Jackson Advocate News Service

Burl Cain remade Angola prison in his own image​, Can he do the same with notorious Parchman?​

Burl Cain is credited (and criticized by some) for remaking Louisiana's notorious Angola prison. Now he's using that same blueprint for Parchman. Jerry Mitchell, of the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, has taken an in-depth look at Cain's past and plans.

Service in the time of a winter storm

Wendy E. Parks: Chicago Women of Impact 2021 Award winner

On March 8, 2021, in celebration of International Women’s Day, the Motion Agency of Chicago awarded Wendy E. Parks its “Women of Impact Award”.

Congress poised to offer Mississippi more money to expand Medicaid

Televised debate of mayoral candidates show important sides not always seen

Women for Progress sponsored a televised discussion between three of the mayoral candidates last week. It was hosted by Mississippi College School of Law and moderated by Donna Ladd of the Jackson Free Press and Dr. D’Andra Orey of Jackson State University.

Tougaloo hosts 33rd Annual Business Luncheon

New Jackson sports academy honors Hank Aaron

Frozen woes, failing infrastructure propels Jackson into week three without water

Hereʼs to the unsung Black women public school teachers

Taylor’s Candy Company proves dreaming is essential to business success