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S hermel Carthan describes himself as a modern-day Renaissance man. He has singing, dancing, modeling, rapping, acting and more in his repertoire.

Lately, he has been working to bring a Renaissance to his home state of Mississippi, partnering with Ron Chane of Studio Chane to open pop-up shops during Fondren’s First Thursday to sell clothes from his own clothing line, Raphael Adonis, which Carthan opened in February this year. Carthan, 27, was born and grew up in the town of Tchula, Miss. He is the youngest of the five children of Shirley and Eddie Carthan. Both of his parents pastor at Good Samaritan Ecumenical Church across the street from their Tchula home, and Shermel’s father is well known as former mayor of Tchula and the cur-rent Holmes County Supervisor. In 2004, Shermel moved to Interlochen, Mich., to study theater at the Interlochen Arts Academy at age 16. In the summers of 2004 and 2005, when school was out, he interned for Good Morning Mississippi WABG Chan-nel 6. While covering a story about the state commemorating Highway 14 in honor of Emmett Till, he had a life-changing encounter when he met Keith Beauchamp, director and producer of “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till,” who was at the commemora-tion. Through Beauchamp, who researched relatives of Till as part of his film project, Shermel discovered that his family is related

to Till’s through Till’s mother, Mamie Eliza-beth Till-Mobley, who was born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan. “Finding out about that connection made me feel like I had a responsibility to bring the issues Emmett Till represents to the table,” he says. “I thought about the fact that I could easily have been him, or someone like Tray-von Martin, and I saw how a lot of things still haven’t changed.” In 2006, Shermel received a full scholar-ship to attend the California Institute of the Arts. He graduated in the spring of 2010 with a bachelor’s of fine arts degree in theatre arts, playwriting and acting. After college, he ap-peared in music videos for Taylor Swift, Neyo, Timbaland, Mariah Carey and more, and be-came a starring male model for Finish Line’s spring 2013 catalog and national promotional campaign. In the fall of 2013, he began a guest artist residency as a soloist and ballerino with Ballet Mississippi, debuting as the Rat King in “The Nutcracker.” He opened a production of “Swan Lake” with a solo in the spring of 2014. “Performing ballet, Raphael Adonis, sing-ing, writing a book, this is all something I once would have never thought I could dream of,” Shermel, also known as Shermelxoxo, says. “To think it all came so far. Through it all, I’m still looking to the future in feature films. It’s the breakthrough I’ve been waiting for my whole life. I want to be part of something that means something to people.” —Dustin Cardon

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11 Soldiering OnNew efforts are under way to combat homelessness among veterans in the capital city.

27 Paperclip Scientists release their debut full-length album Sept. 22.

29 Whirling and Spinning“The story behind his now famous ‘whirling’ is that Rumi heard a blessed rhythm in the hammering of goldsmiths while walking through a marketplace that spoke the words, ‘There is no god but the God.’ He was so filled with joy that he stretched out his arms and began to spin.” —Micah Smith, “Spinning on the Same World”

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J ackson—the core city of the met-ro and the capital of the state of Mississippi—has a basic economic problem. Population loss. Result:

less money to fi x things and do stuff. What Jackson needs, perhaps more than anything else, is more taxpaying peo-ple to help shoulder the burden and work on solutions. If we succeed, we’ll have done something remarkable, potentially im-proving the lives of all current citizens. But how we do that will defi ne the city for generations. I had the privilege of spending most of this past Monday in four different meet-ings with Josh McManus, a creative place-making, entrepreneurial dynamo who was visiting Jackson from Detroit, sponsored by Team Jackson, Downtown Partners and the Jackson Free Press. McManus as been a principal in a number of successful creative economic initiatives in towns such as Chattanooga, Tenn.; Akron, Ohio; and most recently in Detroit. In our early meeting with McManus, a coffee-and-Broad-Street-pastries round-table with some local business owners, McManus immediately hit on our need to increase population. “Potholes are a symptom,” he told us, pointing out that all post-industrial cities in the U.S. have infrastructure challenges. He added that the ones that deal with it the best are the ones that have a growing population base of taxpayers. McManus was quick to say that means any taxpayer—not just the big-money folks that too many people hand-wring about, but any hard-working young person, pro-fessional or family. My bold-letter transla-tion: That doesn’t just mean we need more white folks. It means we need anyone who is willing to dig in and do the work, and, yes, have a good time doing it.

In fact, we need diversity—ethnic, cultural, income, age—because that’s what makes a place damn interesting in the fi rst place. E pluribus unum. Urban growth actually starts with re-tention. The best way to get people to stay in Jackson is for us to get involved in a million small solutions to our problems—and not just grousing about the problems. Haters can go watch cable.

One of the strengths that Jackson of-fers is energetic and engaged people of all ages—“the people” is a frequent winner in the Best of Jackson reader poll (see bestof-jackson.com) for reasons to live in Jackson. And one great reason to join us is the op-portunity to really be a part of something bigger than yourself and to make a differ-ence in your community. Fortunately, just showing up with a positive attitude is a huge start. In his talks, McManus brought us back again and again to the “million little things” that he’s seen effect change in the cities where he’s been active. In Chattanoo-ga, they fi gured out that part of the prob-

lem was they were an “18/5” city instead of a “24/7” city. So they set out to change that in small ways—including throwing a downtown all-nighter party where lots of businesses and organizations got engaged. A local downtown dinner restaurant de-cided to do a pop-up breakfast during the all-nighter for the fi rst time, and a yoga studio started doing 3 a.m. group sessions to complement the music, art and reverie. It made people think, and it helped them to believe that things could change. That is actually the key. Believe it can change. McManus told us that he encourages people to “love your problem” instead of loving their solution. That approach allows you to try different things, be fl exible and less ideological when it comes to how to solve a problem, and to be willing to fail at a lot of stuff on the way to better, inclusive solutions. For instance, a lot of people would say that the quality of Jackson’s public schools drive out younger professionals (white and black, although more white than black) when their kids reach a certain age. So the solution? Charters! Vouchers! Ideology! To solve a problem, you can’t love the solution—you need to love the problem. And problems that you love are those that you try to overcome in a million different ways. Public schools need support and nurturing and marketing and partnership in a million different ways, not one big ideological change. Let’s fund the public schools if we can convince the Legislature to remove its col-lective head from its collective hindquar-ters and stop trying to trick voters into vot-ing against Initiative 42 (see page 9). But if we can’t make the state fund them, let’s invest in them ourselves. Let’s use Alignment Jackson to create more programs for our local businesses to get in-volved in. Let’s build better mentoring and

internship programs. Let’s encourage more arts and music education. Let’s throw a talent show and an awards ceremony and fund some scholarships and bring the lo-cal colleges into the mix and try a million things. And let’s watch the more successful charters and learn from them and see what we can do to improve things—without giving up and outsourcing the effort. Being walkable and bike-able and de-signed to respect pedestrians is a good idea for Jackson. JSU could help with the plan-ning. And, as McManus said, road paint is cheap. Is it a huge idea that changes the whole world? No. One of a million ideas that could help tackle our problem? Yes. How about outdoor recreation? Jack-son has a river—the Pearl. The Pearl can be a really nice place to fl oat or kayak or bike or fi sh or even sunbathe on the sandbar. To make it a resource for the city and for rec-reation and for creating place and for en-couraging new residents does not require a billion-dollar development. It doesn’t need an act of Congress. It just requires loving the problem—coming up with a bunch of different solutions for getting people to the river to enjoy and appreciate it now, not years down the road. In this issue of the Jackson Free Press, to celebrate our 13 years of publishing in Jackson, we offer 13 different ideas for get-ting started. There are many more, includ-ing some that you should come up with and try to implement yourself (and post at jfp.ms/jxn13). But the bottom line is this—we are the solution we’ve been waiting for. It is up to us to love the problem, work on a million ways to tackle it and have a good time trying.

Todd Stauffer is the publisher and co-owner of the Jackson Free Press, which launched 13 years ago on Sept. 22. Email him at todd@jacksonfreepress.com.

CONTRIBUTORS

Need Solutions? Love The Problemby Todd Stauffer, PublisherPUBLISHER’S note

JFP Editor-in-Chief and co-founder Donna Ladd is a Neshoba County native. After being in exile from Mississippi for 18 years, she came on back where she damn well belongs. She helped launch the Jackson Free Press 13 years ago.

News Editor R.L. Nave is a native Missourian who roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson. Send him news tips at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com or call him at 601-362-6121 ext. 12. He wrote news stories.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies. Maybe she should try spelunking. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote news stories

Art Director Kristin Brenemen is an otaku with a penchant for dystopianism. She’s gearing up for next convention sea-son with inspiration from the New Horizon Pluto flyby. She designed the cover.

Staff Photographer Imani Khayyam is an art lover and a native of Jackson. He loves to be behind the camera and capture the true essence of his subjects. He took many photos for the issue.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel spent 20 years studying the writings of ancient philoso-phers to discern their full mean-ing. She then remembered that she couldn’t read Greek. She wrote a food story.

Music Editor Micah Smith is an excellent judge of character. Show him a picture of Mickey Mouse, and he’ll totally know who it is. Listen to his music at emptyatlas.com. He wrote in and coordinated the music section.

Advertising Director Kimberly Griffin is a fitness buff and foodie who loves chocolate and her mama. She’s also Michelle Obama’s super secret BFF, which explains the Secret Service detail.

Fortunately, just showing up with a positive

attitude is a huge start.

Donna Ladd Arielle Dreher Imani Khayyam Micah Smith

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T he Tougaloo Col-lege family shares the pain of Amer-ica’s tragedy that

occurred at the Emanuel AME Church in Charles-ton, S.C. We pray, along with the rest of the world, for the families who lost their loved ones in the sense-less act of racial violence this past July, and for the healing that is sorely needed for the families, South Carolina and our nation. We have fol-lowed the debate and com-mentary on the removal of the Confederate fl ag, as we have watched old wounds open that so many people of goodwill have worked to heal. As leaders of the histor-ic Tougaloo College, we are sensitive to the signifi cance of history, the imperative of inclusion and consider-ation for diversity and di-vergent opinions. However, the Confederate fl ag has become a divisive matter and seriously threatens the unifi cation of the people of our state as much as the Jim Crow laws divided us.

Tougaloo College is an institution that has a long-standing history of advancing social change and breaking down barri-ers of separatism that limit individuals and societies. Through the transforma-tive power of education, we have consistently worked to build a more humane, just, peaceful and inclusive world for all humankind. As Tou-galoo College took a stand during the most turbulent years of our state’s history to be a safe haven, a voice and spirit of reason, and a bridge of humanity to bring people together to effect a new so-cial order, we are standing today with those who are calling for the removal of the emblem of the Confed-erate battle fl ag from our state fl ag. It is time for men and women of vision and goodwill to stand together again—lend their voices to the debate—and inspir-ingly convince our governor and other elected offi cials that the time has come to

remove the emblem of the Confederate battle fl ag from our state fl ag. We need to draw the curtains on a pain-fully dark and disturbing past that clouds the present and dims the future poten-tial of our state and identify another locale to observe the role of the Confederacy in Mississippi’s history. The Confederate fl ag, notwithstanding the sordid past representation of trea-son, pro-slavery, white su-premacy and racial oppres-sion, fl own in present day reality, sends a negative mes-sage that obstructs progres-sive 21st-century social and cultural values. As part of the United States of Ameri-ca, our state is immersed in a globalized economy. And, our state’s continued waving of the Confederate battle fl ag is an indicator that our dark past is more prevailing than our bright future.

Beverly W. Hogan, president at Tougaloo College;Wesley F. Prater, M.D., Chairman, Board of Trustees

YOUR TURNThe Confederate Flag: A View from Tougaloo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!by JFP Staff

This issue is the 13th birthday of the Jackson Free Press. Thirteen. Can you believe it? The paper has fi nally reached its teenage years. Fasten your seatbelts. In honor of our birthday, here are some facts about #TeamJFP. (See pics on Instagram.)

[SPOTLIGHT]Westin Hotel Development Construction workers tear down the vacant Mississippi Valley Title Building on Tombigbee and West streets in preparation for a Westin Hotel. This project has been in the works since 2011. It will feature 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a restaurant and 205 hotel rooms.

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B y the afternoon of Sept. 10, Phillip Rollins had endured six days, 157 Facebook comments (not including subthreads), more than three hours

of meetings and phone calls and at least two media interviews about Ron Chane’s decision—and then the rolling back of that decision—to nix hip-hop from the monthly Fondren’s First Thursday event. Chane made the statement due to vulgar lyrics used on stage by performers who joined a perfor-mance in progress at the Sept. 3 event. “I’m beyond tired of talking about it,” said Rollins, also known by his deejay name DJ Young Venom, as he settled into one of the dark couches in his Midtown music and comic-book store, Offbeat. By then Rollins, and others, had talked a lot about the original ban decision, which Rollins had criticized soon after seeing Chane post online that he was banning “the genre” due to the profanity. After a day of heated Facebook discussion—with some people de-fending Chane and others Rollins—the two men came together with Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin and Corinthian Washington, a young promoter who had organized the per-formance that included the profanity, which violates the FFT rules and for which he later apologized, saying it was unexpected. In the end, hip-hop would have a bigger stage, in the literal and metaphorical senses, at the monthly event. Rollins’ store, in Midtown, would be more actively involved, serving as the

drop-off point for applications from musicians wanting to perform. And at the next FFT, on Oct. 1, the plan is to have an Offbeat stage for hip-hop acts in a prominent location at the

growing neighborhood festival. That resolution did not come be-fore a day of intense debate between Rol-lins, Chane and their supporters about whether Chane’s decision was racist to ban all hip-hop acts because of a rule violation by some rappers. Chane maintains that while it was the

wrong decision, one made “under duress,” race never entered into the equation. “I said, ‘I have to put water on the fire,’” Chane told the Jackson Free Press, referring

to his apology, and says he went too far in banning hip-hop. “The wrong thing was said. I said it wrong because I got it wrong. I should have been a little smarter.”

