In present day Benin in West Africa, there lies the once thriving Kingdom of Dahomey. From 1600 to 1904, its all-women military unit – the
One of the most important marches co-sponsored by the Jackson Branch NAACP was the Ayers March to the Mississippi State Capitol in 1994. (Advocate file
The Jackson Advocate is finally turning 84!!! This year seems exceptionally long with all the crises hitting the capital city all at the same time.
In 1938, Percy Greene started the Jackson Advocate newspaper. Many who are Jackson residents and/or supporters and subscribers of our publication may know a little
Former District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith passed away on September 10, 2021. He was born to Royce Mervin Smith and Lou Alice Smith on January
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