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Lumumba officially announces candidacy for mayor

Lumumba officially announces candidacy for mayor

Monday Jackson Ward 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba officially announced he is running for Jackson mayor in 2013.

Lumumba said Monday he wants to be the people's mayor and will make jobs and economic growth a priority.

Helping to Find the Best: Zata|3

Helping to Find the Best: Zata|3

In days of old, a farmer planted his crops in the spring, tended them through the summer and harvested in the fall with a well deserved winter break. But growing seasons have changed – and so have the seasons of politics. That’s the analogy that a busy Brad Chism gives to explain his political consulting firm, Zata|3. He says politics is a year round business that just gets busier every election cycle.

Congressman Alan Nunnelee to speak at MC School of Law graduation

Congressman Alan Nunnelee to speak at MC School of Law graduation

Mississippi’s First District U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee will be the keynote speaker at the Mississippi School of Law’s spring graduation on May 11.

The program begins 10 a.m. that Friday at First Baptist Church Jackson... Read More

March For Equality is Tomorrow

March For Equality is Tomorrow

 

A march to bring awareness and more funding to Mississippi’s fight against AIDS is coming to Fondren tomorrow at 9am.  18 year old Bob Gilchrist says he will lead a group from Fondren Plaza at Rainbow Co-op to the State Capitol to not only bring awareness to the diesease but to Jackson’s gay community. A press conference is set for 11am on the steps of the Capitol.

Alan Huffman talks politics with Belhaven students

Alan Huffman talks politics with Belhaven students

Published author, journalist, and political researcher Alan Huffman recently shared his new co-authored book "We’re With Nobody" and talked with Belhaven University students about current politics and writing.

Huffman visited Belhaven before his flight to New York to be on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

His latest book, about the world of political opposition research, opened up an insightful discussion between the author and students involved in Belhaven University’s Political Science, Creative Writing, and History Departments... Read More

PHOTOS: Gibbs family visits Washington

PHOTOS: Gibbs family visits Washington

Justis, Debra and Ariana Gibbs met members the Mississippi congressional delegation Tuesday in Washington D.C.

The family will attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night as guests of the delgates.

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Local student, family to attend State of the Union address

Local student, family to attend State of the Union address

Local student, family to attend State of the Union address

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Justis Gibbs, the president of the sophomore class at Murrah High School, and his family will be in the audience Tuesday night when President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address.

Justis, along with his mother, Debra Gibbs, and sister, Ariana, a junior at Spelman College and a 2009 Murrah graduate, will be the guests of Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep.