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 PAGE
1. Mother succumbs one week after losing only child
2. Husband says mentally disturbed wife raped by deputy
3. New U.S. prison stats shocking
4. Hayes backs federal bill
5. Budget resolution passes by 5 votes
6. Stokes scrutinizes way items placed on agenda
7. Things get worse for Jackson mom
8. Krystal: Little burgers, big problems
9. ‘Purple Hearts’ to be laid to rest
10. Ronald Williams vied for excellence
11. HIV/AIDS Confab

NATION/WORLD
1. Husband, wife both on front lines in Iraq
2. Federal budget cuts expected to do more harm than good
3. Bill can force dismissal of current NAACP suit against gun industry

STATE/METRO
1. Mississippi recognized for fifth highest child immunization rate in the nation
2. Weather hampers vegetable growth
3. Virginia governor to keynote Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner

EDITORIALS
1. Tisdale Topics: Bush’s war, our grief
2. Protecting affirmative action in higher education
3. The dangerous course of wars and rumors of wars
4. Dear Stanley

PERSPECTIVE
1. War may be over but NBUF firm on position
2. Rev. Jackson on moving beyond the “bridge” in Selma
3. Back to the future: The Development Revolution

NEWS
1. NAACP and Monster announce online recruiting partnership
2. Education Secretary Paige under fire from gay group for comments on religion and education
3. War against Iraq showcases top black leadership
4. Jackson State to move to a four-day work policy
5. Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau announces 2003 Jackson Miss Hospitality
6. Jackson Branch NAACP host their Annual Freedom Find Awards Banquet
7. Angolan Ambassador speaks at JSU for International Week
8. NAACP Mother of the Year Contest
9. JSU to host Admissions and Financial Aid Day
10. Building on the Dream Home dedicated
11. College prep program at JSU ready to help Metro-area youth
12. Vietnam veteran reflects on his time of service
13. Don’t kill the messenger: The al-Jazeera story
14. Pro-Line cited for international trade
15. Farish Street Women’s Day

EDUCATION
1. Help with finding or paying for education and training
2. Alumnus made the grade and won a $375,000 award to help schools
3. Range, new VP at Tougaloo
4. Register for Summer ACT exam by May 9
5. Nissan Canton donates $30,000 to Tougaloo College
6. Dundrecus Nelson wins second place in the JPS Martin Luther King, Jr. Art/Essay Contest

BOOKSHELF
1. New biography preserves the memory of an inspiration basketball coach
2. Freedom Walk: Mississippi or Bust
3. Next Please
4. Eight Animals Play Ball
5. Zara’s Hats

HEALTH
1. Understanding diagnoses and colorectal cancer
2. Diabetes and high blood pressure: A deadly combination
3. Surviving blood cancer
4. Is it allergies?
5. Helping students to examine medical careers
6. At risk from the sun even when indoors

ENTERTAINMENT
1. Eminem, Dre in copyright spat
2. Syleena Johnson reaches ground-breaking heights with releases of blazin’ sophmore album “The Voice”

SPORTS
1. Amer-I-Can program helps youth become self-sufficient
2. Magnolia Blossoms Finest, Inc. Basketball Association was in full bloom
3. BCA gears up for annual convention
4. Jordan finishes his NBA playing career
5. Free sports physicals
6. Two veteran HCC Eagle quarterbacks returned to the Raymond Campus

HBCU SPORTS
1. Bowie State University Bulldogs defensive had much bite in 2002
2. Tuskegee announces 2003 football schedule
3. Ben Betts to succeed Cy Alexander at SC State
4. Adonis Hill named MEAC baseball official coordinator
5. Central State begins search for new head football coach

NATIONAL SPORTS
1. Duncan leads Spurs to NBA’s best record
2. Pistons barely avoid upset by Cavaliers
3. Expos finish off Puerto Rican sweep of Mets
4. Bengals weigh out draft pick options
5. San Diego chargers general manager dies
6. Ex-Rams tight end Ernie Conwell agrees to terms

BLACK HISTORY EVERY MONTH
1. Cathay Williams: Female Buffalo Soldier

UP & DOWN FARISH STREET