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JACKSONIAN JUSTIN GLOVER/VIVIAN MONTGOMERY

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fter praying to RuPaul, Justin Glover, also known as Vivian Montgomery, walked out of his apartment in Belhaven in front of a group of tennis players in 2013.

It was the first time Glover, 25, went out in drag. Donning a silk robe, a leopard-print skirt and showing his hairy chest, Glover shook with terror.

He remembered a similar time when he went to a party in a dress and wig. “I can’t stop shaking,” he said to a friend then. His friend replied: “It just means you’re full of magic.”

Glover made it to his car after leers from the tennis players, hopped in and began repeating the names of all the drag queens he could think of. On the drive to Jackson’s Bottoms Up Club, Glover thought that if all of those queens had done it before, so could he. Now, he says, it’s not scary to go out as Vivian anymore.

Blooming into Vivian wasn’t easy. Growing up Southern Baptist in Alabama forest, Glover struggled to accept himself.

Eventually, the time came for Glover to come out to his family and church. He didn’t want to be gay, but he considered it his cross to bear. His pastor told Glover to delineate his carnal desires from his spiritual desires.

During a group prayer to “pray the gay away,” Glover felt a stretch in his heart, like someone pulling a rubber band “I would feel it pop,” he said. “I realized that that sensation was God telling me that it was a part of me. I read in the Bible, ‘A good

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tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit.’ The fruit of me loving and accepting myself has been me feeling love and peace. The fruit of trying to deny those parts of myself left me wanting to die.”

Glover moved to Washington state after he graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in international business in 2012, There, he met people who told him God loves him without condition. When he spoke to his parents about being gay again, the first words out of their mouths were, “I love you.”

“It’s a long harrowing road,” he says. “I had to fix my internalized homophobia. But today, I love myself.”

Glover commits two to four hours to become Vivian Montgomery. He sews his own gowns and crafts extravagant headpieces to complete the Grace Jones-inspired jazz singer fusion. Her name is an homage to a family member and spiritual guide who passed away, and to his Alabama roots.

“My favorite word for drag queen is ‘shapeshifter.’ It’s a magical and divine and sparkly work we do,” he says. “To go from a boy to a beautiful, statuesque Amazonian.”

Glover often fears for his home and his job but proclaims his queerness proudly.

“Live loudly, as authentically as you possibly can, because you are of divine worth,” he says. “And the world has already been deprived of too many of our voices.”

—Zack Orsborn

Cover photo of Jean Ones Austin

by Trip Burns

8 Maybe MAEP. Maybe not.

The debate over public-education funding heats up.

33 Filling the Space

For this year’s Town Creek Arts Festival, the Mississippi Museum of Art will partner with Art Space 86.

38 Bucking Trends with Motopony

Seattle indie group Motopony dares you to pin down its sound.

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EDITOR’S note

by R.L. Nave, News Editor

An Open Letter to My Sister, and Men Everywhere Dear Gabby, Hey, sweetheart. How’s school?

I’m going to assume that, based on the fact that you haven’t sent me any class papers to review, you don’t have many writing courses this semester. Or maybe you do, and you’re handling them just fine by yourself.

In any case, I hope the semester is going well and that you are looking out for Josh. Have you settled on a Broadway musical for your American Sign Language exam? If not, I’d recommend “The Lion King.” I know I talk about it all the time and, of course, you were too young to remember, but when you were a little baby, and I worked at the movie theater, I’d take you to see it. You’d get so excited during that opening sequence and the “Circle of Life” song.

In any case, I know you’ll pick the perfect tune. I’m so proud of you for sticking with sign language. I never thought that ASL would be something you would have chosen to study, much less for three years.

Then again, you never cease to surprise and amaze me. I know I’ve said this before, but I’m really proud of how far you’ve come as a student, even if it kind of bums me out that you need me less and less to help with writing assignments (you have an open invitation, of course).

I would say that I hope you’re taking time to enjoy yourself, but from scrolling through your Instagram and Facebook, I already know that you are.

The blue dress? Really? I’ll keep my comments to myself because you’re a grown woman now and make your own decisions. Besides, whatever outfit you decide to celebrate the weekend and why it makes you happy to wear it is for you.

It’s no one’s business to form an opinion about, not even mine or dad’s.

The hard part of being a big brother is that we’re always in the position of being proud of our intelligent, dynamic, beautiful little sisters on one hand while being wary—loathsome, really—of guys who are attracted to you for different reasons.

You probably remember—or maybe you don’t—me shooting boys and young men dirty looks who fixed their gaze on you a little too long or stared at the wrong part of your body. I kept (OK, I keep)

As the saying goes, “Purity culture is rape culture.” mental notes of the names of young men who make comments I don’t like under your photos on Facebook. Sometimes, I wish you didn’t post certain pics at all (see: aforementioned blue dress). I’ve even thought, half seriously, that I might need a big, scary gun just in case anyone ever tries to mess with you.

After all, in America, isn’t the only acceptable response to a man hurting a woman you love to bring a firearm to the situation?

Deep down, I hope I know better.

And to be perfectly honest, I think I know the whole overprotective big brother (or father) thing isn’t about you; it’s about me.

It’s not about women; it’s about men. Of course, I do feel an obligation to protect you as my kid sister as I do to protect mom, dad, Josh or anyone else in the family. Like

every other male in this country, I grew up in a culture where girls are expected to be innocent and pure, and where manhood is defined by men’s ability to protect the purity of “their” women. In other words, in our culture, a woman’s value is measured largely in terms of her relationship to a man who is “strong” enough to protect her honor.

And the danger in that—expecting women to meet some standard of purity or respectability—is that when some man decides that a woman’s purity is compromised because of her low-cut dress or that she’s not a virgin, he assumes that gives him permission to ignore or abuse her humanity.

As the saying goes, “Purity culture is rape culture.” Expecting a woman to meet some man’s idea of respectability is absurd, like saying Mike Brown didn’t deserve to live because he was no angel. I know that, like everybody back home, you’ve been following stuff in Ferguson fairly closely.

It may seem strange, but I’ve been thinking about Mike Brown a lot as I’ve been following news about football player Ray Rice, who was kicked out of the league for abusing his former girlfriend and now wife, Janay, and researching and writing about men’s attitudes toward violence against women.

You could even modify the expression to say that respectability culture is hate culture. What we’re really talking about is unchecked power and victimhood and how invested people who hold power are in the spiritual and physical death of people with less power. As Ferguson has unfolded, I’ve been confounded by people who seem to have a spiritual commitment to believing Mike Brown was some kind of soulless fiend, of which I doubt human beings are any more capable of being than angels.

I just don’t get that. But I also don’t get how some men—and I’m talking about black men, especially—can be outraged over how Mike Brown was killed, but wonder aloud what a woman did to provoke her boyfriend into knocking her unconscious. I know these brothers; I’ve talked to them. They are as lost and ignorant and in need of selflove as the racists celebrating each nugget of negative information about Mike Brown as it has been leaked to the news media the past few days.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. The system that produces violence against women produces violence against black and brown folks, LGBT folks, poor people and children. That system is almost biologically dedicated to protecting people like Darren Wilson and Ray Rice instead of seeing people like Mike Brown or Janay Rice. Or you. As a black woman, you get the worst of both worlds, and that scares me to death.

I wish our society would reckon with that. But that reckoning doesn’t mean expelling one rich man from a professional sports league or even filing formal criminal charges against Darren Wilson for shooting Mike Brown, who was walking in the middle of the street. It doesn’t mean teaching black boys to pull up their pants or young women to cover up their bodies.

Reckoning will come when we create a world where we teach boys that a knockout punch, much less six bullets as in Officer Wilson’s case, should never be considered an appropriate response to a human being who is not behaving the way we think that should—even if the offense is hurting our little sisters.

Again, that is not your burden; you have enough on your plate. That burden belongs to me and men everywhere.

—R.L. Nave

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Ronni Mott

Micah Smith

Jane Flood

Dustin Cardon

Amber Helsel

Genevieve Legacy

Tommy Burton

Kimberly Griffin

Freelance writer and editor Ronni Mott has been a Mississippian since 1997. She’s an award-winning writer and a yoga teacher, just stumbling and fumbling toward bliss like everyone else. She contributed to the cover package.

Music Editor Micah Smith has had it with these snakes on this plane. He enjoys liver, fava beans and a nice Chianti.

He’ll have what she’s having.

He contributed to the cover package.

Jane Flood has led a full life.

She has lived in countries all over the world, taught Pilates to Saints, written a romance novel and fed Thai royalty. She currently lives in Fondren. She wrote a food story.

Web Editor Dustin Cardon is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. He enjoys reading fantasy novels and wants to write them himself one day. He wrote week in review.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel graduated from Ole Miss with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lane Kim is her spirit animal., and her patronus is a squirrel. She loves eating and pretending that dinosaurs exist.

