. Jackson siblings are tops in karate 2. JSU celebrates grand opening of Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center 3. Piney Woods play-off denial by MHSAA—a sham 4. Basketball Camp