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.      Nazareth Baptist Church Junior Usher Board to present inaugural On the Edge Conference for teenage girls

2.      Community complains Holmes school crisis rooted in petty politics

3.      Melton’s move against corruption applauded

4.      April 1 is Non-Fool’s Day in N.O., say march organizers

5.      World’s AIDS confab to attract 20,000 to Toronto

6.      Nation says goodbye to Gordon Parks

7.      Dr. Ivory Phillips retires

8.      Citizens march from Grove Park Community Center to home of Mrs. Lorea May

NATION/WORLD

1.      NAACP salutes the life of Anne Braden

2.      Groups lobby to ensure ballot access for all displaced citizens

3.      UNCF honors Colin & Alma Powell

4.      The all new Proud Lady Beauty Show

5.      Explore Virginia!

STATE/METRO

1.      Itta Bena forms partnership with Habitat

2.      Dr. Embry to deliver keynote address at MAPE seminar

3.      Beth Israel Congregation’s 39^th Annual Bazaar, Mar. 29

4.      Cellular South invests $78M in Wireless Network expansion

5.      Anointed Hands Beauty Salon celebrates grand opening

6.      Queen Bee and Ragman welcomes Wendell B to Jackson

EDITORIALS

1.      What ails the City of Jackson is what ails urban America

2.      Letter to the editor from Cecil Brown

3.      Tisdale’s Topics: They shoot traitors, don’t they?

4.      Ask the twins

5.      Uplifting Families: Six steps to becoming free from debt

PERSPECTIVE

1.      Self-determination and nationalism

2.      Resurrect your mind

EDUCATION

1.      Rutledge elected Miss JSU

2.      Tougaloo, MS College partner for third undergraduate research symposium

3.      Environmental Conservation Program offers students opportunity to study in Washington, DC and South Africa

4.      Spring Shakespeare production

5.      Sign language classes

6.      JSU among top doctoral research universities in state

7.      Combating low socioeconomic status

BLACK HISTORY EVERY MONTH

1.      Please don’t make another Alamo movie

NEWS

1.      Jackson Zoo prepares for 2006 Zoolympics

2.      Main Street Training Seminar in Lexington

3.      Merchants meeting

4.      Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation events

5.      From prevention to research: The latest approach to treating diabetes

6.      More donors for U.S. karate competitors Kenneth and Jessica Williams

7.      City Focus: Wendy Crumpton – Jackson’s personnel director … a natural servant!

8.      William Brown soon to be honored at Carnegie Hall

9.      Mississippi Economic Council: Interchange tour strengthens Mississippi’s business image

10.  Ivory Phillips roasted and toasted by colleagues and friends

BOOKSHELF

1.      African American housing counselors’ book help families stop foreclosure

2.      Humanitarian photographer calls African situation as it is: genocide

3.      Jesus Loves Me!

4.      Spongebob’s Box of Books

ENTERTAINMENT

1.      Mark St. John’s new CD in stores Mar. 21

2.      Crystal Rose Records survives rough times and continues to make pure gospel

3.      ‘Crash’ crashes ‘Brokeback Mountain’s coming-out party, while rude gangsta rappers pimp out Oscar

4.      Parker pushes button in ‘Failure to Launch’

5.      Utica Jubilee Singers of the HCC Utica campus to perform

SPORTS

1.      J-State Tigers lose to Southern 66-59

2.      JSU women SWAC basketball co-champions

3.      Lanier, Billups repeat as Class 4-A champs

4.      McAdams Bulldogs: A new dynasty begins

5.      Zelma Carson and friends welcomes first lady of JSU Connie Comegy

HEALTH

1.      Epilepsy and the Hispanic community

2.      Relieving headache pain

3.      Hollywood heart attack: A potentially deadly myth

4.      Avoid a stroke in just 10 minutes: Jackson community helps reduce the risk

5.      The Lion Speaks: African American men teaching elementary school

6.      Celebrate National Nutrition Month

7.      Keep children from the harmful and deadly effects of inhalants

8.      Nutritious meals for seniors

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET

CONSUMER

1.      NYAMA: An African connection to the universe

2.      Big girls are ready for the spring trends too!

3.      Disaster unemployment assistance extended for Katrina affected claimants