She wrote an arts story.

Genevieve Legacy is an artist, writer and community development consultant. She works at Hope Enterprise Corp. and lives in Brandon with her husband and youngest son. She wrote a music story.

Music Listings Editor Tommy Burton is keeping the dream alive, one record at a time. He can usually be seen with a pair of headphones on. He wrote a music story and compiled the music listings. Send gig info to music@jacksonfreepress.com.

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.

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The attack came two days after a recent convert to Islam killed one Canadian soldier and injured another in a hit-and-run before being shot to death by police.

Thursday, October 23 The European Union pledges an additional 100 million euros to fight Ebola, as the blocâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders press to raise 1 billion euros to fight the deadly virus at a two-day EU leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; summit.

Saturday, October 25 Islamic State fighters launch a new offensive on the northern Syrian town of Kobani near Turkeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s border. â&#x20AC;Ś The World Health Organization reports that more than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola and nearly half of them have died.

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Sunday, October 26 Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong plan but cancel a referendum on whether to stay in the streets or accept government offers for more talks. â&#x20AC;Ś Ukrainians overwhelmingly back two pro-Western parties in the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first parliamentary election since former President Viktor Yanukovychâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ouster.

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Monday, October 27 The Israeli government advances construction plans to build around 1,000 housing units in parts of Jerusalem that Palestinians demand for their future state.

Tuesday, October 28 The United States climbs three places to 20th out of 142 nations in the Geneva-based World Economic Forumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gender Gap Index, thanks to a narrowing wage gap and more women occupying political offices.

MAEP Opponents Complain About Program They Helped Implement

by Anna Wolfe

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any people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support counts each student enrolled but lowers the said the Mississippi Department of Educathe Mississippi Adequate Edu- base student cost applied to each student, tion is pushing for, would increase costs by cation Program, which aims to meaning they would be equivalent. Rep. almost $40 million. Brown said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support schools across the state Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of know how Pickering got this number as the with necessary resources, believe the formula algebra, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which everybody loves,â&#x20AC;? he joked. formulas should produce a number that is is faulty.

Those who want this method are not relatively the same.

But few go beyond that in their ex- looking to get greater funding; they simply Still, the state hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even approved usplanation. want an easier way to count students. ing student enrollment instead of ADA, so A report released Oct. 20 by State AuPickeringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s data show that using student Pickeringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s analysis seems more precautionditor Stacey Pickering highlights the com- enrollment in the MAEP formula, which he ary than anything. plaints of opponents of the formula Pickering told the JFP Tuesthe state uses to how much money day that the data used in the calcushould be allocated to the program. lations in his report came from the Pickering, a Republican, calculated Mississippi Department of Educathe difference between the costs of tion. MDE is the agency that uses MAEP if its formula were to count MAEP each year when making its students by enrollment instead of annual budget request. average attendance.

And the state isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully fundRight now, the formula for ing MAEP currently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shortMAEP uses average daily attening a system that was designed to dance, or ADA, which means that short a system in the first place,â&#x20AC;? if schools do not have a good atsaid Shannon Eubanks, principal tendance rate, they will be given of Enterprise Attendance Center in less money even if they have more Lincoln County. The state shorted students enrolled. This can be probpublic education approximately 12 lematic because schools have to espercent this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about $250 milsentially count every student, and it lionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from what it says is needed can be difficult to determine what for an adequate education. constitutes an absence because the Another complaint of Pickstate requires students to attend eringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is that schools can inflate the class for two-thirds of the day to be numbers of their students to get counted as present. greater funding. But Eubanks said Shannon Eubanks, principal of Enterprise Attendance Many education advocates Center in Lincoln County, thinks those who fault the that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happening because when it would like the formula to instead formula of MAEP simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to fund public comes time for state testing, schools use student enrollment, which education in the state of Mississippi. must have 95 percent of their COURTESY SHANNON LINDSEY

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Jackson Brown Bear. Maybe at JFP Chick Jam Nov. 1?

Gov. Phil Bryant as any one of the Village People.

Mayor Tony Yarber dressed as an inspiring napkin. #napkins #nevergetsold

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves as Mr. Potato Head.

Willow the Fondren pony dressed as a unicorn.

Ward 4 Councilman Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keither Stamps as Barney the Dinosaur (he loves purple).

Jeff Good dressed as the Standard Life building.

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler as a peacock.

Travis Childers dressed as a Democrat.

State Sen. Chris McDaniel as The Ghost of Elections Past.

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students take the test. If a school inflated its numbers and were, in turn, unable to account for that number in testing, the school would get punished, and their grade would be lowered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The notion that schools are going to inflate numbers for money â&#x20AC;Ś it just rings hollow,â&#x20AC;? Eubanks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creating an argument that practically canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen today.â&#x20AC;?

The auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report also states that MAEPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current structure is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;mandates are not in place to require districts to target funds to classrooms and students, nor does proper accountability exist in the current system to ensure that state taxpayer funds are spent on students and needed resources.â&#x20AC;?

Pickering suggests the money is being spent on administrative costs, as opposed to on the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a popular Republican argument against MAEP. Eubanks said that is impossible because there is not a system in place to use MAEP funding on a schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration. Rather, because the funds have been cut for students and teachers, schools are dialing back, hiring less-experienced teachers with smaller salaries.

Schools then continue using local funds for administrative costs, which stay relatively the same.

When it comes to the accountability, Brown said â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Pickering) can complain about that all he wants,â&#x20AC;? because the Legislature has stripped the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oversight for education spending time and time again.

Eubanks said limited state control is how it should be, because the leaders on the local level know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who can be trusted to know the needs of students: School personnel or disengaged legislators from a different part of the state?â&#x20AC;?

Eubanks wrote in a response to the report on Facebook.

Appropriations Chairman Rep. Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, had not read the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report by Thursday and did not want to comment on it.

Brown thinks the entire report is a way to defeat the Public Schools Funding initiative on the ballot in 2015 that would change the state constitution to require the state to provide support of â&#x20AC;&#x153;adequate and efficient system of free public schools,â&#x20AC;? by undermining the formula.

When it comes down to it, MAEP is the formula. The state Legislature designed the then approved it on two occasions to determine how much money is needed to give all

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do not believe that public education can work.â&#x20AC;? children in the state an adequate education at a minimum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Gov. Haley Barbour, we had a committee that was made up of legislators and business people and school people. â&#x20AC;Ś We had the same experts come back in. I was on the committee. We studied it for months. â&#x20AC;Ś The formula was passed again by the Legislature,â&#x20AC;?

Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To say that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something wrong with the formula means that the Legislature has been dumb twice. The very people that (are) arguing against this voted for it.â&#x20AC;?

If state leaders do not believe the formula is accurate, they should be working to find a solution, Brown said, not continue failing to fund the current program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rather than attack the formula, why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they just say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to fund education?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really saying,â&#x20AC;? Brown said.

Eubanks reiterated the belief that Mississippi leaders simply do not want to pay to better public education because they do not believe in it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the agenda by many in our state government on the state level is this: They do not believe that public education can work in Mississippi and â&#x20AC;Ś they think privatization is the answer, even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been proven not to be,â&#x20AC;? Eubanks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that there are some leaders that would be willing to put up with a substandard education if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay for it, because their kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend those schools.â&#x20AC;?

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Sellers: Schooling the City Council

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schools in place for our kids. The things that I see (being a real) emphasis on are: economic development in the ward and the city, building our tax base by attracting business that will bring jobs for citizens, so our citizens don’t have to go seeking employment in the suburbs. We can’t do anything about the fact that the Braves decided to locate in Pearl.

We can’t fix the fact that the Renaissance (at Colony Park) is a mile outside of the city limits. But we can be more attractive to businesses that want to establish themselves in the city of Jackson. So (we need to work) with those business leaders, (make) sure they know that Jackson will support them, (do) what needs to be done on crime prevention, (the) education system and for infrastructure (so) You have not run for public they feel comfortable moving office before. Why now? their businesses into the city.

My wife finished med school We’ve got some ecoa few years ago and is in the pronomic development happencess of finishing (her) residency at ing in our ward right now on (University of Mississippi Medical a large scale with the District Center). I’m establishing my ca(at Eastover) project. I’m really reer as a teacher. Honestly, I never excited about that, just the resaw politics on the horizon for me freshed new vibe that will bring anytime soon. It’s something that to that area and potentially the interested me, but I assumed it first new movie theater in Jackwould be much later. With that son in years and years. said, at the end of the summer, But even on a small with Mr. (Quentin) Whitwell scale, we’ve got business owners resigning, we were interested to like Nathan Glenn who have see which way our ward would been established in Fondren go with candidates. Then, after a for many years but sees the Richard Sellers, 31, wants to bring his experience as a few announced (their candidacy), appeal of northeast Jackson to special-education teacher to be a booster for Jackson I started thinking about it more bring a new business in and just Public Schools. and more, and it seemed like an opened The Feathered Cow. So opportunity, through the special we’ve got business owners in election, (whereby) I might be the city seeing northeast Jackable to serve the city of Jackson. tors to move through the process quickly and son thriving, and it’s going to be a good help our businesses and our citizens get back place to relocate or locate new businesses.

