Featured Articles for the March 9th - 15th, 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. 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