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FRONT
1. Confession paints graphic picture of Neshoba murders
2. MS, race relations and the Killen trial
3. Melton names police chief, administrator
4. Paris Air Show in full swing
5. LA trucker continues racial bias case against Roadway Express
6. Alabama trial ends with plea bargain by Kelle King
7. Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of AKA Sorority offers summer health camp
8. Attorney John Walker congratulates Myrlie Evers-Williams on her latest book
NATION/WORLD
1. Black press loses treasure
2. Black toddler found dead in back of day care center van
3. Nation Urban League Conference July 27-31 in Washington, D.C.
4. Bush aid to Africa called a “sham”
NEWS
1. Coley featured in annual Church Music Workshop of America closing concert
2. Kamikaze joins Jubilee! JAM Lineup for 2005
3. Mrs. Malvinia Brown Kency honored by City of Jackson
4. Lawrence Savage selected to exhibit his artwork at the New York International
Independent Film and Video Festival
5. Free Home Buyer Fair
6. Fitness workshops
7. Freedom Fund/ Awards Banquet
8. Piney Woods School Alumni Notes
9. Mt. Helm Baptist Church holds 64th Vacation Bible School
10. Congratulations Jackson Public Schools top scholars
EDITORIALS
1. Tisdale Topics: “Respect yo’self!”
2. This is a continuing call to arms
3. Uplifting Families “What Kind of Husband Does God Desire Men to Become?
4. Letter to the editor from Bobby Floyd Marion, Jr.
PERSPECTIVE
1. Laura Bush cites poor example of “take it slow”
2. Flying the flag of infamy
3. Immigration law question and answer
EDUCATION
1. $1.12M in scholarships awarded to 100 high school seniors
2. Exams for ASE certification
3. Is equality in education just a lot of talk?
4. AutoCAD Workshops
5. Dance courses
6. Schools receive grants to improve teacher quality
7. Registration at Hinds CC
8. Brinkley student earns 2nd place in art contest
STATE/METRO
1. Tupelo sets stage for Miss America visit
2. Eddie James named Firefighter of the Year
3. New drug program helps more than 9,000 Mississippi residents
4. Hedgepeth to leave MAC
5. $3.8 million awarded to state to help crime victims
6. Mississippians attend New York Mississippi Picnic
BLACK HISTORY EVERY MONTH
1. Juneteenth 2005 marks 140 years of freedom from chattel slavery
CONSUMER/ BUSINESS
1. Dollar Tree celebrates grand opening in Madison
2. Another convenient way to change your address
3. USPS’ top 10 tips for simple summer living
4. SBA to implement women-owned small business contracting program
5. Owning Your Future
6. Jackson City Water System: “Are Jackson residents getting what they
pay for?”
BOOKSHELF
1. Book reveals what to do when those around us just don’t get it!
2. Black author defies stereotypes of African American romance with new novel
series
3. Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts
4. Pajama Day
5. The Southern Diaspora: How the Great Migrations of Black and White Southerners
Transformed America
UP & DOWN FARISH STREET
More talk about Medgar of a personal nature and otherwise. More on Watergate
and my meeting with President Nixon shortly before he resigned. Then we answer
a question or two, glance in the direction of the future, and Move on Down
the Line!
HEALTH
1. Reborn Viagra now treats lung disease: Erectile-dysfunction drug “Revatio” now
approved by FDA
2. South African gardener turned heart surgeon dies at age 78
3. More than one million people now living in the U.S. with HIV
4. ABSTINENCE: Your best choice in STD prevention
5. MSDH hosts family-oriented health event at Metrocenter Mall
SPORTS
1. JSU’s Tinsley: National track star, All-American
2. Dickey golf tournament June 16-18
3. Hinds to host Ultimate Game Dinner June 17
4. Callaghan’s English Soccer Camps
5. Corey Wimberly earns second First Team All-American honor by NCBWA
6. 10TH Annual All Star Girls Soccer game
ENTERTAINMENT
1. Batman Begins: A masculine masterpiece
2. Voices of Triumph : A growing testament
3. Tom Joyner’s Fantastic Voyage raises more than $1 million during cruise
4. 100 Years of Jazz Guitar
5. Tupac Shakur’s Center opens to public