Looking back at the city council over to life as normal.

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the past year, is there any vote or discussion you wish you could have been a part of—something they got wrong, something they got right?

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One thing we’ve really got to do a good job on is infrastructure. (With) the late mayor (Chokwe Lumumba) coming in and working on the sales-tax increase and getting the council involved, I would have liked to have been involved in the implementation of that. Some of the ways they’ve done the oversight committee, I’m interested to see how that process works.

What about that process has troubled you?

I just want to make sure that the council, the people with boots on the ground, have the authority to spend the money on

the priorities that the city needs. We’ve got a lot of needs in the city. We’ve got 8 percent of our mainline water pipes over 100 years old. We’ve got to address those issues. Repaving projects like Fortification (Street) that are going to be budgeted into that increase, I think we’ve got to manage those better because our business owners were really hurt by the lengthy process. So hopefully, the council can have some influence in getting contrac-

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ichard Sellers comes from a long family line of educators. Currently a special-education teacher at Brandon High School and a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Sellers, 31, believes serving on the Jackson City Council is a natural extension of his service experience.

Sellers and his wife, Amanda, a medical student at UMMC, do not have children, but Sellers says he is passionate about making Jackson Public Schools as desirable for families to send their kids to as local private academies and suburban school districts. If elected, Picayune native Sellers promises to leave his teaching job to give all his attention to being a councilman.

Have you developed a wish list of infrastructure projects for Ward 1?

The streets, mainly. The potholes, making sure they’re fixed in a timely manner. Making sure that the boil-water notices are held to a minimum and that the problems we’re having with the water system are addressed. We’ve got about $15 million that we’re going to be able to spend on projects, and the mayor is saying that could be four to 10 projects. But there are hundreds of millions of dollars in projects across the city, and we need to prioritize what’s most important for the city as a whole, not just northeast Jackson.

What else does the ward need?

We need to make sure we have good

In northeast Jackson, there are often tensions between business and residents. We saw that with Whole Foods, for example. How would you help manage those conflicts?

The good thing about me being in that Ward 1 position is that I’m going to be there everyday. I’m going to reach out to our residents. This is going to be my first priority; whereas, individuals who have served in the past have had to split their time between personal business, the city council and other obligations. I feel like I will be able to listen to what our residents are saying, get an idea of what their needs are and then balance that with the needs of our local business owners and try to come to resolutions.

What’s your assessment of the

business climate in Jackson?

Jackson does seem to have a reputation of not being friendly with business. I think that comes from previous administrations, long before Mayor Yarber’s administration.

And I think he’s doing a great job reaching out to businesses. I think we have similar backgrounds coming from education.

Mayor Yarber is someone I think I could work well with and together we could change some of that perception that Jackson is a tough place to do business. I think, in general, Jackson has an image outside of the city limits is less than desirable, from crime to poorer education systems (that) tarnishes Jackson’s name a little bit, but I think there are some misconceptions there.

And I think there’s a lot of ignorance outside of Jackson as to what’s really happening in (the city). Jackson is thriving in a lot of ways. You look at the revitalization of Fondren in the past 10 years and how it’s exploded with business and economic growth, and it’s a great place to raise a family now. I think that can happen all across this city.

Our new police chief, Lee Vance, is going to do a great job with JPD. He’s a guy that’s been with the department a long time.

I think he sees the needs, and I think he’s passionate about changing the crime problems in Jackson.

Dr. (Cedrick) Gray at JPS, he’s got a vision for what he wants to do, but as a city we’ve got to support. All the stakeholders (need to) jump in and be involved, not just the principals and the teachers, not just parents. Businesses, community members, all have to buy into JPS and make sure all our schools are a great place to learn.

Do you have children?

Until Amanda finishes residency, it’s probably not the best idea. But moving forward, we do want to have children, and we want to send them to public schools in Jackson. Right now, I don’t know if that’s the best option, but I want to be a part of that change, for JPS to be a place where anyone could send their kids.

I think you have a lot of middle-aged families who live all across the city who have kids and, by the time they get to be school age, have to make that decision whether it’s best to send them to a school that is failing, or is it easier to move to Clinton or Rankin or Madison to get a better education for their kids if they’re not able to afford (Jackson) Prep or (Jackson Academy)? Prep and JA are wonderful schools. They are an asset to our community, but they’re not for everybody. I think we need to have a good publicschool option for our citizens in Jackson.

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TALK | poverty

How to End Persistent Poverty

by R.L. Nave

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he U.S. may be digging out of the worst recession since the 1930s, but looking around Mississippi, you might not know it.

Today, public-school funding is still more than $600 less per student than before the Great Recession struck. Since 2008, the state has slashed K-12 funding by almost 13 percent, more than just about any other state, a report from the Washington D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows.

Even as the national economy has recovered and revenues have ticked upward, Mississippi has failed to start reinvesting in education, the report states.

Meanwhile, children continue to face an uphill climb, nationally and in Mississippi.

A new report published Oct. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that children’s well-being is at a 20-year low, with one in four children living with food insecurity and hunger and one in three battling obesity.

In addition, 7 million children still lack health insurance and every day, an average of five kids are killed with guns, the JAMA report shows.

“Poverty is a very complex issue, and there are a number of complex variables that create this situation. Because of that, we need a comprehensive approach to addressing it,” said Dr. Corey Wiggins, executive director of the Jackson-based Mississippi Economic Policy Center.

In Mississippi, he points out, half the state’s 82 counties have experienced persistent poverty, where at least 20 percent of the people have lived in poverty for three decades.

On Thursday, Oct. 30, MEPC will host a policy conference themed “Tackling Persistent Poverty: Why Here? Why Now?” at the Jackson Convention Complex.

The event coincides with the 20th anniversary of HOPE Enterprise Corp., a financial-services nonprofit that is also based in the capital city.

Each of the four convention plenary speakers will focus on a different framework to look at poverty. Michael Cormack, of the Mississippi-based Barksdale Reading Institute, will lead the discussion about education.

Nick Johnson with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities will discuss state fiscal policy; Andrea Levere of the Corporation for Enterprise Development focuses on challenges to asset building; and Dwayne C. Proctor of the Princeton, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will lead the discussion about health care.

“If (you) want people to have a good education, and you want people to work, and they need to work, then people need to be healthy,” Wiggins said.

You need to have good schools, more money going into work-force development programs and making sure that people are able to build assets so that if they run into hard times, they have assets to help them come out those rough cycles.”

The MEPC policy conference takes place Thursday, Oct. 30, from 8:30 a.m until 1:30 p.m. Registration is free. For more information and to register, visit mepconline.org.

Comment at www.jfp.ms. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

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More than half the counties in Mississippi have seen high rates of poverty for 30 years. The Jackson-based Mississippi Economic Policy Center will host a conference this week that aims to take a holistic approach to ending persistent poverty in the state.

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TALK | elections

Here Come the Judicial Races

by Anna Wolfe

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s they say, Mississippi likes to elect everyone from dog catcher to governor. That includes judges, who must run every four years. Here’s a look at the judicial candidates who will appear on local ballots Nov. 4.

Mississippi Court of Appeals for District 4

Seat 2 Patricia Wise: Chancery Court 5th District Judge Patricia Wise is running for reelection for the second seat of the 5th district uncontested. She was first elected in 1989 and most recently reelected in 2010.

Wise earned her law degrees from the University of Mississippi and was admitted

Hinds County Circuit Court District 7

The Circuit Court hears felony criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits from County, Justice and Municipal courts and from administrative boards and commissions. The 7th district covers Hinds alone.

Virginia Carlton: Mississippi Court of Appeals 4th District Judge Virginia Carlton is running for reelection for the first position of the 4th district, uncontested.

Carlton, a Mississippi native and certified military judge, has served on the Court of Appeals since 2007. Carlton received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi in 1986 before getting her law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 1989.

From 1990 to 1998 she served active duty in the Army, and then entered the Army reserves. She entered the Mississippi National Guard in 2007, where she is a judge advocate general officer.

Carlton also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for district 100 for three years from 2004-2006.

Hinds County Chancery Court District 5

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The Chancery Court is a trial court that hears cases dealing with equity, domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces, guardianships, sanity hearings, wills and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. The 5th district covers Hinds alone.

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Seat 1 Dewayne Thomas: Chancery Court 5th District Judge Dewayne Thomas is running for reelection for the first seat of the 5th district uncontested. Thomas has served in the Chancery Court since 2006 and was reelected in 2010.

He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi in 1977 and his law degree from Mississippi College in 1980, the same year he was admitted to the Mississippi Bar. Thomas worked as an attorney for 26 years before his judicial election and served for nine years in the state Senate.

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The Court of Appeals hears appeals before they are taken to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The 4th district represents the southwest region of the state covering half of Hinds County. The other half of Hinds is covered by the 2nd district.

It’s election time for judges in Mississippi. In Hinds County, three seats are up for grabs and on the ballot Nov. 4.

to the bar in 1984. Before becoming a judge, she specialized in areas of domestic relations, personal injury and general civil practice as partner of Dockins & Wise in Jackson.

Seat 3 Denise Owens: Chancery Court 5th District Judge Denise Owens is running for reelection for the third seat of the 5th district uncontested. She was elected in a special election in 1989 and reelected last in 2010.

Owens received her undergraduate education at Tougaloo College and earned her law degree from George Washington University in 1979 and admitted to the bar the same year. Owens was partner at Owens and Owens and taught as an adjunct professor at Hinds Community College and Jackson State University before she was elected to the court.

Seat 4 William Singletary: Chancery Court 5th District Judge Bill Singletary is running for reelection for the fourth seat of the 5th district uncontested. He was first elected in 1994 and his most recent term began in 2010.

Singletary received his undergraduate education at Mississippi College and his law degree from University of Mississippi and was admitted to the bar in 1977.

Seat 1 Jeff Weill Sr.: Circuit Court 7th District Judge Jeff Weill is running for reelection for the first seat of the 7th district. Weill was elected to the Circuit Court in 2010 after having served as Ward 1 councilman for Jackson City Council.

Weill received his undergraduate education from Michigan State University and his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1982. He underwent mediation training at Harvard Law School in 2003.

“I’ve been moving the criminal docket along at an efficient pace, and I believe that’s helping to keep people safe,” Weill said.

Ali ShamsidDeen: Ali ShamsidDeen is running against Weill for the first seat of the Circuit Court for the 7th District. Currently serving as a municipal court judge for Jackson, ShamsidDeen ran for the same seat against Weill and lost in 2010.

ShamsidDeen has served in the U.S. army, practiced law with his own private firm, and held the editor position at the Jackson Advocate newspaper. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Washington, his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law and his master’s degree in public policy and administration from Jackson State University.

Seat 2 Tomie Green: Circuit Court 7th District Judge Tomie Green is running for reelection for the second seat of the 7th district uncontested. Green was first elected to the court in 1999 and her latest term began in 2010.

She serves on the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998 and practiced law with the Jackson firm, Walker, Walker & Green before that. Green earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Tougaloo College in 1972 and her master’s degree in education from Jackson State University in 1976. She received her law degree from Mississippi College School of Law in 1983.

Seat 3 Winston Kidd: Circuit Court 7th District Judge Winston Kidd is running for reelection for the third seat of the 7th district uncontested. Winston was first appointed to the seat by Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in 2000 and was elected the next year.

Kidd worked as an attorney with the firm Walker and Walker for about 10 years before his appointment. Kidd graduated from University of Mississippi in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy. He then pursued a law degree from Mississippi College after having worked as a registered respiratory therapist. He graduated in 1991.

Seat 4 William Gowan: Circuit Court 7th District Judge William Gowan is running for reelection for the third seat of the 7th district uncontested. He was appointed in 2008 by the Mississippi Supreme Court and then elected in 2010 after defeating Malcolm Harrison in the general election.

Gowan has a long history of serving Hinds County in an official capacity. He was the assistant city prosecutor and then city prosecutor for Jackson from 1978 to 1994.

He went on to work as the assistant city attorney until 1998. After that he worked as a temporary judge for Hinds County Court as appointed by the Governor—both Gov. Musgrove and Gov. Barbour appointed him in the 2000s. Gowan attended the University of Mississippi where he received a bachelor’s in business administration, as well as his law degree.

Hinds County Court Seat 1 Melvin Priester Sr.: County Court Judge Melvin Priester, Sr. is running for reelection for the first County Court seat uncontested.

He was elected in 2010.

Priester served for almost three

Seat 2 Bruce W. Burton: A Jackson attorney, Bruce Burton ran for Circuit Court 7th District in 2010 and was defeated. Now, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running for County Court 2nd District seat 2. Burton has had his own practice, Burton Law Firm, since 2000.

Burton has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in guidance counseling and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in sociology from Delta State University and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in public health from Jackson State University. He received his law degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m qualified. I believe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the best candidate for the job. â&#x20AC;Ś All a candidate is allowed to say is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to uphold the law,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Burton said, citing ethics and election laws.

Kimberly L. Campbell: Rep. Kimberly Campbell, D-Jackson, candidate for County Court 2nd District, currently serves on the Mississippi House of Representatives for Hinds and Madison County.

Campbell, attorney and adjunct professor, is a Jackson native who received her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in English from Mississippi State University in 1994, her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in organization communication from Auburn University in 1998 and her law degree from University of Mississippi School of Law in 2001. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have learned to appreciate the complexities of our legal system and its dependence upon impartiality,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said.

Henry C. Clay, III: A current municipal judge for Jackson, Henry C. Clay is running for County Court 2nd District seat 2. He ran for the same seat he seeks now and was defeated in 2010.

The Jackson native has served as a judge for the city for 20 years. Clay received his undergraduate education at Millsaps College in 1980. He earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1983. After law school, Clay worked in various divisions of the Mississippi Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for eight years, interrupted by a one-year stint as an assistant district attorney with the Hinds County District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

Bridgett M. Clayton: A current municipal judge for Jackson, Bridgett Clayton is running for County Court 2nd District seat 2.

Clayton has been a municipal court judge for six years and has owned the Law Office of Bridgett M. Clayton where she has practiced as an attorney for 18 years.

She received her undergraduate education at

University of Mississippi, her Juris Doctorate from Mississippi College Law School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am willing to serve as Hinds County Judge because it will enable me to serve as a mentor and role model for area youth,â&#x20AC;?

Clayton said.

LaRita Cooper-Stokes: Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes is running for County Court 2nd District seat 2. The longtime Jackson attorney earned her Law Degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Councilwoman Cooper-Stokes is also a child of God and she gives all thanks and praises to Jesus Christ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my opinion, the county court is the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court. LaRita Cooper-Stokes will be a judge for the people,â&#x20AC;? Cooper-Stokes said on WAPT. William â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Walker: A current Municipal Judge for Jackson, Bill Walker is running for County Court 2nd District Seat 2.

Seat 3 William Louis â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Skinner II: County Court Judge Bill Skinner is running for reelection for the third County Court seat uncontested.

In 1998, Bill graduated from Mississippi College School of Law. In January of 2000, Bill opened his own law practice, Skinner & Associates, LLC, in Raymond.

Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary practice was Family Law and Involuntary Drug and Alcohol Committals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a stranger to this district and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve formed a relationship and developed a trust with those living in the district and county. Because juveniles make up a large percentage of our crime statistic I have made it my mission to be an advocate for rehabilitating our youth,â&#x20AC;? Skinner said on WAPTV. Malcolm O. Harrison: A partner of the Jackson firm Harrison & Flowers, PLLC, Malcolm O. Harrison is running for the third County Court seat. Harrison served as a judge on the Circuit Court 7th District after being appointed in 2009, but was defeated during his reelection in 2010.

Since he was elected in 1999, Harrison has served as a prosecuting attorney for Hinds County.

Harrison studied undergrad at Jackson State University, graduating in 1991 then got his Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1994.

Johnnie McDaniels: Senior Deputy City Prosecutor of Jackson, Johnnie McDaniels, is running for the third County Court seat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe we need judges who are committed to justice for all. â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a difference, and I can make a difference as the next judge in Hinds County,â&#x20AC;? McDaniels said on WAPT.

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From 1985 to 1987, he worked as a special assistant attorney general with health law assignments. After that, he opened a private practice. Priester earned his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in secondary education and a Master of Education degree from Boston University. He received his law degree from University of Texas Law School.

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Soul-O-Ween

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iss Doodle Mae: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jojo, our fearless, creative and innovative leader, wants to celebrate Halloween differently this year. His plan is to celebrate soul with the Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store Soul-O-Ween Party and Sale. He encourages his loyal customers to recognize the essence of artists, musicians and people with soul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the Soul-O-Ween Party and Sale, staff members from the discount dollar store cash-register team will dress up as one of your favorite soul singers such as Aretha Franklin, Billy Paul, Curtis Mayfield or Patti LaBelle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chief Crazy Brother, our store display manager, will have a Soul-O-Ween tribute to the artist formerly known as Prince.