Wednesday, September 9 Austin Reed Edenfield waives in-dictment and pleads guilty to placing a noose and a former Georgia state flag with a Confederate battle em-blem on a University of Mississippi statue of James Meredith, the school’s first black student.

Thursday, September 10 The Jackson City Council approves a $382 million budget without an ini-tially proposed tax increase.

Friday, September 11 Sept. 11 victims’ relatives mark the anniversary of the terror attacks in a cer-emony at ground zero in New York City featuring a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93.

Saturday, September 12 The Jackson State University Tigers lose to the Tennessee State University Tigers 25-35 in the Southern Heritage Classic, also known as the Tiger Classic.

Sunday, September 13 The White House announces that aspiring college students will now be able to apply for federal financial aid three months earlier than they previously could and can submit a previous year’s tax return when applying.

Monday, September 14 Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis returns to work for the first time since being jailed for disobeying a federal judge and says she will not interfere with deputy clerks issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but that they will not be authorized by her and she questions their validity. … College instructor Shan-non Lamb shoots and kills a woman he was living with named Amy Prentiss and a Delta State University history professor named Ethan Schmidt, then commits suicide when police close in on him.

Tuesday, September 15 Hungary declares a state of emer-gency, seals off its southern border with Serbia and starts detaining those trying to enter illegally in an effort to shut down the flow of migrants pouring into the country. ... The JFP’s 13th birthday issue goes to the printer (you’re holding it). Breaking news and really sweet event invitations at jfpdaily.com.

Do Hip-Hop and Fondren Need Each Other? by R.L. Nave

A dust-up between local businessmen Ron Chane (left) and Phillip Rollins (right) over hip-hop at Fondren First Thursday may bring more hip-hop to the area.

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TALK | culture

A group advocating for an education-funding initiative is calling foul on the wording for the referendum on the secretary of state’s sample ballot. The 42 For Better Schools campaign has fi led a lawsuit, asking a judge to include the Initiative 42’s full language when it appears on ballots.

Initiative 42 and the Legislative Alternative 42A are both listed on the sample ballot by title only, followed by the constitutional wording of the proposed change and a fi scal analysis by the Legislative Budget Offi ce. 42 For Better Schools fi led the lawsuit, primarily because the fi scal analysis changed from the March ballot draft to the current ballot. Under Initiative 42, the analysis states: “Fiscal Year 2016 revenues are not adequate to support this funding increase without the Legislature having to cut agency budgets or identify new sources of revenue.” The complete wording of Initiative 42, as submitted to the secretary of state, who opposes 42, asks for full funding of schools over a multi-year phase-in, using excess funds in the legislative budget. 42 For Better Schools has never advocated for budget cuts, and the campaign called the House Appropriations Committee’s call for proposed cuts from all state agencies this summer “scare tactics.” Republican leaders still maintain that since the language going into the Missis-sippi Constitution does not specifi cally include a “phase-in” funding model and that they would have to fully fund education immediately under the Constitution. This would ultimately lie in the hands of a judge, if Initiative 42 passes.

Initiative 42: Ballot of Confusion

by Arielle Dreher

Away from Black Culture Even though things have simmered down, emotions are still raw. Franklin, an elder in Jackson’s hip-hop scene who helped broker the Sept. 5 meeting between Rollins, Chane and Washington, said emo-tions ran high because of people’s passion for hip-hop culture. “The reason people got so upset is be-cause people love (hip-hop), and it’s the mu-sic of several different generations,” Franklin said. “It’s important that we continue to plow these fi elds of this new talent and nurture this new talent. ... Under no circumstances would I have been cool with there being no hip-hop at Fondren’s First Thursday.” So hip-hop will have a place at FFT, but the controversy has also sparked a con-versation about hip-hop’s place in Fondren and Jackson. Rollins, who started deejaying 11 years ago and opened Offbeat in 2014 in part so that hip-hop could have a refuge in Jackson, doesn’t agree with Franklin that Fondren needs to have a hip-hop presence. “If they don’t want us there, we don’t have to be there. It’s not necessary for me or hip-hop to be in Fondren’s First Thursday,” Rollins told the Jackson Free Press. “There’s no hip-hop presence there in Fondren, so there’s no point in forcing it.” Jason Thompson, who emcees as PyIn-famous, said Fondren’s relationship with hip-hop is complicated. A decade ago, Chane’s shop was in lower Fondren next to Rainbow and attracted white skater kids from Jackson and the surrounding suburbs. “You had a lot of folks who were identi-fi ed with the story of hip-hop culture—mar-ginalized, rebellious, poor, ignored. At that point, I think there was a closer relationship. But again, that was before Fondren was a thing,” Thompson said. People assume a natural marriage be-tween Fondren and hip-hop culture because you might bump into your favorite local rap-per and other hip-hop heads sipping a latte on the patio at Sneaky Beans. But Thomp-son, though, says as Fondren developed into the arts district and well-visited destination it is today, it veered away from black culture. A divide started to emerge not just be-tween hip-hop and Fondren developers and event organizers, but between Fondren and the arts community, he believes. “Fondren did what places do. Artist support it and give it its life. People start thinking it’s cool. Capitalists start thinking they can make some money and say, ‘Y’all artists got to leave,’ and hip-hop gets lost in that,” Thompson said. In a lot of ways, Chane’s decision and Chane himself became a whipping boy for angst over the fear of gentrifi cation in Fon-dren, and broadly in Jackson. “Hip hop is

always going to be transient. People get frustrated from being bounced around from place to place. I don’t think people see any-place other than Fondren and Midtown—if hip-hop is X’ed out of there, where does it go? They feel like if we can’t exist here, then we’re sort of left out of the equation of the city,” Thompson said.

Fondren: ‘The Apollo of Hip-Hop?’ For Joecephus Martin, who raps as Skipp Coon, it’s less important for hip-hop to be identifi ed with a particular neighbor-hood, as the South Bronx and Compton, at least at one time, were synonymous with hip-hop music on the east and west coasts. Rather, the culture needs a community-sup-ported space, he said. “There needs to be a place where (art-ists) don’t have to deal with a whole bunch of questions and deal with the politics of renting a space, which makes it harder to get things done,” Martin said. And when such places, like Seven All Arts Cafe or Suite 106, which Thompson co-owned, have sprouted up over the years in Jackson, people still won’t do the show in those venues because of this belief that white people won’t come to these places. “Largely, people want hip-hop in Fondren because Fondren is the cool, new thing,” said Martin, who doesn’t fi nd it ei-ther cool or new. “It is the place we have al-lowed people to say art emanates from.” There’s also a touch of laziness on the part of hip-hop musicians, who Martin believes, think that FFT has a built-in an audience with the power to boost musicians to stardom, that “some-thing magical is going to happen in Fondren because Fondren is nice,” he adds, “in quotes.” Martin hasn’t seen that play out, though. “I don’t know anybody who just performs at Fondren’s First Thursday who’s the next big thing. I don’t know anybody that’s come out of there that would lead people to believe you’ve got to go through Fondren. When did Fondren become the Apollo of hip-hop? From a public-relations standpoint, the fallout and resolution from Chane’s ini-tial decision will likely be a good thing for FFT. Brad Franklin, who is also a marketing specialist for the City of Jackson, said there’s already a lot of buzz for hip-hop for the Oc-tober event. Chane said that, after his initial mis-step, he came to realize that not having key players in the hip-hop world, like Rollins, participating in the event “would be a dis-service to the community.” Rollins is taking more of a wait-and-see stance. “If Fondren really needs hip-hop, that’s to be determined,” Rollins said, but “hip hop won’t live or die based on whether it exists at any particular event.”

Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfree-press.com. Comment at www.jfp.ms

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TALK | pregnancy

H eather Roberts wanted to have her first child naturally. She was 20 years old at the time, so she trusted her doctor’s advice.

Due to one slightly high blood pres-sure reading early in her pregnancy, Roberts was told to avoid salt leading up to giving birth—so she did. Then, as she went into labor, she had to be induced for medical necessity because she was showing signs of high blood pressure and preeclampsia. Rob-erts said her medical induction could have been avoided if she’d been educated from the get-go. As Roberts discovered later in her own research, some salt is necessary in a mother’s diet. Roberts said she should have watched her blood pressure throughout her pregnancy, regulating her salt intake instead of eliminating it altogether, that way her blood pressure might have been more regu-lated at the time of her pregnancy. During her second pregnancy, Roberts was determined to have her second child naturally. Her doctor, however, advised her to be induced because the baby was going to weigh around 9 pounds, according to the end-of-term ultrasound. Roberts trusted her doctor again, understanding that medical in-tervention can in some cases keep a mother and infant healthy. “I believed what my doctor said because (my daughter) was measuring large for date, and I was induced for absolutely no reason,” Roberts said. Roberts’ little girl weighed 7 pounds, a manageable weight that she likely could have delivered naturally. Roberts was upset that she was induced solely based on the ultra-sound that proved false, and her experiences drove her to research evidence-based care about labor and natural birth. Mississippi: the Worst State to Give Birth From Facebook communities to groups that meet in person, many Mississippi moth-ers are tired of inadequate maternity care. On Sept. 12, a group of concerned moth-ers, working with the nonprofit Improving Birth, held a rally and informational fair at Duling Hall in Fondren to raise awareness and educate current and future moms about the high C-section rate in Mississippi, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or ACOG, standards that local OB-GYNs can follow and local doula services. (Doulas are birth companions and supporters that are nonmedical people.) Carrie Huhn coordinated the rally in Jackson. Huhn, a mother of two with one on the way, has a passion for educating other mothers since her first pregnancy, when she her doctor seemed supportive of her choice

to give birth naturally, but then come deliv-ery time, felt like her doctor did not support her anymore. Huhn’s experiences, like Rob-erts, led her to research. Huhn said most women must learn from their own research or by talking to other moms. “(Education is) not necessarily com-ing from the doctors’ offices, and women are not being informed about the decisions that they need to make,” Huhn said. Education and health are connect-ed—particularly in Mississippi because it is already an unhealthy state, Huhn said.

Mississippi has one of the highest obesity rates in the country. Health during preg-nancy is just as important if not more so, she said, but often, the “eating for two” myth can cause unhealthy pregnancies before the baby is even born due to over-eating and faulty nutrition. A September WalletHub study ranked Mississippi as the worst state to have a baby in the United States. Mississippi earned the last rank due to unhealthy births (infants born with low birth-weights or preterm), high infant and maternal mortality rates, infrequent post-delivery nutrition care, and low numbers of OB-GYNs and pediatri-cians in the state. The WalletHub study also found that pediatricians in Mississippi are paid one of the highest annual wages in the country, making pre-natal care potentially less afford-able to the public, spokeswoman Jill Gonza-lez said. Education: A Priority Macy Russell had her first child in

April, and she took initiative to educate her-self from the outset of her pregnancy. Russell was considered high-risk in her pregnancy due to her blood-clotting disorder, and she consulted with several medical professionals throughout her pregnancy as a result. Russell had a prenatal specialist, an OB-GYN and a pulmonologist to monitor her pregnancy. Russell, 35, said she asked lots of ques-tions of all her doctors. She said her doc-tors encouraged her to try to have her baby naturally, but said she would be supported if she could not. Russell ended up having

a cesarean section since she was at risk of bleeding out with her blood-clot condi-tion, but she wasn’t forced into the deci-sion, and instead was informed of what was happening to her body and what would be best for her and her baby. “My support system was great,” Russell said. Russell said she did so much research up-front because she is in education herself and she knew her pregnancy was high-risk from the beginning, and she encourages other pregnant mothers to not go into their doctor appointments blind. Russell said get-ting a second opinion is important. “A lot of people get intimidated in front of their doctor—stand firm, you don’t have to go to the hospital and check in for a cesar-ean,” Russell said. “You are not required to do that; you have the right to do what you want to do.” Mississippi’s C-section rate is almost 36 percent, while the national average sits at 33 percent. Critics of C-sections and other in-terventions done in birth procedures point

to the high risks associated with these surger-ies. In some cases, such as Russell’s, a surgery will save the mother and child, but in other cases, like Roberts’, intervention might not have been necessary. Grace Greene is a Bradley childbirth educator; she teaches classes in natural childbirth to women in the Jackson area. Greene said a normal, natural birth can take a long time. She said she is not anti-intervention; she is anti-unnecessary inter-vention in childbirth. “Going into labor on your own means your body is ready to give birth, and all of your hormones are ready to go,” Greene said. Greene gave birth to her own daughter naturally, and she said she was up walking around within an hour, feeling good. She hears stories of women that are induced, however, who struggle to get up that quickly after birth. The Jackson resident teaches a healthy diet to expecting mothers in her class as well as their options for giving birth. She said a pregnancy diet needs to be half protein, al-though pregnant mothers are usually told to eat low-sodium diets, but if your blood pres-sure goes up, you need salt in your diet. She said plenty of water, eggs, meat, dairy, and lots of fruits and vegetables are also a part of a good diet for expecting moms. Cutting out processed and artificial foods is also critical to keeping the baby healthy. Skin-to-Skin Contact Vital During her second pregnancy, Roberts knew that skin-to-skin contact was good for the infant as soon as it’s delivered, but she felt pressured to hurry as she breast-fed her child for the first time. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracks maternity practices in infant nutrition and care in each state. Mis-sissippi had the worst score in the nation. The report backed up Roberts’ experi-ence after delivery. Only 27 percent of facili-ties in the state initiate skin-to-skin care for at least 30 minutes after the delivery of the newborn. The initial skin-to-skin contact is important to facilitate breastfeeding in order to improve the infant’s health outcomes and reduce the risk of damage to the infant’s im-mune system. Roberts knew this going into her sec-ond pregnancy, but she felt that she had to fight to keep her infant to feed her, with a nurse keeping time over her shoulder. The Mississippi Department of Health is actively working toward lowering the state’s high infant and maternal mortality rates. This year was the first time the depart-ment secured $1 million in funding

How to Improve Pregnancy Care in Mississippi by Arielle Dreher

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Carrie Huhn helped coordinate an Improving Birth rally in Jackson, on Sept. 12 in front of Duling Hall, hoping to educate moms and soon-to-be momks about their options and staying healthy during pregnancy.

“I always knew coming up that I would either be a veterinarian, because of my love for animals, or a law-enforcement officer,” said Les Tan-

nehill, an independent candidate for Hinds County sheriff. Eventually, Tannehill, 59, would com-bine those passions, sort of. A Terry native, Tannehill joined the Jackson Police Depart-ment in 1978 and worked there until 1991 when he became a Hinds County sher-iff ’s deputy, which included a stint in the mounted patrol. During that time, he lobbied his boss, then-Sheriff Malcolm McMillin, to allow mounted deputies to wear 10-gallon cowboy hats instead of the more shallow—and, there-fore, less comfortable, in Tannehill’s view—ranger hat that deputies wear today. Neverthe-less, over the past 30 years, Tannehill thinks he developed a head for law enforcement that makes him eminently qualified to serve as the county’s top lawman. Tannehill, a private investigator and new-lywed to wife of 16 months, Renee, recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about why he should be the new sheriff in town.

Over the course of your law-enforcement career, how have crime and law-enforcement strategy changed? I don’t guess the strategies of how you at-tack (crime) really changed that much. You’ve just got to have the desire to get out and solve these crimes. That’s why I put in so many hours of my own time. Crime basically remains the same, (but) you get different technology to fight the crime. The bottom line—when it comes down to it—is good common street sense to be able to figure it out. No investiga-tor has a piece of equipment or a crystal ball that’s going to tell him how to solve a crime or who’s committing the crime. Human intel is your best source and to get that, it means having a good relationship with the public.

Has crime itself changed? I think it’s definitely worse and drugs play a big role. Back when I started in law en-forcement in the ’80s, crack was the big thing. Usually, people were breaking into houses and stealing to support their habit. Now, the big thing is crystal meth, and it’s a really ter-rible thing. A lot of shootings are drug-related shootings. I think drugs play a big role.

Tell me about your proposed mentoring program. What I’ve envisioned happening is (a) 18- to 20-week boot camp. During this time, we’d have to work with Hinds (Community College) to get them a GED if they don’t have one. We’ve got people on board who I’ve been

meeting with and talking to—people like master electricians—who come in and teach a trade and try to cooperate with businesses to come in and get through this 18- to 20-week program. (Participants will) be on probation and, once they complete that probation suc-cessfully, then they’ll be able to get that felony removed from their record.

How would you identify the participants? First of all, no violent crimes. We certain-ly want the victims on board with it. We want this guy to pay back any restitution. If they had prior crimes, they wouldn’t be eligible. We need to try to turn the ones we can around. You won’t ever be able to save everybody. I

think sometimes people need second chances. I think that’s why a lot of people join gangs—to have their esteem built up and be a part of something. We’ve got to come in and take the place of the gangs to say, ‘You are worth some-thing. You’re a human being.’

How would you split resources between the city of Jackson and the county? The sheriff ’s main patrols should be out in the county. Jackson has a full-functioning police department, and it’s not really advan-tageous for the sheriff ’s department to take away from protection and wellness of the county. I’ve worked with just about all the federal task forces. I have good working re-lationships with other sheriffs. The way to attack crime in the city is you get all those (agencies) to pony up a man up a man or two. Everybody in Hinds County has a vest-ed interest in what goes on. We’re the home of the capital city. You put together a task force of 20 to 25 men and you start going af-

ter these warrants that are on file already and start chasing these guys until they’re in jail or in another country. You don’t take resources from the county and put them in the city because then people in the county suffer.

What are your thoughts on the jail situation? It’s a mess, let’s face it. The thing, struc-turally, has been a disaster since it was built. Right now, you have a lot of issues going on, but without being in there, it’s hard to know. After reading the Justice (Department) report, you’ve got some humanitarian problems. You’ve got some staffing problems. I think the key to this thing is that you’ve got to hire the proper staffing. When you hire people just to fill a position, then you’re just increasing the problem you’ve already got. Then, you’re go-ing to have to properly train them then you’re going to have to make sure they’re properly versed on policy and procedure. Then you need to have good, seasoned supervisors to make sure his subordinates are carrying out policy and procedures.

Would you prefer a new jail, or do you think Raymond is workable? Would I love to be able to have a new jail to walk into? Of course. Is that going to hap-pen? Not likely. I think the building and struc-ture can be made to where it’s suitable until some changes are made. I’m not going in and asking for a luxurious jail. I’ll ask for the basic things. Anybody, I don’t care where you are in Hinds County, even if you’re an inmate in jail, you deserve to feel safe and not like your life is going to be taken. People who live around the jail should feel safe that (prisoners are) not go-ing to be walking out of the doors and coming out of the roof.

A lot of people think that a white sheriff candidate couldn’t win majority-black Hinds County. How would you convince people you’d represent everyone? I believe in Hinds County. I believe in the city of Jackson. I don’t care about color. Most of these programs I want to set up will benefit the African American community more than anybody just because of the de-mographics. A black man looks at it just like the white man: We want our families to be safe. We want our kids to be safe at school and home and wherever they’re at. I think people are so tired of crime—whites, blacks, everybody. They want a change; they want a difference. So I’m not running this race like I’m a white man. I’m running like I’m a man running for Hinds County. Comment and see more political stories at www.jfp.ms/2015elections. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com. 11

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from the Legislature to lower infant-mortality rates. The infant-mortality rate in Mississippi was 9.7 percent, the worst in the coun-try, WalletHub reported. The leading cause of infant mor-tality is preterm birth, according to Dr. Charlene Collier, a perinatal health consultant at the Mississippi Depart-ment of Health and OB-GYN. A va-riety of factors cause pre-term births, many relating to a mother’s health before and during pregnancy. Collier said moms who are obese, have diabe-tes or hypertension are at risk of giv-ing birth pre-term. “If a mom is unhealthy, her risk of having a poor outcome is higher,” she said. Some pre-term births are nec-essary for the health of the mother or the infant, but early-elective de-liveries, a practice of inducing or performing C-sections between 37-39 weeks of pregnancy, used in some hospitals out of convenience for nonmedical reasons, also con-tributes to pre-term births. The state health department be-gan working with March of Dimes and other organizations last year to lower the state’s percentage of early elective deliveries in hospitals throughout the state. The state asked all the birthing hospitals in the state to reduce early-elective delivery rates to less than 5 percent and develop poli-cies to not induce mothers before 39 weeks of pregnancy. Thirty-eight of 44 birthing hospitals signed up for the program, and so far 15 have received their banner recognizing that they reached the less than 5 percent goal. The state health department continues to promote planned preg-nancy by offering birth-control op-tions and helping women prevent unwanted pregnancies. Planned preg-nancies will allow time for mothers to prepare to take care of themselves well before getting pregnant, Collier said. In turn, this should drive down pre-term birth and infant mortality rates. “We want everyone thinking about infant mortality,” Collier said. “It’s hard work and a lot of work.” But it’s worth it, Collier said since the state has seen an 11 percent decline in rates from 2009 to 2013. With more education and outreach to hospitals and mothers alike, Collier said the statistics should change in the next five years. For information on health depart-ment services, visit http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/41,0,376.html. Email reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@jack-sonfreepress.com.

Tannehill: ‘You Deserve to Feel Safe’ by R.L. Nave

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“W here have you been living?” Stan pointed out the McDonald’s win-

dow to a red sedan sitting in the parking lot. “How long have you been living in your car?” “Since January,” he said. Stan, who asked that his real name not be used, is a U.S. veteran of the Cold War oc-cupation days. He served in the Army from 1984 to 1988, mainly in non-combat zones in East Germany before the Berlin Wall came down. He served for four years and was honorably discharged. “I should have stayed in,” he said. “I rose quickly.” When he returned to the United States, Stan worked mainly in construction material sales, taking college courses for two years but never finishing a degree. Finding work had never been a challenge for the Memphis na-tive, but when he was fired from his job in Canton this January, Stan had no way to pay the bills and had to leave his home—opting to live in his car. He had never been homeless before, and only recently reached out to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel-opment to apply for a housing grant for vet-erans. Stan never needed to reach out to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for ser-vices beyond health insurance, and his HUD case manager suggested that he call the group Soldier On to receive additional financial support beyond the housing expenses that the HUD Veteran voucher can cover. Soldier On is a program to help veter-ans re-establish their lives through housing and other services. The Mississippi partner of the Massachusetts-based nonprofit is run through Voice of Calvary Ministries. Stan is one of the luckier ones, his Sol-dier On caseworker Kim Wiggins said. Wig-gins said most veterans she meets with are in worse shape than he is—struggling with substance abuse or mental-health issues. “Some (veterans) have no structure and no sense of direction,” she said. “Not because (they) don’t know, but because (they’ve) not been taught.” Wiggins explained that a lot of younger veterans have been in situations where they are given instructions and told what to do their whole lives, and when they come home, the challenges can stack up against them in a sometimes unforgiving society. He Just Wants a Job Veteran homelessness is a state and na-tion-wide problem serviced through federal

and nonprofit programs. Soldier On part-nered with Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson in 2011 to bring services to Missis-sippi veterans. Recently, Soldier On received additional funding from the Supportive Ser-vices for Veteran Families, or SSFV, grant. Wiggins met with Stan recently at the Jackson metro McDonald’s to go through the intake process. Through Soldier On, Stan can qualify to receive 90 days’ worth of assistance paying for bills, finding a job and getting back on his feet.

Stan qualified for a veteran’s housing voucher through HUD, and he actually has a case manager through their program. He does not receive any benefits from the Veter-ans Administration, however, and he can use Soldier On funding to help with his security deposit on a new place, paying for outstand-ing bills from his last residence, electric and water bills, and other expenses that his HUD voucher won’t cover. Additionally, Soldier On provides ca-reer and job connections—Wiggins gave Stan the contact number of a career coun-selor at Voice of Calvary who can help him find employment and get back on his feet financially. Wiggins’ manager and the administra-tion in Massachusetts must approve Stan’s Soldier On application before he gets the go-ahead. Once he is approved, Stan will be able to afford to find a place and move in quickly, as soon as HUD approves his choice of residence. Stan finds it difficult to go to soup kitchens or other places where he can get a free meal because he doesn’t see himself as

in need as others. “Leave that for somebody who really needs it,” he said. Really, what Stan wants and needs is a job. Before Wiggins left, she handed Stan a card with her co-worker’s number on it—the one in the office who she insists will be able to help Stan find a job, maybe a temporary one at first but eventually a better one too. A Mobile Approach Soldier On was established as a hous-ing solution for homeless veterans. CEO

John Downing started the organization af-ter working with the prison population and those who struggled with substance abuse for years, realizing that a lot of those he worked with were veterans returning home from war with nowhere to go and limited resources for help. Downing opened the first Soldier On shelter in 2001. Now an entire permanent housing community has opened in Pittsfield, Mass., where veterans own their own apart-ments, in a community with other veterans. Soldier On also provides temporary fi-nancial assistance, like paying for rent or util-ities, without the restrictions that some fed-eral assistance programs put in place. They can provide health care, transportation, legal assistance and other support services that are sometimes overlooked for veterans. The goal is for veterans to use Soldier On services in the interim time so that they can find es-tablished housing and a job, or receive the health care and services they need. Soldier On’s model does not run out of an office; a mobile workforce is the key to their success, Downing said, because the staff

goes to them. The goal would be for case-workers to touch base with their clients two to three times a week. Downing said the model works better for veterans who might not have a home or car, let alone a driver’s license. The model eliminates the intimidating process of walk-ing into an office, the dehumanization of ad-mitting you need help by walking through a door and asking for forms to fill out. Wiggins’ office consists of two large messenger bags that she brings into Mc-Donald’s to meet with Stan. One holds a laptop, scanner, wireless hotspot, and other cords and chargers to support a completely mobile operation. The other bag holds files, and the various forms she walks her potential clients through. The computer and mobile scanner stay in her other bag throughout the initial consultation, until the end when she scans Stan’s VA card, so she can enter him into the Soldier On database system. It takes about an hour to go through the paperwork with Stan before Wiggins en-ters his information in the online database. Veterans are referred to Soldier On through their case managers, like Stan, or through a hotline they call in Massachusetts. The hotline will route the referral to the Voice of Calvary takes cases from anywhere in the state, so caseworkers do a lot of driving. Downing said, ideally, a case man-ager could handle 50 to 70 veterans at a time. Wiggins’ caseload looks a bit differ-ent. She feels overwhelmed with the 35 cases she has currently, and she said she prefers lower numbers. Soldier On recently received $2 million to give to its Mississippi partner, Voice of Calvary, from the SSFV Grant. There are 57,849 homeless and 23,154 unsheltered veterans in the U.S., according to the 2013 annual HUD homeless assessment report. In Mississippi, there are 220,389 vet-erans, about 600 to 700 of whom are home-less at some point during the year, Continu-um of Care partners say. The actual number of homeless vet-erans fluctuates, depending on the time of year. Several other programs serve home-less veterans in the state as well, including MUTEH Inc., Oak Arbor and Partners to End Homelessness. Voice of Calvary CEO Phil Reed is working to offer transitional and per-manent housing for veterans beyond the current services they offer within the next couple years through the Soldier On pro-gram in Jackson. Comment at jfp.ms/soldieron. Email Ari-elle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com.

Fighting For a Home After War by Arielle Dreher

Phil Reed, CEO of Voice of Calvary (left) and John Downing, CEO of Soldier On (right), partnered their organizations in 2011 to bring services to homeless veterans throughout Mississippi.

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One Hiccup ShouldNot Ruin FFT

Another GOOD Idea: Improving Pregnancy Care

I n a state with so many restrictions on sexual education and abortion, ostensibly to protect the health of women, the conventional wisdom should hold that Mississippi’s pregnancy statis-

tics should be stellar. But in fact, Mississippi was recently ranked the worst state in the nation to have a baby—despite being number one in cost of living and infant-care costs. While the Legislature wastes taxpayer dol-lars defending a law designed to close the state’s only abortion clinic to the Supreme Court, they’ve barely acknowledged the gaping hole in pregnancy care in the state. Mississippi has the highest infant death rate in the country. We also hold the last-place spot for the most low birth-weight and preterm births. These statistics are at least in part a result of bad policy and politicking. In a recent change of heart, the Legislature allotted $1 million to the Mississippi Department of Health to combat our infant mortality rate. Money is one thing; however, policy is quite another. The state de-partment of health is making the best of its new funds to partner with large organizations and businesses to educate women about services, op-tions and their choices as a mother-to-be, as well as asking hospitals to create policies to end early elective births that can lead to pre-term births and under-developed infants.

Additionally, the African American infant mortality rate was more than twice that for whites. Access remains a primary issue in the pregnancy care realm, and getting mothers in rural counties proper pregnancy care is not easy. But we need to do it anyway. There are only 44 hospitals in the entire state that a mother can give birth in. We have a small amount of mid-wives to counteract the lack of facilities. The state’s leadership, meanwhile, continues to keep the Affordable Care Act as far away as possible, a policy that might improve almost every aspect of pregnancy for women—especially those with no health insurance or access to prenatal care. The Mississippi Department of Health advo-cates for planned pregnancy, which should sound familiar, because organizations like Planned Par-enthood have the same goal in mind. A common thread runs through all of Mis-sissippi’s pregnancy problems: It’s a woman’s right, but she’s not right to exercise it according to the policy that dictates her every move. Why is it so diffi cult to imagine a world in which a woman can have access to safe birth control, abortion services and pregnancy care all in her lifetime? As we celebrate good ideas for Jackson and Mississippi in this birthday issue of the Jackson Free Press, leaders must realize that the solutions to most of what stands in the way of progress in our state starts with our women.

D uring the September Fondren First Thursday, I left my nail sa-lon in the basement of Fondren Corner to ride through the packed neighborhood in a golf cart my friend Ron Chane had lined up to move people around. Watching kids playing in the

crowd, I was struck by how diverse—in age, race and background—the event has become since Chane started the event several months ago. When we rounded a corner, though, I could see and hear young, black kids on a stage using every type of profanity they could use. I was embarrassed for myself and for them. It just hurt. As a black woman, not only were they calling me a n*gger, but they were calling me a b*tch, too—and at an early-evening event where small children could hear.

“Oh my God” was literally what fi rst came out of my mouth; my fi rst thought was “This has to be shut down immediately.” The guy driving the golf cart said, “That’s defi nitely not Chane approved.” As soon as I got off the cart, I ran Chane down. “Chane, Chane, that’s got to be shut down. That can’t happen. We’ve got young kids and families out here. I’m hurt. I’m offended,” I told him. He immediately went to deal with the problem. At that time and as a woman, it wasn’t a black thing for me; it was against the rules and unacceptable. They used the words b*tch and said they were going to do some nasty stuff. Initially, racism

had nothing to do with it for me, Chane or anyone else; we were offended by the lyrics. But Chane’s later reaction, saying he was going to block the whole genre, is when it all went left, as he quickly realized after peo-ple started calling him out for it on social media. Saying that FFT wouldn’t allow any hip-hop acts made it sound like all rap is bad, and it’s not. There can be hip-hop and rap without profanity. You have Q-Tip, you have Common, you have Mos Def, you have all kinds of hip-hop artists that rap without offending

anyone. It can be done. I love hip-hop. I like Jay Z, J. Cole. I like all genres of music. Hip-hop doesn’t automatically bring profanity and all these negative things. Those particular kids that night brought something bad.

FFT has rules against profanity for any band and for poetry. The kids just fl at out didn’t obey the rules, and we needed to protect a community event. As a business owner in Fondren, I don’t want to hear profanity in my shop, even if there is no FFT going on. I don’t want to hear it, period.

This was not the fi rst time the rules had been broken. Enough is enough. Still, Chane’s immediate response was taken in a harsh way, and I’m glad he real-ized it and quickly apologized. It was the right thing to do.

After that, I was really disappointed how we reacted, how my people re-acted. In so many situations, we ruin ourselves thinking we’re doing something right. It would be bad for us to say we’re not going to come out here or support this. FFT was intentionally built for all of us. How many events can you take your young kids to in the evening, no matter where the little kid is from or who his parents are, where they can get free T-shirts and just play and enjoy the dog park? It exposes people to each other. To say we’re not going to be a part of it be-cause of this one thing would be silly. I want hip-hop here in Fondren. Fondren is funky; we need everything and everybody.

The fact that Chane admitted the way he said it is wrong means he is reach-ing out, which we don’t always see. Do not shut out people who actually care! It would be great if DJ Venom and Chane could come together and put on an Offbeat show at FFT with artists who can put on a good show, and we can be in this family-oriented environment with everyone. What could be better for Jackson than that? It would also bust stereotypes.

We need to look each other in the eye, talk, socialize and network. We must collaborate on doing big things and events. Let’s not get on social media and throw jabs. Let’s hear about what we all want and get different opinions. If we’re all open-minded people, something’s got to pop off, and something posi-tive will happen. Every time we have a hiccup, we can’t boycott, we can’t shut things down, we can’t run from it. We all can learn from the mistakes, and all come out better people on the other end. This one hiccup should not ruin it.

Adrienne Williams owns Fondren Nails.

Email letters and opinion to letters@jacksonfreepress.com, fax to 601-510-9019 or mail to 125 South Congress St., Suite 1324, Jackson, Mississippi 39201. Include daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity, as well as factchecked.

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At the core of any successful city is a collection of thriving neighbor-hoods. Before our kids venture off into school or seek out new places

for recreation, it’s the very streets where they grow up that give them their first introduc-tion to a larger world. It’s where we make our first friends; it’s possibly where we go to church; it’s where we form our first opinions about this city we call home. I grew up in north Jackson—North-gate, to be exact. I was raised by a mother who, for the better part of my teen years, was president of our neigh-borhood association. Ev-ery month, I would walk with her to put flyers in mailboxes. I’d listen to her make calls planning the next meeting or sit next to her as she listened to fellow residents talk about their problems. Those meetings were my first encounters with then-Mayor Dale Danks and then-Councilman Louis Armstrong. To a kid, these figures seemed larger-than-life but tangible because a village of people who cared about where they lived surrounded me. That is where I learned about commu-nity. That is where I learned how important it was to be involved, and it’s a mindset that I took into adulthood. Now, I’m married with kids. I have a family of my own to look after, and that sense of responsibility for commu-nity is still with me. When we decided to move into Fon-dren, it wasn’t without some reservations. It wasn’t the Fondren that I grew up know-ing. It looked a lot different. But its bevy of eclectic faces seemed welcoming to me, and we decided it was where we needed to be. And as I was brought up, my first order of business was to join the neighborhood organization and get involved. Unfortunately, when I arrived, there weren’t too many faces that looked like mine. The second meeting was the same. And the three to four meetings afterward yielded the same result. It was then that I had one of two choices: stop going to the meetings or get more involved. I’m a doer, and by the year’s end, I was a member of the Our Fondren board. I watched as our neighborhood became the place to be. New businesses were pop-ping up; new residents were coming. I love Fondren—but I was starting to not like Fon-dren. Something didn’t feel right. Why were

Fondren, Belhaven or downtown the only places that I saw events like Fondren After 5 or Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights or beer festivals? And why weren’t there similar an-chor events in parts of south Jackson or west Jackson? Where was the growth? I think it’s cool that people come into Fondren or Belhaven every month for events, but what about the places where other folks live? In order for Jackson to truly flourish, all of its neighborhoods need to be healthy. All kids need to feel that sense of pride, of commu-nity, that I felt while watching my mom lead

an entire neighborhood. West and south Jackson deserve it. And they de-serve more than lip ser-vice, platitudes and sto-ries every night that run down where they live. I’ve been on board with the City of Jackson since February. In my ca-pacity as marketing spe-cialist for the Department of Human and Cultural

Services, I have the ability to create events that help highlight the good things about Jackson. In every part of it. My first order of business is to create sustainable models—consistent events like those in Fondren and Belhaven but for south and west Jackson. These events could bring residents and families out to have fun and fellowship with one another, create a sense of community again. I’ve heard the idea bandied about, but this can serve as a true call to arms. If you are a Jackson warrior, a resident of a south or west Jackson neighbor-hood, and you’ve got ideas on how, where and when the city can put these things to-gether for the fall, you’re needed at the table! If you’ve already begun working on an event, let us know, and the city can help. But for crying out loud, stop just talk-ing about it. Those events in Fondren and Belhaven only happened when engaged, passionate groups of people got together and created their own narrative. I refuse to be-lieve that same passion doesn’t exist all over the bold, new city! And we can show them better than we can tell ’em. And that’s the truth. Sho-nuff (Man! It’s been a long time since I typed that). If you seriously want to help plan commu-nity events for south or west Jackson residents, call Brad Franklin at 601-960-1537 or email bfranklin@jacksonms.gov. Once we have com-piled names and contacts, we will call a meet-ing and begin planning.

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T he JFP has long decided to celebrate our birthday by focusing on both Jackson’s progress and new big, hairy ideas (and a few smaller ones). Every year, we reach out to fellow Jackson warriors to help us come up with ideas to inspire all of you to action to make our city the best she can be. Post your ideas at jfp.ms/jxn13.

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1 Figure Out What We’re Good At In economic-development circles it’s called “clustering,” and it’s all about what your little post-age stamp—specifi cally, your region—is good at in an economic sense.

