Featured Articles for the March 30th - April 5th, 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.      Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams

 

NEWS

1.      Be not afraid of their courage

2.      African American women in the U.S. military

3.      Ann Burton helps HCHRA keep giving

4.      Republic of New Afrika Essay contest winner: Why reparations are due African Americans

5.      World class 20th century African American women

6.      Lula Belle Forte: A Mississippi entrepreneur extraordinaire!

7.      Toni Seawright

8.      Gibson survivors contemplate legal action against River Region Hospital

9.      Mosie A. Burks named Mississippi Ageless Hero

10.  A salute to Women’s History Month

11.  Over 200 attend first On the Edge Conference

12.  Jackson brick layers

13.  Mississippi notables

14.  Thoroughly Modern Millie, thoroughly funny

15.  7th Annual Crossroads Film Festival showcases Mississippi filmmakers

16.  New State Theatre presents the comedy ‘The Skin of our Teeth’

17.  Top state amateur, first African American in five years to compete on the LPGA tour

18.  Jackson Association of Black Journalists to hold workshop

19.  Marilyn Moering: A woman in the struggle for equity in health care

20.  Mary Church Terrell Club to celebrate Library Week

21.  Jackson State, others mark 45th anniversary of Tougaloo Nine ‘sit-in’

22.  Congressional candidate Yvonne Brown visits district

23.  Yemanja: Mother of all the gods

 

SPORTS

1.      Mrs. Alyne Payton: A mother for all seasons, especially football!

2.      Zelma Carson: Born to be a coach’s wife

 

EDUCATION

1.      Friends of Children of MS, Inc. building community partnerships

2.      Parents for Public School Leadership Institute Lunch Brunch

3.      Spelman celebrates 125 years of women who change the world

 

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET

 

EDITORIALS

1.      The mis-education of the Negro continues

2.      Uplifting Families: Becoming free from debt

3.      Ask the twins

4.      Tisdale’s Topics: Vive La Femme

5.      Nannie Helen Burroughs’ call for ‘Twelve Things’ of ‘Industry’

 

PERSPECTIVE

1.      Honoring Dr. Shirley Jackson

2.      Don’t forget the Sharpsville Massacre and reparations