Look for the Purple Rain Costume Party in aisle seven and 1/3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brother Hustle told me he wants to dress up like James Mtume from 1980s funk-and-soul music group named Mtume.

Look for him in the cold-drink section of Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store playing Mtumeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit song â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Juicy Fruitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and selling refreshing little plastic jugs of Juicy Fruit Juice on ice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bubba and Bradley Robinski, our token Caucasian vendors, will dress up as blue-eyed soul group Hall and Oates and give out samples of their tasty microwavable soy-protein sausage breakfast biscuits in the frozen-foods section. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After your purchase of costume and other needs at the Soul-O-Ween Party and Sale, Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store invites you to attend the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Soul-O-Ween After Party and Late Night Hot Wing Happy Hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Clubb Chicken Wing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Soul-O-Ween,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; everybody.â&#x20AC;?

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Why it Stinks: Pickering is splitting hairs. The state has shorted its own standard of funding for public education 15 out of the last 17 years. If he has a problem with the MAEP formula, which he does not claim in his recent report, then he needs to publicly explain the specific reasons the formula is wrong and what will make it better. Doing anything less does nothing to help the children of Mississippi get the education they deserve.

Men: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Wait on Women to Act

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ississippi is only as strong as our women. And right now, by most economic and social indicators, Mississippi is not very strong.

As Mississippi Public Broadcasting reported this week, a national group called the New Organizing Institute recently created a database that examines gender distribution among state Legislators. It would surprise few that Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawmakers are overwhelmingly male.

Brenda Carter, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director, pointed out that white males in Mississippi compromise 41 percent of elected officials but represent just 28 percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population.

As youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll read a lot about in this issue, endemic poverty has persisted as Mississippi has refused to grant public schools funding to be considered adequate by the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own definition. Too often, women get the shortest end of the stick.

And often, gender inequality goes hand-in-hand with domestic violence.

To be clear, as we report in this issue, people who abuse come from myriad socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. But, research shows that domestic violence tends to correlate where financial and other stresses are also present. When you get right down to it, allowing poverty to persist over a generation is itself a violent act.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more is that we have a policy struc-

ture in this state that punishes girls by cutting off access to valuable information about sexual health and limiting, more than most other states, the ability of women to receive legal abortions.

To give credit where credit is due, there has been progress in Mississippi with the policymakers in recent years creating the Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Domestic Violence Task Force and deferring to the expertise of the advocates on the ground, working with families in shelters all across Mississippi. We hope the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to this program continues.

If we think Dak Prescott and Dan Mullen of Mississippi State and Ole Missâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bo Wallace and Hugh Freeze are heroes for what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done for Mississippi lately, we should also take note of the contributions of the nine Men of Character we profile this week for the work they are doing in Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work group (see pages 16-25).

In the spirit of the this issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme of engaging men on violence, male policymakers should not wait on womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advocates to ask them to do the right thing. The reasons are simple. For one, women are already doing most of the hard work and have been for a long time. Secondly, we cannot stress enough, these are not solely womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues; they are critical to our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success, and it is incumbent on all Mississippians to do the work.

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not every day that a TV ad during a football game kicks me in the stomach, but it happened last week.

Todd and I were on vacation at the beach, which in addition to boating, cooking, reading, walking at sunset, and even going out to play pool and video games (yes, I shot zombies and enjoyed it), it meant watching Saints games and not a small amount of SEC football. (Hail State, baby!).

I think it was during the nail-biting State-Kentucky game that I first saw it. It was a new version of Mariska Hargitayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Moreâ&#x20AC;? ad. The earlier ad had a line-up of celebrities, of both genders and various races, speaking out against domestic abuse and sexual assault. It was great.

This one, though, was all NFL players, from Cris Carter to Jason Witten to Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adopted son, Eli Manning. In all, 18 current and former NFL players appear seriously on the screen, repeating phrases like â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the big deal?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the way it isâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;he just has a temperâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;boys will be boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a nice guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;but he has such a bright futureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;not my problemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say something next time.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

For someone who has been writing and talking and wheedling and arguing and advocating and holding events now for more than a decade to get people, including and especially men, to reject the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boys will be boysâ&#x20AC;? excuse for violence against women, this was a watershed moment.

Of course, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also a football fan and always have been. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve loved the Saints and my Bulldogs through the bad and, increasingly, the good years. But it can be damn hard to be a woman and support the NFL, SEC and other conferences and teams if they do not take violence against women seriously, especially by their own players. And for better or worse, these men become role models for younger men and boys. (I imagine no small number of Daks and Denzels are being conceived in Mississippi this fall.)

Both what football stars do, and what they do not do, has a remarkable influence on other males, our culture in general and even on the way many women approach domestic abuse. Put simply, we need these powerful men on our side. And we sure donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need them working against us, whether by engaging in abuse or by helping cover it up in the name of the game and the money it brings in. (Ahem, Roger Goodell.)

You can just watch the cycle unfold. You have men like Ben Roethlisberger, who gets to â&#x20AC;&#x153;settleâ&#x20AC;? a rape allegation and keep playing ball, and Ray Rice, whom the NFL slapped on the wrist for punching his fianceeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lights out, leading the way for the next generation of men who also, apparently, think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their right to assault women and even yell obscenities at them on campus. Florida State University alone is a textbook example of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boys will be boysâ&#x20AC;? mentality at its worst.

In many ways, I believe tackling domestic abuse in the football arena is the exact right place to focus. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to imagine a more macho sport where power is the goal.

If we can engage this issue in such a space, we just might have a real shot at changing the culture. And I believe we can.

Yes, it should have happened a long time ago. No, men accused of raping and abusing (including children) should not be Sportscenter heroes. And, yes, I have a special exception for just how hard I think defenders can and should hit Roethlisberger.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written before and very honestly about being a victim of sexual assault in high school. He was a football star at my school and a big man on campus. It never crossed my mind to report it because he had the societal power, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

We have to change that reality. Men and women must join together against abuse of all kinds, including the kind that disproportionately affects women. Real men donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t abuse, and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rape. And the best men, the ones of true character, stand up and stop other men from abusing their power and taking what they think they want. They stand up and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No more.â&#x20AC;?

Please join me and the JFP staff, the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the men behind the Stand-Up effort this Saturday night, Nov. 1, in Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big room, restaurant and brewpub.

The doors open at 5:45 p.m. for our Rooster Sports Pub with college football on multiples screens and great (free) food

by P.J. Lee in the brewpub/patio. Then, the JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam kicks off at 7 p.m. with live music, DJ Phingaprint and Southern Fried Karaoke hosted by our own Todd Stauffer. Just $15 ($10 if you wear college insignia) gets you into all that (or $5 gets you in to dance to Phingaprint). What better way to face down this problem in our state than with great food, football and great music? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mississippi at our best.

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Honoring the 2014 Men of Character, Nov. 1, Hal & Mal’s, 9:15 p.m.

The Men of Character in this cover package are members of the Engaging Men Work Group for the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The initiative creates opportunities for men to discuss domestic violence. For information, visit mcadv.org.

Batterer’s Intervention: Changing Minds, Saving Lives

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Jed Oppenheim or Jed Oppenheim, activism is a family business. When Oppenheim was a kid growing up in Los Angeles, his father, Gene Oppenheim, would take him to anti-labor and antiApartheid rallies, and his mother, Patricia Hoffman, was deeply involved in labor and women’s rights struggles. While he’s only been in Jackson for six years, Oppenheim has made a big difference in his own right.

He worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center for five years, and co-organized activities for the Freedom Summer Youth Congress this past summer. Now he is the vice president for community impact for the United Way of the Capital Area.

Before he died, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba chose Oppenheim to represent Ward 7 on the Jackson Public Schools’ board of trustees. “We have a 65 percent graduation rate (in Jackson), which is a

Some solutions are definitely more effective than others. One of the most successful is the Duluth Model, first implemented in Minnesota in 1981. The model recognizes that social services and justice systems work best together to protect victims from ongoing abuse. That protection is the driver for every action within the model. It provides a blueprint for community response and interagency coordination to stem the tide of domestic violence.

It’s About Control Key within the model is offender intervention, but in Mississippi, the only offender program designed on the Duluth Model is the CVP’s program, which JFP Chick Ball proceeds helped launch. Since implementing the Batterer’s Intervention Program, or BIP, in 2009, thousands of individuals—men and women—have completed the six-month curriculum.

More than anger management, the premise is that perpetrators must self-identify their core (and mostly unconscious) beliefs about power and control within relationships, and then reframe their beliefs in terms of equality. Interpersonal violence, regardless of specific modality—mental and physical domestic abuse, assault, stalking, rape or sexual trafficking—all flow from the need to exert power and control over another person.