There are actually two types of clusters—traded and local. Local clusters are those that tend to create products or services that are consumed locally, such as health care, hospitality, real estate and retail—all things, by the way, that the Jackson metro area is good at. Traded clusters, then, are the types of business that your re-gion tends to export to others. According to clustermapping.us, one of our biggest industries probably wouldn’t surprise you—automotive. Our leader when measured by average wages is oil and gas production. Even more interesting is the industry that leads the Jackson metro in terms of job growth—education and knowledge cre-ation. (That’s followed almost immediately by automotive.) So what does that tell us? Classic clusters are places such as Silicon Valley (technology), the California wine country (wine) and, say, furniture in North Carolina or entertainment in Los Angeles or publishing and ad-vertising in New York. Those are places we readily identify because of the synergies that go with having interdependent businesses in the same geographical area. Instead of worrying about how a concentration of similar companies creates competition (like if a tech company should avoid Silicon Valley because other tech companies are already there), clusters point you to the shared resources that can be bent to a strong cluster—everything from a labor pool of qualifi ed workers to universities willing to serve your cluster with special-ized courses, to governments designing specialized programs and incentives. But what’s really important is to make sure you’re picking a cluster because there really is regional strength—not just because it’s cool. Jackson may not have the potential to be the Silicon Somethin-or-Nuther that people have tried too often in the past. The wine cluster in California isn’t just about wine production—

all sorts of ancillary businesses feed it from barrel and cork making to fertilizers and farm equipment to marketing and Internet retail-ing specialists. Knowing your cluster can be a big frackin’ deal. So that’s idea No. 1—let’s dig in and fi gure out what clusters really make sense for Jackson and the metro. I’m guessing medi-cal technology and instruction (centered on UMMC but perhaps encouraged at other colleges and universities), automotive and all the spinoffs—but there may be more to it. Let’s fi nd our clusters and then craft policies that encourage them to grow and fl ourish, thus creating jobs without giving up the farm to BigBoxCorp on the local level or RandomEnergyEx-periment.com up at the Legislature.

— Todd Stauffer

2 House the Homeless If we don’t know where to start to solve this shameful problem,

then at least put a roof over the heads of our homeless veterans fi rst. Reader J.C. Ramsier tagged us on an Upworthy.com post about Con-necticut’s decision to ensure their homeless veterans aren’t sleeping on the streets. This summer, that state became the fi rst in the U.S. to put all chronically homeless vets in housing or on the path to getting it. The state defi nes “chronically homeless” as be-ing homeless for at least a year or at least four times in the past three years, the Associated Press reports. Two cities in other states have housed their homeless vets, too: Phoe-nix, Ariz., and Salt Lake City, Utah. Connecticut has housed 300 homeless people in the last two years as well. The state decided to be proac-tive, responding to research showing that a government investment in hous-ing the homeless is actually cheaper over time than leaving people on the streets. (See jfp.ms/homeless_data.) The good news is that Soldier On and other groups are already on this in Jackson. Mayor Tony Yarber is also on board, saying the city will house every homeless veteran. Read more in Ari-elle Dreher’s story this week at jfp.ms/solderon. — Donna Ladd

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3 Increase Human Connection Reader J.C. Ramsier wants the city to “build in more increased

walking and biking infrastructure that benefits not only home values and the socioeconomically advantaged, but also improves resources and access for the most challenged in our society. Physical connection normalizes disparate groups and builds a sense of community. Of course, as a citizenry we need to decide to think differently about public transportation and park our dang cars more often. Much of the problem in Jackson is systemic: The bus-route system is antiquated as architect and thinker Roy Decker will tell you any chance he gets. We need to rethink it. Water can bring people together, reader Jeffrey Brown tells us. He wants the Pearl River to become what he calls a “front-porch gathering place” for the city: “I see miles of unused riverfront just waiting for some sort of activity and development for Jackson. I’m imagining our version of San Antonio’s Riverwalk. Tables, eateries, retail establishments all bordering a landscaped esplanade along the river. Even have small people pow-ered boats on the water providing short river excursions.” We would add that any plan that may some day come to fruition to de-velop waterfront property in Jackson, such as along the Pearl River, needs to have ample public green space and not be eaten up by private development (and certainly not a casino as we hear mentioned from time to time. No, no, no. See jfp.ms/pearlriver for cautionary reports.) Scott Crawford, the local LEGO city artist who is in a wheelchair, is most concerned with the creation of “Walk-able Communities” with fully ADA (inclusive) sidewalks. “The ‘hairy’ part of that is it will take actual building/investment/implementation, not just ‘planning,’” he writes, correctly. Chris Mims, the former commu-nications director of the city, wants us to build human connections by giving people more accessible and affordable places to hang out together inside, too. “We need to expand our ‘Shareable’ City model to include community cen-ters and libraries as sites where shared resources can be centralized, while af-fecting every part of the city,” he writes.

— Donna Ladd

4 Prevent Crime J a c k s o n Police Chief Lee Vance wants Jack-

sonians to understand that the po-lice cannot alone prevent crime, especially in a state where guns are so plentiful and, often, legal. Vance said that the key for every citizen is to engage with police by attending COPS meetings, Citi-zens Police Academies and other police-community events that bridges divides between residents

and police officers, and teaches safety tips to attendees. If we really want to prevent crime in Jackson long before it gets to the level of police inter-vention, the key is education, education, education. It is foolish to believe that all young people attending under-funded schools are getting the tools and training to avoid a life of crime, especially if they are growing up in trauma-filled homes and neighborhoods. Public education is vital, and must include textbooks and other

basics that many schools are lack- ing now because the state Legisla-ture will not follow the law. This issue transcends politics; it is time for Mississippians to force law-makers to follow the law and pro-vide adequate funding—in order to keep our communities safer, among other things. Vote for Ini-tiative 42 on the November bal-lot. See 42forbetterschools.org. For more ideas on making the city safer, including the im-portance of “Eyes on the Streets,” see jfp.ms/crime. — Donna Ladd

5 Create the Jackson Vacant Property Lab On Aug. 27, 360 tax-forfeited properties in the city of Jackson and surrounding areas in Hinds County became available to the public for a sealed bid auction. For many, this might have sounded like an

easy money-making opportunity. To many city and county officials this could mean increased tax revenue, and for many others merely a small step forward toward tackling the significant problem of vacant and abandoned properties in Jackson. Almost all of these properties are vacant; they represent less than

10 percent of more than 3,700 properties that have been forfeited to the state in Hinds County, and furthermore, these state-owned proper-ties are barely a quarter of all vacant properties in the county. The problem of vacant and abandoned properties has been grow-ing steadily over the years, and the recent housing crisis made the prob-lem significantly worse. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2013 vacant properties had reached about 13,000 (over 17 percent of all residential properties) in Jackson and well over 15,000 in Hinds County. Excluding for-rent, for-sale and seasonal properties, the city has well over 6,000 vacant properties. Most likely these are undercounts because the census does not include buildings slated for demolition, new buildings waiting for occupants, and they don’t include vacant commercial buildings. Many of these properties are often concentrated in a few neigh-borhoods. Therefore, their negative effects on quality-of-life issues are

often intensely felt by residents who still live there. For example, the West Jackson Planning Guide estimated that 41 percent of all lots were vacant in the west Jackson area. This problem is not unique to Jackson. Most of the older cities have been trying to grapple with this problem and have taken initiatives to “turn liabilities into assets.” Among many proposed solutions, such as countywide land-bank programs, sustained targeted investments based on neighborhood ty-pology systems, and temporary urbanism (community gardens, special events, festivals, concert series, stores and restaurants), City of St. Louis initiative one interesting idea in collaboration with Washington Uni-versity there. The idea of the “Sustainability Land Lab” is based on test-ing innovative ideas on creatively using vacant land and then using the lessons to inform policies and practices that address the management of vacant land. The traditional models of development are often based on a “highest and best use” analysis that only looks at the market conditions as understood by common developers. These analyses often ignore community needs and only focus on the extent of short-term profit-making abilities. In low-demand cities such as Jackson, this approach makes most redevelopment projects in poorer neighborhoods a non-starter. Addi-tionally, this approach excludes population that is heavily community-oriented, socially conscious and sensitive to the impact on the environ-ment from engaging in the development process. In November 2012, the Sustainability Land Lab organized a public competition for ideas on creatively reusing vacant land. Win-ners were awarded $5,000 in seed money and a two-year land lease for implementation. Ideas executed from the 2012 competition included Bistro Box (reusing shipping containers into compact restaurant and culinary destination); Chess Pocket Park (a chess-themed, low-cost, low-maintenance neighborhood park); The Mighty Mississippians (demonstration garden with native plants and cultural programs); Sun-flower+ Project (transitional solution with sunflowers); and Renewing Roots Urban Farms (a scalable farm for organic local produce). In addition to these winning entries, the competition also gener-ated many other ideas worth knowing. Read about them at http://landlab.wustl.edu/. Idea competitions are not new. Placing constraints of environ-mental and social considerations on ideas is not new, either. What is in-novative is the commitment to engage creative ideas with implementa-

tion that allows for practical testing. Implemented in Jackson, the City could partner with its uni-versities to organize a similar competition. A small fund-raising effort could generate seed money, and the City could offer similar two-year land leases on city-owned properties.

— Mukesh Kumar

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9Double Down on Shopping Local First With recent headlines about places

like Sam’s Club leaving Jackson and Costco passing the city by, it’s vital to remember how little those corporate-owned chains do for a local economy like Jackson’s. According to studies by the consulting fi rm Civic Economics, local independent businesses return 48 percent of their revenues to the community. That comes in the form of local labor and profi ts to the own-ers, procurement of supplies for inter-nal use, procurement of products for resale and charitable giving. For corporate-owned chains, the amount of money re-circulated in the community is 13.6 percent. That is, 86.4 percent of dollars you spend at a big-box retailer leave the local area. Profi ts go to Bentonville or Minneap-olis, banking is done elsewhere, fewer local accountants, attorneys, senior managers and others are employed; as a percent of revenue, even charitable giving tends to be lower. Obviously, shopping in Jack-son means a larger percentage of your sales-tax dollars go to Jackson’s infrastructure, including the spe-cial 1-percent sales tax earmarked for the purpose. But shopping with local businesses also creates more wealth in our communities, and

gives us more political power when it comes to shaping our future. When a neighborhood has a lot of success-ful business owners, its infl uence and its ongoing success tends to feed on itself—a phenomenon that seems to be at play in places such as Fondren. Local businesses can even be better for the environment, says the American Independent Business Alli-ance (amiba.net), as they tend to be smaller, in areas that are more dense (where people already live and can get there with less driving), and often don’t feel the need to develop unique, inexpensively constructed buildings with large paved surfaces for parking. Likewise, local businesses can be cheaper for municipalities (and thus keep taxes lower) because they require less construction (generally they don’t need new roads or traffi cs lights like a new big box does), and local busi-nesses tend not to get the same gen-erous incentives and tax abatements that big boxes frequently demand

from all-to-willing city councils. And don’t be fooled by “Shop Locale” efforts—Shoplocal.com, for instance, is a trademarked website owned by The Clarion-Ledger’s par-ent company, Gannett. The site offers digital access to circulars from primar-ily national outlets such as Wal-Mart and Home Depot; while shopping at a big box in Jackson proper might net the city a little more of those sales tax dollars, the multiplier doesn’t kick in. While shopping at franchises or big-box retailers may be necessary sometimes, shopping local fi rst is the way to combat that. Shift shopping as much as you can to benefi t yourself and the community. Oh … and what about Ama-zon? Sorry, online sales tend to circu-late about 1 percent of those revenues in your local community. So, when possible, spend with people investing their blood, sweat and dollars in our city, and make sure they feel the love.

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6Let the Sunshine In In the past year, both the Jackson City Coun-cil and Mayor Tony Yarber have put forth proposals to shine a light on the City’s beleaguered fi nances. First, in June, the city council approved a

$22,000-per-year agreement with Redwood City, Calif.-based OpenGov to convert fi nancial data into an interactive web-site. The company has signed up 275 cities, including Los Angeles. After becoming one of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities, Yarber’s administration began an initiative to en-hance the city’s “use of data and evidence to improve residents’ lives” through an open-data portal on the city’s website. Separately, these could be good fi rst steps. But the next steps should involve marrying up the two systems and expanding them. Really, what’s needed is a comprehensive city transparency policy codifi ed by city ordi-nance. The fi rst issue that such an ordinance should address is to spell out what information should be available, which personnel are responsible for uploading data, and a timeframe for doing so because these systems are only as good as the quality of information fed into them. Secondly, and this is probably going to take some funding, the City has to develop a better archival system for its documents, including meeting agendas, minutes, notices, recordings, contracts and campaign-fi nance reports. A lot of states have gotten on this bandwagon, albeit to vary-

ing degrees of effectiveness, but more and more cities are also real-izing the value of such policies. In California, the City of Oakland requires candidates to elec-tronically fi le disclosure information (Oaktown also limits political contributions to municipal candidates). Minnesota also has a law requiring municipalities to post campaign-fi nance reports online,

making it one of the strongest municipal campaign-fi nance laws in the nation.

Lastly, in the age of Twitter and Instagram, the city should develop a comprehensive social-

media policy. Jackson is now on our third mayor and, therefore, its third communications staff and third offi cial city social-media accounts in just a few years. These tools are important not just because they allow offi cials to disseminate information, but over time they tell the story

of Jackson. When written properly, the policies also cut down on the use of city resources for per-

sonal and political purposes, such as campaign fund-raising.

