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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. JSU site of town hall meeting for N.O. residents 2. Council considers
Hobson’s protest 3. Remains of Florida youth to be exhumed 4. Music man Joseph
Agee remembered in word, song 5. Tuskegee Airmen to speak at Hinds 1. Felix
makes history as 1st African American direct of U.S. bureau 2. Firefighters
wanted
NATION/WORLD
1. Sketches of the black experience in America 2. Hattie McDaniel, first African
American to win an Academy Award, featured on new 39-cent postage stamp 3. CBC
members travel to Africa to push for food, humanitarian aid
STATE/METRO
1. Hooks news MDP finance chair 2. Harry Grayson, Sr. passes at 76 3. Lt. Col
Berthay named chief of MS Highway Safety Patrol 4. Zoo prepares to unveil
‘Wilderness Mississippi’ 5. 2006 Walk for 1 Mississippi organizing committee
goes a step further in commemorating James Meredith’s 1966 Walk Against Fear
EDITORIALS
1. Disturbing matters that we dare not leave unattended 2. Tisdale’s Topics:
Belling the cat 3. Ask the twins 4. Letter to the editor from Learnard Dickerson
5. Uplifting Families: Six steps to becoming free from debt
PERSPECTIVE
1. Betty Friedan: A bridge builder between women’s and children’s needs 2.
Chinweizu, war, and reparations
EDUCATION
1. Scholarships available for deaf education 2. Art competition for high
schoolers 3. Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hooks donate $56,000 to create NAACP national
literacy program 4. Talented youth needed for teen scholarship competition 5.
Magnolia Speech School celebrates 50 years of service to Mississippi’s children
BOOKSHELF
1. Dr. Taffy Wilkins Wagner releases book for minority homeownership 2. Police
reform: An appeal from within 3. Jonathan Santlofer to speak at 13th ‘Work in
Progress’ series 3. Danyella Berry readers to students in Hattiesburg
NEWS
1. NAACP youth, college division celebrates 70th anniversary 2. Allstate offers
steps for filing a life insurance claim 3. Tougaloo: Office of Women’s Health
observes PEARLS 4. JSU’s Norman uses new digital technology to make artistic
statements about the past 5. Justice for Emmett Till Campaign gains broad
community support 6. Presentation of the 2006 Beautillion “Twenty Years of
Celebration African American Manhood” to be held 7. 2006 Beautillion to showcase
20 of tri-county’s top African American males 8. Students still have time to
participate in essay contest 9. Dr. Jerry Young presents Mrs. Ineva May Pittman
with a Hope Award 10. Family and Friends Day at Capitol Street Church of Christ
ENTERTAINMENT
1. Moore to sing at Trinity Lutheran 2. 88 Keys: The place for Rhythm & Bold
Showcase 3. Rachel Jordan & Music Alive Ensemble to perform 3/9 4. Madea’s
Family Reunion soundtrack in stores 5. Concert and benefit event to raise funds
for local musicians, school music programs 6. Taste of African American Art,
Music and Culture extravaganza held at Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural
Center 7. Canton Gospel Music Association scholarship fundraiser
SPORTS
1. JSU Tigers lose to Alabama Hornets 93-79 2. Jackson State 76, Alabama State
56 3. SWAC basketball results not far from predictions 4. SWAC basketball
rewards post season berth for regular season accomplishments 5. JSU fans get a
close-up look at their new coach, players
HEALTH
1. Seven steps for keeping teeth healthy for a lifetime 2. The Lion Speaks:
African American men and liberation 3. Don’t let those frequent bad headaches
control your life 4. Good sleep for good health 5. Peer pressure and alcohol: A
difficult combination for many teens 6. Nutritious meals for seniors
UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET
CONSUMER/BUSINESS
1. New Life Worship Center: An expanding ministry with an astounding history 2.
The MetroJackson Economic Development Alliance holds its annual meeting