Rates of domestic violence frequently spike before and after the holidays, “when everyone’s partying, and there’s money (stresses) involved,” and family issues become magnified, Ellard said.

While the elements of abusive behavior are largely

tragedy,” he says. “I’m accountable to 30,000 kids and their parents or guardians in the district. That was the same before I was on the school board, because we’re all accountable for our kids.”

Oppenheim works to make a difference in the many issues that Jackson students face, including behavioral struggles and domestic violence.

“When I think about domestic and sexual violence, it’s emotional, (and) it’s physical,” he says. “Maybe it’s through the school system that we’re able to change those conversations but also to model good behavior as adults.”

—Micah Smith

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Ben Ellard, program manager at the Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl, leads an initiative to educate batterers to end repeat offenses.

arly on in Ben Ellard’s career as the program manager of the Batterer’s Intervention Program at Pearl’s Center for Violence Prevention, he had a profound experience while processing a new program participant.

“She came … with the mentality that she shouldn’t be there,” he said. Like all offenders, the woman filled out a detailed form asking about abusive experiences, past and present. “By the time she finished that paperwork, she said to me, ‘I didn’t even know some of this was abuse.’”

“Some people don’t know,” Ellard said. “They don’t know that this was wrong. They don’t know that I’m not supposed to treat people like this, because they’ve been taught otherwise.”

With a 2008 bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the University of Mississippi, Ellard, 29, managed a restaurant prior to taking the job with the CVP. “I was just making money for people. It wasn’t very fulfilling,” he said. “When I made this transition, (I wanted to) get into something that was helpful to people and to the community. I was trying to look for another route to go into. I knew I wasn’t going to be rolling in the money or anything, but that’s just the route that I wanted to go in.”

Women are in a distinct minority among offenders.

While the statistics vary depending on their source, the overwhelming evidence is that most domestic abusers, as many as 85 percent, are male. And fewer than half the victims will ever report the crime to authorities or seek shelter and other remedies.

Hard Work, But Worth It Currently, the CVP runs fewer than a

dozen classes in the 10-county area it covers in central Mississippi. Middleton indicated that many municipalities are reluctant to use the BIP because it requires them to makes some changes to their judicial system to enable Ellard and his team to work effectively within it. Clinton, for example, devotes one court day per month to domestic-violence cases, and the Rankin County Justice Court hears these cases three times a month. Ellard is always on site to consult with prosecutors and judges and begin the process for offenders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If my court is supporting me and supports the program, believes in the program and will stand up (for) what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve told the offender in court, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smooth sailing,â&#x20AC;? Ellard said. Attendees must know that they will suffer consequences for not completing the program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If (judges) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand behind that, it causes problems,â&#x20AC;? he added, saying that it undermines the authority of the BIP and its facilitators. On occasions where abusers volunteer for the program, they rarely complete it. The work isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy, and without consequences, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too easy to drop out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have consistency and discipline and standards and boundaries, then people are going to be all over the map,â&#x20AC;?

Middleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Therapy and behavior modification are hard work. When you start looking at yourself and examining yourself for what you need to change, and getting into that stuff that makes you feel bad, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of times, some of our offenders assume that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the old angermanagement classes where they come in and get taught how to breathe deep and count to 10. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about that, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it works and anger management doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

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hen Cassio Batteast graduated from Tougaloo College in 2003, he turned his attention to a number of social-service programs, including Knowledge Institute of New Generation Scholars, or KINGS Leadership Institute, a transitional program he helped start for African American men that teaches life skills, which goes beyond higher education.

College dropouts rarely return to school, and the debt they accrue can haunt them for decades. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about giving opportunities rather than forcing them into schools, he says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talking to them about alternative careers, they choose other routes that might end with them being locked up.â&#x20AC;?

Batteast, 35, is also passionate about building families. When the Kellogg Foun-

dation chose him for a grant last year, the Charleston, Miss., native focused his three-year fellowship on teaching Jackson fathers to take an active role in parenting.

His project assists single and non-custodial fathersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;parents who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have full custodyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to build relationships with their children and the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mothers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of times, when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at engaging parents, we leave fathers out,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Batteast, who fathered his daughter, Lynisse Barnes, when he was only 18, realized the importance of a father figure, something he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as a child. He teaches parents that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to live in the home to be a present dad. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Micah Smith

Bruce Kitchens ven though, as a man, Bruce Kitchens doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resemble most victims of domestic violenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;85 percent are womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his experiences are hauntingly common among people who are abused by their partners.

Kitchens, 25, says his partner was abusive from the start of their relationship in 2007. Like many victims, Kitchens hoped she would change over time. She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Kitchens hoped she would change her behavior for the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, who is now 7. She did not. He thought getting married would change things, but her abuse only worsened, he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was playing the blame game,â&#x20AC;? Kitchens said, convincing himself that he was causing her outbursts. In the meantime, she alienated him from his own family, leaving one person to talk to about the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problemsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;her mother.

Kitchens, a law enforcement officer with a Jackson-area agency, said his wife would not end the relationship because she did not want their son to be without a father in the home. Then, in November 2013, after he says he found evidence of infidelity and was trying to leave, his wife shot him. Later, at her trial, he said she told a mostly female jury that she had been the victim and the jury acquitted her.

Kitchens is pursuing joint custody of the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, whom he said is safe and living with his ex-wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;R.L. Nave

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From Threats to Fairness Over the course of the six-month BIP, coercion and threats become negotiation and fairness. Emotional abuse changes to respect, and minimizing, denying and blaming transforms into honesty and accountability. And, for the men, male privilege becomes shared responsibility. The BIPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recidivism rate demonstrates its effectiveness. Fewer than 2 to 3 percent of abusers who complete the program re-offend, Ellard said.

Typically, domestic-violence offenders come into the program under a court order. Judges give them a choice: Attend BIP classes or go to jail. Fail to show up or com-

plete the program, and your sentence reverts to traditional punishmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;fines and time behind bars.

Part of the deal is that participants pay $25 for each monthly session to cover facilitator training, administration and incidental costs such as travel. Each class, which averages about 15 participants, requires two facilitators, one man and one woman, who generally receive a nominal $50 per-class payment, and a law-enforcement officer to ensure everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety.

The classes deal with all facets of an abuserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state of mind, and people come into the course at different points, which mixes newcomers and program veterans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of our facilitators really push participants to be vocal in classâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;answer questions, ask questions. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always going to have some who just rides the 24 weeks out, and those are usually the ones who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get very much out of the program,â&#x20AC;? Ellard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś If someone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to learn and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to change, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to. Usually, after the first five or six classes, that wall kind of gets broken down.â&#x20AC;?

The format uses videos of situations of abusive power and control. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of times, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see themselves doing that until they watch it on the video, and then the facilitators apply it,â&#x20AC;? Middleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś So many of them have been abused themselves. So when they see that on the screen, many of them can identify with when they were abused. So youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got all these feelings that come up that they might not have thought about since they were a little boy, and they were kicked or cussed or whatever, and all of a sudden, there that is.

They get to deal with that and process it.

The light bulb comes on. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my God. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty dramatic thing.â&#x20AC;?

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the same for both men and women, one facet applies only to men: male privilege. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a â&#x20AC;&#x153;king of the castleâ&#x20AC;? attitude that has men using women and children as servants. The mindset says only men can make important decisions and only they can say who plays what roles.

Sandy Middleton, the CVPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director (and Ellardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom), has seen the results of male privilege in her life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad was a Baptist preacher, and you talk about male privilege, he had it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine line. Male privilege is the abuse of respect, and I think a lot of times, (women) push it too far. In a relationship, it becomes such a feminist thing that a woman canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything for her man without it being misread as male privilege. â&#x20AC;Ś We see that a lot, this real hard-nosed approach.â&#x20AC;?

Still, male privilege â&#x20AC;&#x153;doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t transpose to the female (offenders),â&#x20AC;? Middleton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generally, the people themselves are different to deal with, but I think the situation is usually the same,â&#x20AC;? Ellard added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The women have just as big a problem with power and control as men do. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually harder for the women to see that than it is for the men.â&#x20AC;?

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“We don’t have domestic violence here,” was a common refrain. But, as Middleton points out, when victims don’t have confidence in the system, they tend not to come forward.

Ellard believes that solutions to the problem can’t come only from women, and right now, women are the primary drivers of increasing awareness and advocating for victims. Men need to step up when they see their male friends acting badly, for example, and their voices are necessary.

The BIP’s meager resources, combined with some municipalities’ intractability, are a constant source of frustration for Middleton. “If we had two more of Ben, we’d be able to pretty well saturate the district,” she said.

