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. Rally held to extend CHIP, Medicaid funds
2. Haiti: Embroiled in a tradition of revolution
3. MASE fights Barbour’s proposal to remove civil service protections
4. Farish Street District icon being laid to rest
5. Youth says Hinds deputies kept him in their vehicle for two hours
6. Wydette Hawkins says he will run against Leslie McLemore
7. Paige’s “pot-shot” at NEA draws ire of nation, Mississippi
8. Farish Street Night Out

NATION/WORLD
1. Almost half of African American men in New York City unemployed
2. Food industry combats obesity problem
3. Florida A&M paying price for hazing
4. Immigration issue could unite or divide Blacks and Hispanics
5. Senate approves assault weapons ban

STATE/METRO
1. Salt and Pepper Men’s Club hold annual Heritage Celebration
2. Senate passes major tort reform bill
3. 12th Annual Friendship Ball Mar. 6th
4. Ebony Fashion Fair explodes with color
5. Millsaps College presents African American Photography Mar. 4th
6. Great Depression, New Deal in Mississippi, theme of Historical Society meeting in Tupelo, MS
7. Eugene McLemore exit leaves Hinds County post vacant

EDITORIALS
1. Tisdale’s Topic: On the vine
2. Letter to the editor from Jannie Johnson
3. 12,000 MS Licensed Practical Nurses need your help
4. Same sex marriage, Canadian prescription drugs and Black History Month versus state’s rights

PERSPECTIVE
1. Reflecting on the legacy of the Rainbow Coalition
2. Self-determination and nationalism
3. Immigration law question and answer

EDUCATION
1. W.E.B. Dubois’ granddaughter to speak at A&T
2. The success of the 15th Annual National African American Read-In at JSU
3. Walton’s can food drive
4. UNCF announces $1.6M education grant to help strengthen faculty at HBCUs
5. JSU receives NEH “Landmarks of American History grant; invites teachers to apply for workshops
6. NSBE brings 30th Annual National Convention to Dallas
7. A new generation fights back against minority and student voter suppression

NEWS
1. Rawanda guilty verdict
2. Chastain Middle School holds Spelling Bee
3. Health system shut down in Swaziland
4. Kindness of Hattie Fields remembered
5. Program salutes JHS participants
6. Greater Mt. Calvary to celebrate Cameron’s 34th year as its leader
7. NAACP fights for citizens board
8. Robbie Stewart to be honored with Invisible Giant of the Struggle award
9. Phyllis Yvonne Stickney speaks at Gentry High School
10. JSU alumni hold regional meeting in Biloxi
11. Memorial fund for civil rights activist launched
12. Rose Austin honored as a distinguished alumna
13. Mike Bruno and Marla Jefferson lead effort to secure SUNO endowed chair
14. Tougaloo College hosts Religious Emphasis Week
15. Charity gala to be held Mar. 11
16. WMPR presents its 2004 Community Awards
17. MURC holds 15th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the healing of AIDS
18. JSU hosts child welfare confab
19. Gil Sturgis appointed Planning Commissioner
20. Moore to participate in session on crime prevention strategies
21. Drs. Wesley and Gwendolyn Prater opens their home to kick off the Two Rivers Gala
22. Nasa’s Tereasa Washington to be recognized as positive role model
23. AOL executive AOK with Tougaloo luncheon guests
24. Capitol Street Church of Christ celebrates Family and Friends Day; honors Charles Tisdale

CONSUMER/BUSINESS
1. Local businessman donates funds to HCC for entrepreneur training
2. Gambling: Fun or a serious business of aggregate loss?
3. Frazier, Fleming and Evans visit MESC
4. Shopping online: Safeguard yourself from fraud
5. Current lower interest rates help future homeowners

SPORTS
1. Two more players added to JSU’s football team
2. Girls Youth Basketball registration underway
3. Lady Statesmen tennis win three straight tennis matches
4. Parks and Recreation offers Summer Enhancement Program
5. JSU inside game preeminent in 74-58 SEAC win
6. Lady Tigers win streak to six in 66-55 victory
7. Jaguars three-peat bowling champions
8. Black Enterprise founder among five selected to CIAA Hall of Fame
9. Remembering the history

HEALTH
1. National Nutrition Month: “Eat Smart, Stay Healthy”
2. Helping doctors help you
3. Understanding the basics of IRAs
4. New resource available for people with psoriasis
5. Dr. Fixit: Did you know that?
6. Asthma most severe among blacks

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET
To tell a longer story this week, our notes are shorter. We conclude, for now, the chapter on Theodore G. Bilbo, then we Move on Down the Line!

ENTERTAINMENT
1. Snoop and Stiller spark new interest in 70’s TV detective drama Starsky & Hutch
2. International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum supports Della Reese diabetes awareness program
3. Volvo recruits Hip-Hop artists to sell new car
4. Critic’s Corner: Why I don’t need to see “The Passion”

BOOKSHELF
1. Honoring Sgt. Carter: Redeeming a Black World War II Hero’s Legacy
2. Muletrain to Maggody: An Arly Hanks Mystery
3. Author needs input from women for book about motherhood and depression
4. Single Life
5. The Call of God
6. Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm
7. Count with Peter Rabbit
8. Best Kind of Baby
9. Can’t Get There from Here
10. How biological defenses against falciparum malaria led to athletic dominance