Jackson should follow the lead of cities like Seattle, Wash.; Austin, Texas; Tipp City, Ohio; and Snohomish County, Wash., that have developed policies to archive social media and give guid-ance on the dos and don’ts of offi cial city social media accounts. For true transparency, which encourages innovation and, ultimately, helps government’s balance sheets, the city shouldn’t go about it piecemeal. In the coming years, the city, government watchdog groups, media organizations and citizens should make it happen. — R.L. Nave

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7Listen to Young People More Often Ever noticed that a lot of peo-ple say they want to “help young people,” but seem to seldom have

any hanging around them, much less asking for their opinions and truly listening? We’re remind-ed of Frank Melton’s campaign for mayor; many young people warned that he was a very bad idea, but many adults weren’t ready to listen. But they were right. But now we have a different mayor, and that can mean potential to listen to young people. Artist daniel johnson, who does not capital-ize his name, thinks community members should work with the Mayors Youth Initiative to hire seven Jackson Public Schools juniors and seniors, one from each of the seven wards. Then, johnson says, “charge them to defi ne and research a local issue and an array of paths forward. Have them meet with their city council counterparts and the mayor along the way. Next, facilitate the student team to create an art engage-ment that inspires citizen movement on their issue. Meantime, think of ways you can engage young people, ask their opinions, empower them, believe in them, teach them, mentor them. Young people’s opinions matter and can help the city.

— Donna Ladd

8Create Radically Better Transit. Better transportation could change so much about life in Jackson and our dependence on cars (and being able to afford one.) Tim Kynerd writes: “I’ve toyed with the idea of rail

transit for Jackson, but as an incremental improvement, the bus system could be improved in four ways:

tantly, running much later in the evenings; Sunday service)

Yes, public transportation costs money. And it’s stymied by the fact that so few people take what’s here to help us afford more. It’s a classic Catch-22. Jackson also needs to take seriously the reality that many people cannot fi nd or keep jobs because they cannot afford transportation to get to them. In 2014, the city of New Ha-ven, Conn., conducted a study, “How Transportation Problems Keep People Out of the Workforce in Greater New Haven,” fi nding the data needed to spearhead change there in public transportation. “When you can’t fi nd or afford transportation to a job interview, job training or place of work, you give up after a while. This cycle is hard to break, and frequently moves from one genera- tion to the next, creating a downward spiral of long-term unemployment, poverty and despair,” the report warned. Read it at jfp.ms/newhaven for inspiration. — Donna Ladd

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After-School ProgramChildren’s Program provides a daily after school programs to approximately 105 inner-city youth during

the school year and a 7 week Summer Camp for 300 inner-city youth.

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11 Eat WellChristopher Mims, the former communications director for the City of Jackson, wants us to eat well. “I’ve been reading about

using local corner stores as community-supported agricultural box pick-up sites. It gets fresh fruits and veggies into more hands and can help combat the problem of food deserts. Edward Peter Cole II wants more “pop-up eater-ies” where two or three food trucks with chairs and music “pop up” in areas and times other than where they usually are. This would be great in closed-down businesses and blighted areas affected, he said. “It will give people who may not usually have the options some new food options in their areas. It will also give the vendors a chance to consider new service areas. I would love to see that done on Capitol Street on the weekends to start the fl ow of traffi c back downtown.” Meantime, check out Food Truck Fridays in Smith Park every Friday over lunch from now through Oct. 9, 2015. — Donna Ladd

13 Find an Idea Worth Spreading Mississippi’s fi rst TEDx conference, TEDxJackson, owes its existence to the idea that great

ideas should be shared. In 2014, several members of our founding team had privately entertained the idea of or-ganizing a TEDx conference. But only when we started talking with each other did we gain the momentum to make it happen. Even though we didn’t realize it at the time, we were living out the TED organization’s mission to advance “ideas worth spreading.” In a similar way, the concept of “ideas worth spreading” can serve as a catalyst that sparks innovation, economic vitality and quality-of-life improvements in

our city. In fact, I believe the blueprint for our city’s success lies in these three, deceptively simple words. First, notice that the focus is on ideas. It’s relatively easy to give a rousing speech, refl ect on a personal experience or challenge others to fi nd solutions to a diffi cult problem. But a shared idea is much more than just a novel thought—it’s a call to action. Great ideas provoke action. The more powerful the idea, the greater the response. Let’s look now at that second word. “Worth” is a judgment. It decides whether or not people will become inspired to act on an idea. In the business world, worthy ideas can attract investors, devoted employees, media attention and, yes, consumer purchases. But some ideas are worth more than money. In fact some ideas, are so worthy that people will devote their time and energy without expecting payment of any kind. How do you know whether an idea is worthy? The answer lies in the third and fi nal word of TED’s mission statement. Simply spread your idea around, and you will quickly fi nd out the truth. Sharing ideas is a surefi re way to overcome the bias we all have to prefer own ideas, especially when we’ve dedicated time and effort to them. While critiques may be humbling, such feedback can not only weed out weak ideas but also refi ne good ideas into great ones. To build Jackson into the great city we all know it can be, let’s work together to spread some worthy ideas and, most importantly, translate those ideas into action. Learn more, and apply to speak, at tedxjackson.com.

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There’s a Jackson 2020, a Jackson 20fi llinthe-blank, a Master Plan, a Grand Scheme...what we need is a short-term plan, dammit.

Tom HeadI would have suggested Revolution’s Corner. Seriously. That’s exactly what I’ve been saying downtown needs (a venue for light grocery shopping + casual, inexpensive socializing), and suddenly here it is.

Donna Ladd Maybe the hairy idea is going to great lengths to sup-port it, Tom. Kate McNeel’s Wish List 1. Send some people to the Jackson Women’s Health Or-ganization to ask protesters about how they feel about providing food, shelter, and education to poor mothers and children. Record their answers and put them on YouTube and then send them viral. 2. Do an analysis of the economic impact of changing the craft-beer laws. And then see if we can replicate that success. 3. Create an infographic or other interactive website explaining to the Phil Bryants of the world that the “cre-ative economy” is more than just white men with advertising agencies. They need to encourage actual creativity and creative people—of other ethnicities, religious views, etc. 4. Put up crosswalks from UMMC to the parking lot at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. Catherine Moore Lee I hope the city will support planning di-rector Eric Jefferson’s proposal to update the municipal comprehensive plan and give Jackson an opportunity to adopt a vision for city development that will include smart growth principles and inclusionary planning practicesDuan Carter Amen! Because these vacant commercial properties should be a lesson for us all. We don’t need to go down this road—where a company gets tax incentives and dips when the demographics no longer fi ts their “tar-get market.” Weigh in with your ideas for Jackson at jfp.ms/jxn13.

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10Start with RaceMany people have a natural tendency to want to jump past dealing with race

healing, reconciliation and the real demon in the room: race inequity. They think we can declare “all that behind us,” and just move on with everyone getting along now.Plus, they say, we can’t heal racism, anyway. The problem is that approach actually imbeds the inequities resulting from histor-ic racism in our nation that led to ingrained poverty, unequal schools, blighted neigh-borhoods. It left the playing fi eld unlevel, compouding the problems. What to do? Face racism. Learn what structural racism is and the prob-lems it creates today for everyone, in-cluding the symptom of crime. Get involved in race dialogue, whether the free dialogue circles offered by jack-son2000.org or the action-oriented Undoing Racism workshops by the Peo-ple’s Institue in New Orleans (http://www.pisab.org), which are powerful two-day immersions into what racism really is (not just interpersonal bigotry) and how we can all fi x it. As a commu-nity, we can learn and work together to become the nation’s most intentionally diverse city. See nic.org for ways.

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Myers wants more people from inside and outside Mississippi volunteering in the city—which can appeal to the types of people who want to make a difference while visiting a new place. “I’ve been batting around an idea for how to organize impactful “voluntourism” opportunities in the city and creating experiences that are mutually benefi cial for both service and host organiza-tions. Getting interested visitors and students to Mississippi here for a week of service learning. Understanding the challenges and opportunities in a city like Jackson. Hearing from com-munity leaders, visiting historic sites, and volunteering time and money on projects that directly support local organizations. See voluntourism.org for inspiration and fi nd Rachel on Facebook if you want to help her get this going. She’s a new mom, and could use the help. — Donna Ladd

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Yarrr, Mateyby Amber Helsel

O n a Saturday in July, many people gathered in the BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar dining area. Some sat at tables with friends, but some ended up at tables with strangers. They chatted as a serv-

er passed around opaque white drinks to everyone, which served as a preview to the main event: BRAVO!’s second an-nual rum tasting, where the guests tried Plantation Rum, a series of craft rums from Cognac Ferrand. The preview drink was an original daiquiri (not the frozen kind) that featured Plantation 3 Star White Rum. The daiquiri, which supposedly U.S. Congressman William Chanler of New York introduced to the U.S., was named for a beach and an iron mine near Santiago de Cuba. The original drink was served in a tall glass with cracked ice. The bartender or drink mixer would add a teaspoon of sugar, the juice of a couple of limes and three ounces of white rum. Because of wartime rationing in the 1940s, whiskey and vodka were hard to fi nd, but President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy, which opened up trade and travel relations with Latin America, Cuba and the Carib-bean, helped make rum-based and tropical drinks (among them a frozen daiquiri), popular. The Cognac Ferrand website says co-owner and mas-ter distiller Alexandre Gabriel’s intention for the company was to breathe new life into it while keeping the craft-based production methods. Today, Cognac Ferrand distributes its rums, gins and other liquors in more than 40 countries, and Mississippi now has a distributor for its rums. BRAVO! Bar Manager Chris Robertson said that before now, you didn’t see many craft rums such as Plantation be-cause of problems such as liquor laws and taxes. Once Mississippi began to get such rums, he said it introduced a new prob-lem. “Nobody knew about it because it was something new, it was something unsafe,” he told the tasters. “If you’ve been drinking Crown Royal all your life, and now you see a shelf of 10 different bourbons that you’ve never even heard of from states you didn’t even think made bourbon, how are you go-ing to trust that?” That’s why he and Nathan McHardy, who co-owns Briarwood Wine and Spirits with his wife, Leslie, decided to start doing rum tastings. “(The tastings) mainly started out as an educational thing, but now it’s a lot of fun,” he said. After the daiquiri, Robertson and McHardy introduced the fi rst rum, Plan-tation Trinidad 2001. Each Plantation Rum is distilled and aged on an island in the Caribbean, which Robertson said gives certain notes to each. The Trinidad rum has cinna-mon, tropical fruit, molasses and smoke notes. If you swish it

around your mouth, you can taste the spice, the vanilla, the molasses and other fl avors. McHardy said that the lengths Cognac Ferrand goes through to produce different fl avors in the rum is evident when you taste it.

The tasters at BRAVO! tried four vintages, including the Trinidad, Barbados 2001, Jamaica 2001 and Guyana 2005, and each had different fl avor profi les because of their island roots. The Barbados, my personal fa-vorite, was distilled in a column and traditional pot still, and then aged nine years in bourbon and sherry casks and three years in cognac casks. You could taste the different fl avors—the exotic fruit, the vanilla, the sherry, the cognac. The third was interesting be-cause in addition to smoky notes, it also had a slightly meaty tone, possibly from Jamaicans roasting meat on the island. Tasters also tried Plantation’s 20th An-niversary rum, which is a blend of the company’s oldest reserves. The cellar master at Chateau de Bonbonnet blends

selected Caribbean-aged rums, and then the mixture matures in French oak casks for 12 to 18 months. Double-aging gives the rum a more refi ned fl avor. The last rum tasters tried was Plantation Rum’s pineapple rum. Instead of being sweet like

many may expect fl avored rums to be, the pineapple com-bined with the rum to create a beverage with many layers. While Plantation Rum isn’t cheap, it’s affordable for a craft rum. It runs anywhere from $40 to $80, depending on which one you get. And if you’re used to brands such as Bac-ardi or Malibu, trying a craft rum may seem intimidating, but once you experience it, you may never look at spirits like that the same ever again.

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The Hazards of Being a Thinking Woman at Bars

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“W hy should I apologize for being smart?” my friend asked me. I, be-ing (I think) an intelli-

gent person, recognized this as a rhetorical question and responded in kind. This came on the heels of a couple of instances that I’ve come to collectively refer to as “Hazards of Being a Thinking Woman at Bars.” And then, Sloane Crosley’s recent New York Times op-ed entitled, “Why Women Apol-ogize and Should Stop” explored the para-doxical phenomenon of how we’re presented with lots of strong female role models, yet contin-ue to apologize profusely all the time for our mere ex-istence and for things that are not our fault. There’s even a Twit-ter hashtag, #sorryimnotsorry. While intended to be humorous, it’s one of those things that falls in the “funny because it’s true” category—we apologize even for not being apologetic (though men some-times use it, too). Why do we do it? That goes back to my friend’s question about be-ing a thinking woman. The first of two recent incidents was one I experienced. On a Friday evening, I found myself without plans or company, and I didn’t want to head right home after work. I didn’t mind being alone—sometimes, I prefer it—but I did want to be around some activity as I unwound from the week. With a new novel in tow, I headed to grab a spot at the bar of a local restaurant that has a busy Friday happy hour. I knew I’d be surrounded by hustle and bustle but would still be able to enjoy my read. I settled in with a cocktail, observed the crowd around me and tucked into my book (“The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion. It quickly sucked me in, and I recommend it as a fun read). Then, a guy saddled up to say, dripping with mockery, “What, are you do-ing, a book report or something?” Now, I get it. Maybe most people don’t sit at a bar reading. But plenty actually do; I see it quite often among people dining alone and business travelers. Pretty much

whenever I go somewhere by myself to eat at the bar or wait for takeout, I have reading material with me, be it a magazine or book. It gives me something to do, is more intel-lectually stimulating than scrolling through Facebook and provides a topic of entry if someone wants to chat. But this fellow seemed to actually be of-fended that I was reading, and I don’t think his mockery would have been the same had I been, say, taking selfies with my phone. I ended up talking with him (turns out, we

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time, he kept referring back to my reading and ribbing me about it. As if I were some sort of freak show or novelty. It

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week, it turned out that a friend had a similar experience. One evening, I met her for an after-work beverage at the bar of one of our down-town haunts. When I headed home, she stayed to get some

takeout. While she waited, she pulled out her journal to do a little writing. And then, as she related it, the bro next to her leaned in over her shoulder to snark, “Oh … so you must be important or something.” What was she supposed to say to that? I feel that what we have in these ex-amples are case studies. Granted, they’re ex-ceptions to the rule; on countless occasions, I’ve read at a bar in total peace or been in-terrupted only to be engaged in interesting conversation sparked by the material. Be that as it may, I continue to notice incidents like this lately. I haven’t come up with a solution or snappy comeback, yet, but I do think I’ll dig a little deeper and start responding with questions of my own. Maybe I’ll ask questions like “Do you think that’s funny or cute?” or “What would be a more acceptable thing for me to be do-ing?” (Is the answer trolling for dudes to buy my drink, instead of enjoying my own compa-ny and paying for it myself? I hope not.) I’ll continue some field research and re-port back. I just picked up a new book, so I am armed and ready.