The Batterer’s Intervention Program heals and changes the lives of offenders and

More BIP Needed Middleton and Ellard estimate that the BIP serves fewer than half the offenders it could reach with additional resources.

Ellard’s first task when he took on the job in 2010 was to speak with people dealing with domestic violence—sheriffs, police, prosecutors and judges. Often, they were unaware of the problem within their communities.

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ruce Case almost got into professional golf management before he was called to ministry.

Now, he’s the senior pastor at a Madison church that focuses its efforts in the community, partnering with schools

Bruce Case and nonprofits to serve the needy and “make tangible differences,” he says.

Parkway Hills United Methodist Church works with East Flora Elementary School and Madison Countians Allied Against Poverty to provide food for students and shelter for homeless people. The church, Case says, gets its strength from the diversity of its congregation.

Amid the hostile climate toward gays and lesbians in the state after the passing of Mississippi’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Case’s church welcomes members of all orientations, instead “rallying around God’s grace,” he says.

Case believes the key is building relationships with people who are different

“My work at the institute is about building the capacity of young people to see (what they want) … for their communities,” Gordon says. “Working with the coalition is about helping people see the type of families they want.”

Gordon graduated from Bailey Magnet School in 1998 before attending the University of Mississippi, where he helped organize the first Statewide Student Summit on Race. He was also a founding board member for the Winter Institute, where he was the only student representative.

His upbringing shaped his attitude toward his work. At the age of 8, he moved from the Delta to Jackson. At 14, he found himself in Detroit. “Each time I moved was a culture shock,” he says. “The way people would perceive

than you. “Once it gets beyond the abstract, I think it changes you,” he says.

Case studied golf marketing at Mississippi State University briefly before earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration. After graduating, he found himself at home in his church and eventually pursued a master’s of divinity from Duke Divinity School.

Born and raised in Brookhaven, Case spent four years at a church in Alaska with his wife, Jen, and son, Tripp.

When their daughter, Susannah, was born, they moved back to Mississippi.

Now, the four of them plus Jen’s mother, Sue, live in Madison.

—Anna Wolfe

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Vondaris Gordon ondaris “Von” Gordon, 34, has dedicated his life to racial reconciliation and helping others face the problem of domestic violence. He is the youth engagement coordinator in Jackson for the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation. He helps develop the annual Summer Youth Institute, which brings young people together and teaches them to be leaders in their communities.

Gordon also works with the men’s working group—nine men who meet once a month to talk about domestic violence and how to approach other men on issues such as DV and misogyny in general—of the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence and bridges his work with the institute to the coalition through the common bond of communication.

their targets, something Middleton and Ellard hear every day from participants and their families.

“If you’ve got the vaccine for smallpox, you want everybody to know about it. If I had the cure for AIDS out here, or the cure for Ebola, I’d want everybody to know it and get some of it, and then I’d be frustrated if they didn’t,” Middleton said. “It’s kind of the same thing. We can prove that this program works. When our courts and our court officials ignore it, because either they’re used to doing something different, or they may not know us—there’s just some excuse why (they) don’t use it. It’s really the most frustrating thing of all.”

Learn more about the BIP program and how to get involved on the center’s website at mscvp.org/batterers-intervention/.

outsiders was fascinating to me.”

His goal with the Winter Institute is to help young people build stronger communities through education, empowerment and racial healing.

Gordon and wife, Porsha, have two daughters, Anna, 8, and Elmer, 5.

—Tommy Burton

Eric Abston orking in law enforcement on the campus of Jackson State University led Eric Abston, 39, to working with the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

While many cases of domestic violence are reported on campuses, a majority are unreported or ignored. “You can practically see universities as the domestic violence capital of the world,” Abston says.

“All the cases I saw got me to gravitate toward the subject.”

Abston formerly served as a field training officer in Tennessee, where he trained police how to investigate and respond to cases of domestic violence and sexual assault.

He is currently a prevention specialist for Jackson State University’s Interdisciplinary Alcohol/Drug Studies Center, where he runs information booths, take surveys and conducts classroom presentations to educate students about the dangers of impaired driving.

On Aug. 11, Abston attended a meeting of the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Soon after, he joined a men’s think tank focused on reducing domestic violence incidents. “(MCADV Director Wendy Mahoney) noticed that it was men who got arrested the most in domestic-violence incidents, and she thought it would be good to get men together talking about the issue,” he says.

On Oct. 2, MCADV began a Take the Pledge campaign, which encourages men to take an active role in domestic violence pevention and “Be a stand up guy, not a stand by guy.” Abston and his fellow pledges are working to spread the campaign at JSU and other college campuses across the state.

—Dustin Cardon

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choose to implement the BIP, they have to make a commitment to follow up and stay the course.

“This is an opportunity for (an offender) to change his life and stay out of jail and keep his job,” Middleton said. “… But you have to pay $25 a month, and you have to come to class. These are the things that you have to do.”

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How to Stand-Up

Guy Against Domestic Violence

by RL Nave

elores Mae Smith was a kind, warm, but take-no-mess kind of woman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was very loud against any kind of wrong,â&#x20AC;? her son, Felix Anderson, said. In fact, it was Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kindness and inner strength that made it almost unfathomable to Anderson that his mother could experience domestic violence.

That all changed when she was murdered in September 2013 in Portage, Mich.

Her estranged ex-husband, Clinton Smith, was convicted for the crime and sentenced

to more than 20 years in prison.

A Crenshaw, Miss., native, mother of three and a grandmother, Smith had moved north after her children grew up so she could be closer to relatives. Anderson, a northeast Mississippi native who lives in Madison, said there were no outward signs that his mother was in an ongoing abusive relationship. As a matter of fact, at the time of her death, she seemed to be in good spirits, preparing for a visit to Mississippi during Jackson State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming activities.

Anderson, who did not grow up in an abusive home and says his mother and the men in his life taught him to respect women, said he would not have known what other

signs of abuse to look for. Later, after her murder, Anderson learned that even though his mother and her ex had been divorced for six years, Clinton remained possessive and jealous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When men get angry, sometimes we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have healthy outlets, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling it,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said.

Anderson also found himself wanting an outlet to honor his mother and, shortly after her death, he started a foundation in her memory called I Am Her Voice. Later, organizers of a weekly spoken-word open mic called Synergy Nights purchased a microphone and nicknamed it Delores Blue, after Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, who also loved to sing.

He also met Wendy Mahoney, the executive director of the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which was in the nascent stages of organizing a group of men who would be trained in strategies for educating other men about domestic violence.

Since March, a group of about 10 men from various walks of life have been meeting once a month around the Jackson area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realize that as a man, there are conversations that only men can have with men,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of men just wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be as receptive if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming from a woman.â&#x20AC;?

The men represent a spectrum of experiences in dealing with interpersonal violence in several fields and not only learn how to safely intervene when they see or learn of domestic abuse, but also work toward teaching men to use positive

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ean Ones Austin, program coordinator for Catholic Charities Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engaging Men Initiative, says his biggest challenge is older males who are not usually willing to talk about domestic violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They avoid it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young men are hungry and more receptive.

At first itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for them to stand up and call the police in order to stop the abuse from happening.â&#x20AC;?

Austin, 35, is a native of Haiti whose family migrated to Mississippi when he was 14. He graduated from Jackson State University in 2005 with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in business administration. He later completed his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in hazardous materials at JSU in 2011.

The Engaging Men Initiative works

closely with the Rape Crisis Center, the Shelter for Battered Families and New Horizon Church International ministries. The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding comes

from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women.

The goal of the initiative is to engage African American men and youth to discuss domestic violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want these men to recognize the proper way to treat their wives and girlfriends,â&#x20AC;?

Austin says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be silent.â&#x20AC;?

Before settling into his position at Catholic Charities, Austin spent nine years with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to give back to Catholic Charities since they were so instrumental in bringing me here from Haiti,â&#x20AC;? he says.

Austin is married to Nedtz Gana Kensy and is a proud father to a newborn son, Yohan Jendyn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tommy Burton

language when talking about women.

Anderson points to his 6-year-old son, whom he is teaching to write and talk out his feelings in hopes that he can cope with emotional turbulence as he goes through life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We tell our young men not to cryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; (youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re) crying like a girl. To me, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of screwed up,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said.

Ending the Blame Games While Shawn Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister-in-law might have roughed him up in an elevator, Solange Knowles does not fit the description of the typical abuser.

The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engaging Men Work Group confronts a brutal truth of interpersonal violenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is, statistically speaking, men are usually the offenders.

The Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey recently delved into the data of domestic violence. New information released in September 2014 shows that one-quarter of all women and about 14 percent of men have experienced severe physical violence at the hands of a partner.

