How do the lessons of The Great Gatsby unfold if you’re serving a life sentence while reading it? How does a memoir of war land with someone confined to a cinderblock classroom in a rural Mississippi prison? Hidden Mirrors, a new podcast hosted by...
By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications In August, Zeveunna Hackett and Jumon Walker of Yazoo City welcomed their second baby boy, Zavien. Zavien’s older brother, Jumon Walker Jr. was delivered at UMMC last...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There’s something about Natchez that seems to breathe history. Maybe it’s the way Spanish moss drapes from the oaks, or how the Mississippi River curls around the bluff like it’s holding on to every story ever told...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Some Jackson leaders believe it is time for the city to take back control of its water system, saying the people are in place to operate the department after operations went into federal receivership three years ago....
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829), who was enslaved for 40 years on Thomas Foster’s plantation near Natchez, will be honored with a historical marker on Friday, October 24, near Historic Jefferson...
Diwali, often referred to as the “Festival of Lights”, is a celebration of joy, hope, and togetherness observed by millions around the world. Diwali holds deep cultural and spiritual significance, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness, good...