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L ong before Jackson musicians Joey Plunkett and Vince Johnston launched samba-infused jazz-rock group Paperclip Scientists, they were writing songs while huddled around a four-track recorder.

Johnston, whose parents are missionaries in northeast-ern Brazil, moved in with Plunkett’s family in Clarksdale while the two were still in high school, and not long after, they began fleshing out their first tunes. For almost a decade, Plunkett and Johnston played in progressive-rock band Geronimo Rex before the group disbanded in 2009. Then, in 2011, they met velvet-voiced singer and percussionist Adib Sabir, who was recording a jazz project at Johnston’s Brudog Studios in Pelahatchie. “We heard him sing, and I was like, ‘Man, we’ve got to do something that he would want to sing on,” Plunkett says. “We took a couple of our songs and reworked them into a format that we thought might appeal to him. We showed them to him and started with three or four, which turned into 30 or so.” Johnston and Plunkett began regularly writing and demoing new tracks, calling the group “Project Paperclip” at first, a CIA-like codename that matched the level of secrecy that surrounded the music itself. “Nobody knew about it, and we didn’t want to tell any-body because we were still trying to dupe Adib into singing on it,” Plunkett says. “It was such a departure from what we’d done, but we both like Brazilian music and reggae and jazz

and all these (genres). We aren’t standard players, though, so we said, ‘How can we be true to all these things we like, bring them together and make something different out of it?’” These days, Sabir has become a permanent—and compliant—member of Paperclip Scientists, alongside Plunkett on acoustic and backing vocals, Johnston on electric guitar, and his brother, percussionist Ky John-ston. To keep their sound exciting and fresh, the band mates often bring in additional musicians, many of whom come from Sabir’s infinitely long list of talented friends. Through his years in the Jackson music scene, Sabir also became acquainted with Cassandra Wilson and Rhonda Richmond, who connected him with Ojah Me-dia Group. That relationship paved the way for Paperclip Scientists’ debut full-length album, “The Quest for the 100th Monkey,” which hits stores Tuesday, Sept. 22. Plunkett, Sabir and Johnston handled nearly every angle of production themselves and brought in a variety of Mississippi musicians to bring out new angles in the songs, including guitarists Daniel Karlish and Ryan Rogers, key-boardist Tyler Kemp, bassist Johnny Hubbard and percus-sionist Rufus Map. Of course, there’s always room for an out-of-state ringer like bassist Bryan Beller, who has played with acts such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Dethklok. “It gives the music a different flavor,” Plunkett says. “They could hear what I did and get a basic vibe, but it was like, ‘You don’t have to stick to anything. You’re the guy.’ Ei-

ther it’s going to work or it’s not. A lot of it worked, and we’re pleased with how it came out and pleased with the experience of working with these different musicians.” Fans of the album can also expect a different experience when they catch the band in person. As Paperclip Scien-tists developed over the years, the members found their live sound drifting further from the sound of the new album. And that’s OK, Plunkett says. “One thing I like about Brazilian artists is that they’re constantly changing formats, how they do things, but the song remains the same,” he says. “Every time you do that song, it’s an interpretation of it. It doesn’t have to be exactly like it was on the album. That’s a photograph. That’s a point in time. Every live performance after that, having different interpretations of it makes the music richer and more acces-sible to different people at different times.” However, Paperclip Scientists has two elements that they don’t plan on changing: soul-bearing lyrics and pure musicianship. “It’s not contrived,” Sabir says. “There’s no big trick. It’s exactly what it is. It’s good, sincere, honest music. I think people like that and need to have that. We didn’t go in a studio and use auto tune. This is real musicians playing real music.” Paperclip Scientists’ album, “The Quest for the 100th Monkey,” is available on iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby Tuesday, Sept. 22. For more information, visit paperclipscientists.com.

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Before Fatih Ozcan, the Mississippi representative for the Dialogue In-stitute of the Southwest, moved to the United States in 2002, he didn’t

fully recognize the importance of com-munication between different cultures. The nonprofi t organization, which follows Islamic scholar and social advocate Fethul-lah Gulen’s teachings of tolerance and mu-tual understanding, was in development in Houston when Ozcan fi rst became in-volved. When he visited a Christian church one Sunday, the pieces connected.

“I realized that people are believing differently, but they’re still believing,” he says. “They’re worshipping, to me, the same god. That was the moment that I re-alized the message of Gulen is timely and powerful. Since then, I tried to be involved in as many opportunities as possible with this organization.” That included moving to Jackson in 2009 to help launch the Mississippi branch of The Dialog Institute, which now has offi ces in New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, in addition to its

central offi ce in Texas. One way that Oz-can is helping to bridge the gap between different faiths and cultures is through a program from the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi, which takes place Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Thalia Mara Hall. “The Whirling Dervishes, what they represent is really close to our goals,” Ozcan says. “At The Dialog Institute, we help pro-mote mutual understanding, respect and cooperation among people of diverse faiths and cultures, and we try to create opportu-nities for communication and meaningful shared experiences to reach that. Through the Whirling Dervishes program, we hope to bring Mississippians a hint of all the re-markable ways of achieving these goals.” Like The Dialog Institute, 13th cen-tury Islamic mystic and poet Mevlana Jala-luddin Rumi grew up around clashing cul-tures. In the area of Turkey where he lived, Rumi regularly interacted with Muslims, Christians and Jews, and became known for his tolerance and understanding. The story behind his now famous “whirling” is that Rumi heard a blessed rhythm in the hammering of goldsmiths while walking through a marketplace that spoke the words, “There is no god but the God.” He was so fi lled with joy that he stretched out his arms and began to spin. His followers in the Mevlevi order, one of the Sufi orders of Islam, continue this prac-tice as the Whirling Dervishes, and in 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Organization acknowledged

the act as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. “Spirituality is a common factor for ev-eryone, and when he felt the grace of God, Rumi realized that everything in the uni-verse depends on turning,” Ozcan says. “He considered turning as a divine worship of nature, and by turning, he basically wanted to join the prayer of nature.” At the same time, Ozcan says that you don’t have to be a member of the Muslim faith to appreciate the program—far from it. Throughout the years, the Whirling Der-vishes of Rumi have added other cultural elements to their joyous and love-centered ceremony, including music and art. The Dialog Institute even hosts a reception with a calligraphy show in the lobby immediately following the program to allow guests to in-teract with the Dervishes and discuss. “Experiencing these cultural elements and exposing them to other cultures is very important to understanding that there are other ways of living and other deities in different parts of the world, but (we) are still human beings,” Ozcan says. “… We have a very beautiful thing here in the United States, but they have a beauti-ful thing over there, too.” The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi per-form at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Tickets range from $15 to $40. For more information, call the Dialog Institute of Mississippi at 601-454-4782 or email jackson@thedialoginstitute.org.

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G rowing up with a business-minded father and schoolteacher mother, singer-songwriter Maggie Koerner knew that her education should come fi rst. The Shreveport, La., native says she was for-

tunate that her parents did not make her get a job during college so that she could focus all her energy on school. She maintained a near-perfect GPA and received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University in Shreveport in 2009. When she decided that she wanted to pursue music instead of getting her master’s degree in child counseling, though, the rules shifted. “My dad was like, ‘Well, you’re going to be a waitress from 7 to 2, and then you can do your music. That’s what musicians do, right? They’re waitresses,’” she says. At age 22, Koerner found herself using her psychol-ogy degree not only in her songwriting, but interestingly enough, also at work at her father’s restaurant, Southfi eld Grill, because “sometimes people don’t treat waitresses very nicely,” she says. While waiting tables in Shreveport, Koerner began put-ting videos on YouTube. That caught the attention of pro-ducer Brady Blade, who worked with her on her fi rst album, “Quarter Life,” which she released in 2011. During that time, she met New Orleans-based rock band The Revivalists and decided to move to New Orleans in order to progress

beyond her regular four-hour bar gigs. Koerner says she wishes she had other musicians in her family, but considers the artists with whom she performs in New Orleans her “brothers from other mothers.” “I’m really good friends with Cardinal Sons—they’re from Jackson,” she says. “Their drummer is my drum-

mer, David Shirley. I write and play a lot with Joe and John Shirley. Since they’re related, they have these amazing blood harmonies. I’m so envious of that.” After Koerner wrote and recorded her second album, “Neutral Ground,” releasing it independently in 2013, her career began picking up momentum for a time until her regular guitar player left for Nashville. “I kind of just put my hands up in the sky and said, ‘Jesus, take the wheel on this one.’ I didn’t know what to do,” she says. “Then, Galactic called me, like, the next week and asked me to be their singer.” Koerner toured the country as the funk and jazz jam band’s lead vocalist for a year and even appeared alongside vocalists such as Macy Gray and Mavis Staples on Galactic’s latest album, “Into the Deep,” which hit stores in July of this year. All the while, she was writing and recording for her next album, which is still awaiting a release date and title. For now, Koerner is back out on the road with her own music. She performs alongside Paul Thorn, the Kudzu Kings, The Marcus King Band and Sweet Crude at this year’s International Gumbo Festival, which kicks off at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at Smith Park (302 Amite St.). Tickets are $15 at the gate or $10 in advance through jacksongumbo.com.

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WEDNESDAY 9/16 Project Homeless Connect Week is 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Jackson. Includes a picnic Sept. 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Poindexter Park, and the seventh annual Homeless Conference Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.). Free; call 601-960-2178 or 601-960-1572. … “Crimes of the Heart” is at 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play is about the plight of three young Mississippi sisters. Additional dates: Sept. 17-19, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 20, 2 p.m., Sept. 22-26, 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 27, 2 p.m. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

THURSDAY 9/17 Project H2O—Africans in America Monthly Film Fest is 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.) in the Community

Meeting Room. This month’s film is “W.E.B DuBois: 4 Voices.” Free; 601-918-2698. … The Poets in Autumn Tour is at 7 p.m. at Redeemer Church (640 E. Northside Drive). Synergy on the Spot presents this showcase of po-ets Jackie Hill Perry, Janette...IKZ, Ezekiel and Preston Perry. Admission $15, VIP $25, student with ID $10, group prices available; piajackson.eventbee.com.

FRIDAY 9/18 “Jackson Nights: The Virgo Experience” is 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Churchill Smoke Shoppe (Smith-Wills Stadium, 1198 Lakeland Drive). The party for Yardboy Entertain-ment and Mississippi Move co-founder Mac Epps’ birthday includes live music, food and a cash bar. Mz Bridget Shields, Jesse Robinson, Tonya Boyd Cannon, Southern Komfort Brass Band and Kerry Thomas perform. $10 in advance, $15 day of event; call 601-918-4350; tiny.cc/virgoexperience2015. … Strung Like a Horse performs at 9 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The southeastern-based bluegrass band is known for the “gypsy punk” style of music. $8 in advance, $10 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

SATURDAY 9/19 The BankPlus International Gumbo Festival is 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). The annual event with a gumbo cook-off and music is a fundraiser for the Har-old T. and Hal White Memorial Scholarship. Performers include Paul Thorn, Kudzu Kings, Maggie Koerner, Sweet Crude and The Marcus King Band. $10 in advance, $15 at the gate; call 601-292-7121; jacksongumbo.com. … No Fil-ter is at 8 p.m. at Center Stage (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 410). Enjoy comedy from Rita B., David Mallard and Nardo Blackmon, and music from Meika Shante’ and DJ Energizer. Food provided. BYOB. For ages 21 and up. $10; call 601-988-5358; email energizerent@gmail.com.

SUNDAY 9/20 The Jane Austen Society of North America—Missis-sippi Region’s Author Event is 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eu-dora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). In the Ellen Douglas Room. Meet Deborah Yaffe, author of “Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom.” Free; call 968-5811; jasna-mississippi.com.

MONDAY 9/21 Author Rick Bragg signs copies of his book, “My South-ern Journey: True Stories from the Heart of the South,” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

TUESDAY 9/22 WellsFest Art Night is at 5:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The annual event includes an art auc-tion, local food and music from Andrew Pates. Free ad-mission, art for sale; call 601-353-0658; email arden@ardenland.net; wellschurch.org.

WEDNESDAY 9/23 History Is Lunch is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Gordon A. Martin Jr. discusses his book, “Count Them One by One: Black Mississippians Fighting for the Right to Vote.” Free; call 576-6998. … The Whirling Dervishes of Rumi is 7:30 at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The Sufi dervishes from Konya, Turkey, perform to ceremonial music. $15-$40; call 601-454-4782; email jackson@thedialoginstitute.org.

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Events at William F. Winter Archives and His-tory Building (200 North St.)

Sept. 16, noon. The speaker is Alysia Steele, author of “Delta Jewels: In Search of my Grandmother’s Wisdom, will present “Delta Jewels and the Power of Oral History.” Sales and signing to follow. Free; call 601-576-6998.

Sept. 23, noon. Retired judge and law professor Gordon A. Martin Jr. discusses his book, “Count Them One by One: Black Mis-sissippians Fighting for the Right to Vote.” Sales and signing to follow. Free; call 601-576-6998.

-ship Series Sept. 17, 8:30-11:30 a.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). In the Thad Cochran Center Community Room. Scientists, educators and advocates present and discuss research and policy issues regarding child health and child health disparities. Dr. Paula Braveman is the keynote speaker. Free; call 982-8467; email mljones2@umc.edu; umc.edu.

Millsaps Friday Forum Sept. 18, 12:30 p.m., at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.). In room 215. Judge James Graves talks about the documentary, “The Loving Story.” Free; call 601-974-1061; email kenneth.townsend@millsaps.edu; millsaps.edu.

Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m., at Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive). The theme is “Hollywood to Bollywood.” The annual black-tie event is a fund-raiser for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Includes dinner, live and silent auctions, and music. Reservations required. $150; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

“A Rapper’s Words” Comic Book Release Party Sept. 19, 9 p.m., at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Quanstar promotes his new comic book and his album, “Play Games.” Includes music from Coach K. Free; call 376-9404; quanstarmusic.com.

A Killing Gentleman: Alexander McClung, the Black Knight of the South Sept. 21, 2-3 p.m., at Manship House Museum (420 E. Fortification St.). Historian H. Grady Howell Jr. examines dueling in Mississippi and the life of Col. Alex-ander McClung, contemporary of Charles Henry Manship. Free; call 601-961-4724; email info@manshiphouse.com.

Ballet, Bluegrass & Beer Sept. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Brown’s Fine Art and Framing (630 Fondren Place). The Friends of the USA IBC’s annual membership party includes music from Bill & Temperance, Mississippi-made craft beer and artwork from Laurin Stennis. RSVP. Admission included with membership purchase (payable at the door); call 601-355-9853, ext. 204; email friends@usaibc.com; usaibc.com/support/iba.

Visiting Artist: Jerry Jenkins Sept. 20, 1:30-5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive). Jenkins uses the West African djembe drum to teach children creative writing and literacy skills. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

We Are Jackson Food Truck Friday Sept. 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). Along Yazoo Street. Purchase lunch from a variety of food trucks and enjoy music from a live deejay. Limited seating available. Free; call 601-960-1084.

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Sept. 19, 3 p.m. Sample six vodkas with Chris Robertson of BRAVO! and Major Markow from Cathead Vodka. RSVP. $40; call 601-982-8111; email chrisr@bra-vobuzz.com; bravobuzz.com.

Sept. 20, 4 p.m. Sample a variety of Zinfandels such as Pedron-celli Rose of Zinfandel, Martella Lodi and Earthquake. RSVP. $45; call 601-982-8111; email tanyab@bravobuzz.com; bravobuzz.com.

Guenoc Wine Tasting Sept. 21, 6-8 p.m., at Amerigo Italian Restaurant (6592 Old Canton Road). Sample four wines from the Guenoc Win-ery paired with bruschetta and tiramisu. Reserva-tions required. $21 per person plus tax and tip; call 601-977-0563; amerigo.net.

Recess Run Sept. 17, 6 p.m., at Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St.). Fleet Feet is the host of the run. Includes a prize for the best back-to-school outfit and a book drive. Free; call 899-9696; email info@deepsothpops.com; fleetfeetjackson.com.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s Sept. 19, 9-11 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The annual three-mile walk is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. Check-in is at 9 a.m., the opening ceremony is at 9:45 a.m. and the walk is at 10 a.m. Fundraising encouraged; call 960-1515; email afboyd@alz.org; alz.org/walk.

“Crimes of the Heart” Sept. 16-19, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 20, 2 p.m., Sept. 22-26, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

No Filter Sept. 19, 8 p.m., at Center Stage (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 410). Comedy from Rita B., David Mallard and Nardo Blackmon, and music from Meika Shante’ and DJ Energizer. Food provided. BYOB. Ages 21 and up. $10; call 988-5358; email energizerent@gmail.com.

Symphony at Sunset Sept. 17, 7 p.m., at The Cedars Historic Home (4145 Old Canton Road). Enjoy music from the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Bring blankets, chairs and picnic bas-kets. Reserved seating with dinner available for sponsors. Free; call 981-9606; fondren.org.

Poets in Autumn Sept. 17, 7 p.m., at Redeemer Church (640 E. Northside Drive). Poets include Jackie Hill Perry, Janette..IKZ, Ezekiel and Preston Perry. $15, VIP $25, student with ID $10, group prices available; piajackson.eventbee.com.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) Sept. 18, 9 p.m. $8 in

advance, $10 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. The special guest is blues legend Bobby Rush. $8 in advance, $10 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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Sept. 17, 5 p.m. Ron Rash signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuria-books.com; lemuriabooks.com.

the Heart of the South” Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Rick Bragg signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuria-books.com; lemuriabooks.com.

Sept. 23, 5 p.m. Stuart Stevens signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

Sept. 17, 5:30-8 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). See creations from d+p Design Build, SwingLab, NunoErin, 555 Custom Designs and Davaine Lighting, and purchase cui-sine from Chef Nick Wallace. Includes cash bar. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Project Homeless Connect Week Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Sept. 16, 1-3 p.m., Sept. 17, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., in downtown Jackson. Includes a service fair Sept. 15 from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and a picnic Sept. 16 from 1-3 p.m. at Poindexter Park, and the seventh annual Homeless Conference Sept. 17 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.). Free; call 601-960-2178 or 601-960-1572.

Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation’s Charity Sept. 18, 7-10 p.m., at Mississippi

Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Includes refreshments, a cash bar, entertainment and a $500 drawdown raffle. This year’s honoree is Dr. Mary Gail Smith. $50 (includes one raffle ticket), additional raffle tickets: $10 each or three for $20; call 601-366-5874; mssicklecellfoundation.org.

Sept. 20, 1-6 p.m., at Murrah High School (1400 Mur-rah Drive). The Prancing Stepperettes, Purple Dia-monds, Jazzy Jewels of Crystal Springs, Glamour Girls, Ladies of Sparkle, Glamorous Gems and Pink Ladies of Vicksburg perform. Unwrapped toy donations welcome. $10; call 601-918-6805.

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Sept. 19, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). The annual event with a gumbo cook-off and live music is a fund-raiser for the Harold T. and Hal White Memorial Scholarship Fund. Performers include Paul Thorn, Kudzu Kings, Maggie Koerner, Sweet Crude and The Marcus King Band. $10 in advance, $15 at the gate; call Ardenland at 601-292-7121; jacksongumbo.com.

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H ere’s a number that currently means nothing: 149. That’s the University of Mis-sissippi Rebels’ combined score

from their first two games. But that won’t matter if the Rebels take a loss in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 19.

Besides jaw-dropping offensive numbers in the first two weeks, we re-ally don’t know that much about the Rebels. The game against the Univer-sity of Tennessee at Martin looked like adults playing against children, only the adults didn’t take it easy against the kids. Fresno State looked shell-shocked after a 28-point first-quarter assault, and they didn’t have any chance against the UM offensive and defensive blitzkrieg. The University of Alabama is a different animal. The Crimson Tide al-ready has a quality win over the Univer-sity of Wisconsin and are used to being in big games. Yes, the Rebels beat Ala-bama last year, but that was in Oxford,

and the Tide will want revenge. Unless the Rebels are true playoff contenders, you can expect Alabama to hit back when UM starts swinging. The winner of this game could have the inside track to winning the West. Meanwhile, Mississippi State Uni-

versity scored a 34-16 win against the University of Southern Mississippi in its first week, but coach Dan Mullen waited too late to unleash Dak Prescott against Louisiana State University in game two. The Bulldogs quarterback put on a show once he was allowed to run the up-tempo, no-huddle offense that suits him and the MSU offense the best. The first-half conservative approach was the telling factor in MSU’s 21-19 loss. After a loss to MSU, the Univer-sity of Southern Mississippi proved that Hattiesburg might have hope again. The Golden Eagles dominated Austin Peay and showed they should contend for a bowl game if injuries don’t derail them.

Jackson State University fell to 0-2 on the season, losing to both Middle Tennessee State University and Tennes-see State University, due in part to giving up two 64-yard touchdown passes. The good news for the Tigers is the last time they started 0-2, which was in 2012,

they played in the SWAC Championship game. Alcorn State University didn’t have a chance against the Georgia Institute of Technol-ogy, who won 69-6, but the Braves bounced back nicely to win 31-14 at Alabama State University after a slow start. The Braves are still on track to defend their SWAC title. The University of New Mexico and Southern Univer-sity blew out Mississippi Val-ley State University in its first games. The scoreboard wasn’t pretty either time, but the fact that the Delta Devils fought until the end in both games is something to build on. After a solid home win against Fort Valley State Uni-versity, Delta State University had to battle back from a defi-

cit on the road for a win against Texas A&M-Commerce. The Statesmen leave the Mississippi just twice more this sea-son as they continue to climb the polls. Mississippi College beat Texas Col-lege 61-6 in the first week, and MC battled No. 13 University of North Alabama for three quarters before falling 17-34 in its second game. The future looks bright for the Choctaws as they continue to adjust to life at Division II. Millsaps College beat Belhaven University 52-23 in week one, but both teams lost to Division III top-five teams in the following week. There’s no shame in that, and both teams should have brighter days ahead.

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Mississippi State University quarterback Dak Prescott entered the Bulldogs game against Louisiana State University too late to turn it around.

FROZEN ROPE: This term is used in baseball, when a batter hits a hard line drive directly to the out-field. The ball’s trajectory resembles a frozen rope.

NUTMEG: This term de-scribes when a soccer player kicks the ball between an opponent’s legs and then sprints around the player and regains possession.

FARTLEK: This term trans-lates roughly to “speed play” in Swedish. A run-ner sprints at maximum intensity. Periods of easy jogging follow.

FULL NELSON: In this move, a wrestler encircles one or both of the oppo-nent’s arms underneath the armpit and secures them at the neck.

THURSDAY, SEPT 17 NFL (7:25-11 p.m., CBS/NFLN): The end looks near for Peyton Manning, but judge for yourself as the Denver Broncos hit the road to face the Kansas City Chiefs.

FRIDAY, SEPT 18 High-school football (7-10 p.m., ESPN2): Mississippi gets some national exposure as Wayne County High School hosts Archbishop Rummel High School out of Louisiana in a prime-time showcase.

SATURDAY, SEPT 19 College football (3-6 p.m., SECN): Mis-sissippi State should have little problems with Northwestern State to get its second win of the season. … College football (5-8 p.m., ESPN3): Jackson State is still on the road as it takes on SWAC power Southern University. … College football (6-9 p.m., ESPN3): South-ern Miss should get its first win on the road against Texas State. … College football (8-11 p.m., ESPN): Pace yourself so you are ready for the rumble in Tuscaloosa between the Univer-sity of Mississippi and Alabama.

SUNDAY, SEPT 20 NFL (12-3 p.m., Fox): The New Orleans Saints get to come home and face rookie quarter-back Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers as they look for their first win this season.

MONDAY, SEPT 21 NFL (7:30-11;30 p.m., ESPN): Former MSU running back Josh Robinson will try to get the Indianapolis Colts their first win of the season at home against the New York Jets.

TUESDAY, SEPT 22 Documentary (8-9 p.m., SECN): “SEC Sto-ried: Tigers United” tells how Missouri football player Michael Sam told his college teammates he was gay before he later told the world.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 23 Volleyball (7-9 p.m., SECN): Mississippi State is currently 7-3 and the middle of the SEC as the team hits the road to face 4-5 Alabama. Millsaps’ foe this week, the University of Chi-cago, used to be a member of the Big Ten confer-ence and had the first Heisman Trophy winner, known then as the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, in halfback Jay Barwanger.

The Saints’ season-opening loss against the Cardinals wasn’t the start the team’s fans hoped for. New Orleans struggled on defense early and late, and the offense settled for too many field goals.

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