Furthermore, the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s data show that 19 percent of women and 1.7 percent of men in the U.S. have been raped in their lifetimes. Additionally, an estimated 44 percent of women and 23 percent of men experienced other forms of sexual violence, including being forced to penetrate, sexual coercion, unwanted sexual contact and other unwanted sexual experiences. The survey also found that about 15 percent of women and 6 percent of men have been stalked in their lives.

Bruce Kitchens is among the small number of men who were abused for more than five years by his partner, but only his gender makes him unique.

Kitchens, 25, said his girlfriend became violent soon after they started dating six or seven years ago. Kitchens, a police officer with a local agency, said he thought she would change as time went on, but neither time, the birth of their son nor their marriage in 2012 made any difference. In fact, after the wedding, things only got worse, Kitchens says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was playing the blame game,â&#x20AC;? Kitchens said, telling himself that he invited her attacks, which is a common thought for victims of intimate-partner violence.

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she shot Kitchens as he walked out of the door. A Madison County jury later acquitted her, he says, after she told jurors that she was, in fact, the victim.

What Kitchens describes with his former partner is a textbook story of control, self-blame and alienation. And it contains many of the same elements of one of the biggest domestic-violence stories in recent memory. The MCADV working group, in which Kitchens and Anderson participate, coalesced just as news came to light about professional football player Ray Riceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expulsion from the National Football League.

Rice had previously been slapped on the wrist with a two-game suspension for knocking his fiancĂŠe unconscious, but pressure to give Rice the boot mounted when video of the incident, which took place in an elevator, went viral on the Web. That touched off a torrent of discussion on social media and television airwaves that was not without a healthy dose of blaming Janay Rice for inciting her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make sure we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything to provoke wrong actions,â&#x20AC;? said Stephen A. Smith, a television sports commentator, who later apologized to women who â&#x20AC;&#x153;misconstruedâ&#x20AC;? his comment.

Of course, the practice of dominant groups blaming victims for their subjugation has been around since feudal rulers claimed the divine rights to lord over those

born into peasantry. In contemporary times, victim-blaming has become central to ongoing political debates. In 1971, sociologist Dr. William Ryan examined the phenomenon through race and poverty in his book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Blaming the Victim,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; in which he defined victim-blaming as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;justifying inequality by finding defects in the victims of inequality.â&#x20AC;?

Over time, victim-blaming became part of the vernacular of social scientists in a number of fields, as well as victimadvocacy groups.

Julia Churchill Schoellkopf, a scholar at the University of Rhode Island, considered the phenomenonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historical context in a 2012 white paper published by URIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victim-Blaming: A New Term for an Old Trend,â&#x20AC;? Schoellkopf writes that â&#x20AC;&#x153;victim-blaming is performed in order to have control and power.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perpetrators wish to have control, power and privilege over their victims to excuse their behavior to avoid punishment and maintain their freedom to abuse in the future. Bystanders, society and victims want to have a sense of control and safety over their own destinies,â&#x20AC;? she argues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, because of victim-blaming, the real reasons people are abused is obscured and in turn the cycle of crime and oppression is continued and promoted.â&#x20AC;?

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elix Anderson has always served others, whether he was working as director of agency relations for the Mississippi Food Network, vice president of programs for Memphisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-South Food Bank or a corporate trainer for the Newkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eatery chain.

When his mother, Delores Mae Smith, was killed in September 2013, he wanted to serve in another way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how prevalent domestic violence was until my mom got murdered,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted more men to get involved.â&#x20AC;?

Anderson, 38, found an opportunity to raise awareness when he spoke with Maranda Joiner of radio station 99 Jams. Joiner was putting together Synergy Night, a regular poetry and music event, and needed a microphone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We purchased the microphone (for that event) because my mom loved to sing and loved to speak,â&#x20AC;? Anderson says.

Joiner named the microphone â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delores Blueâ&#x20AC;? and dedicated it to Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, decorating it with a purple scarf to remind singers, poets and audiences of

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the struggle against domestic violence.

This inspired him to create I Am Her Voice, which partners with the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence to mentor young men and women to serve and respect one another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just getting young ladies to see their worth,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting young men to see how worthy they are as well.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Micah Smith

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The Four Ds The job of the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working group is to get men to say the right thing about domestic abuse the first time.

The first order of business for the group was for the participants to talk about their own experiences and understanding of domestic violence, which was at times uncomfortable. This included some tense conversations in the group, which includes several police officers, about the prevalence of domestic violence in the law-enforcement community.

Brandon Jones, a member of the group, a MCADV board member and an attorney, said each member of the work group had his own â&#x20AC;&#x153;education gapâ&#x20AC;? to overcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of us who may have the best of intentions (are) still bring our own ignorance to bear. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received some education,â&#x20AC;? said Jones, a former state lawmaker from Pascagoula who now practices in Jackson.

The thrust of the lesson the men receive, as MCADV organizers say, is how to a be stand-up guyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and intervene on behalf of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not a stand-by guy.

Intervention involves the four Ds: direct, distract, delegate and delay.

Being direct involves confronting situations directly, which works best

when the intervener knows the person whose behavior they are trying to change. Another strategy involves delegating, or enlisting help from friends or authority figures, while delaying means simply stalling until the situation can be

initial nervousness that is often present. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not unlike any other family issue,â&#x20AC;? Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As men, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not known for being open and candid with a group of strangers, and some people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to talk about their exposure to this issue.â&#x20AC;?

In some ways, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working group is akin to receiving instruction in a foreign language. diffused. Distracting involves diverting the offenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention from their victim, which the men learn can be especially useful in situations where drugs or alcohol might be present.

In some ways, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working group is akin to receiving instruction in a foreign language, since men rarely talk about victimhood, much less their personal roles in it, Jones said. But, as with a freshmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first day of Introduction to German, Jones says the men with whom the work group has met have been eager to learn more about domestic violence despite the

At the same time, the members of the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working group can open up a dialogue about domestic violence in ways that some community leaders cannot. For example, participants have met with a number of churches, some of which historically have preached problematic messages on domestic issues, including that women are to remain in abusive situations to keep families together. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the value (is) we come in and offer a way to start the conversation,â&#x20AC;?

Jones said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then the process is to try to empower and educate.â&#x20AC;?

A Movement Grows The MCADV work group is a part of a slow but growing movement of men acknowledging their roles in ending gender violence.

Jackson Katz, a gender-violence expert who has written several books and given a TED Talk on the subject, noted in a Huffington Post op-ed that the Ray Rice case was different from other instances when highprofile athletes have faced charges of violence against women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the most notable developments in the Ray Rice case is the astounding number of men in the media and in public life who have stepped forward to strongly criticize Rice on the air and applaud the National Football Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (NFL) decision to indefinitely suspend him,â&#x20AC;? Katz wrote.

He continued: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most promising aspect of this sad saga is that the presence of the video has contributed to a transformation already underway in the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding of gender-based violence. ... (T)he new paradigm for understanding domestic and sexual violence entails turning the spotlight around, onto men.â&#x20AC;?

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one of our genders tied behind our back,” he says. “… Men can really be powerful change agents when they engage in an issue like this one, because people don’t expect them to.”

The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence men’s working group’s slogan, “Be a stand up guy, not a stand by guy,” represents a good start, Jones says. “The most important thing is to encourage men to pay attention and to be vocal and to be active.”

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15-year-old about domestic violence—there is no way, no how,” Austin said of teenagers.

Cassio Batteast, who mentors boys and young men, including at the Hinds County Juvenile Detention Center, through a program called Knowledge Institute New Generation of Scholars (K.I.N.G.S.) Leadership, says that his kids in juvy tend to be more open-minded than older men.

In a way, the boys at the detention center may better understand the dimensions of domestic violence because many are there on the charge of disturbing the family peace, often for intervening when their mothers were being beaten up by their partners. At the same time, Batteast, who has a teenage daughter, observes that some of the same boys who tried to protect their mothers and sisters see nothing wrong with hitting their girlfriends nor do they think to intervene when their friends abuse.

“A lot of young men don’t see their mothers and sisters in other women,” Batteast said. That may be the hardest job facing the men’s work group, to change a cultural system where men are at the center of our cultural solar system and women play but supporting roles.

“We find ourselves saying boys will be boys,” Batteast says. “But what happens when you’re a man and you have those same boy mentalities?”

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and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, launching campaigns to engage men.

“I’ve got no time for this chest-bumping attitude that males have these days. I just think it’s so out of date,” Rawlings, a former chief executive officer of Pizza Hut, told New York Magazine in March 2013.

“Domestic abuse is a much more serious issue than littering, but when I was growing up, if you had an empty Coke can, you just threw it out the window.

There was a movement in the late sixties and seventies that was like, ‘That’s just bad.’ Now you couldn’t even believe someone would do that. There’s a huge stigma now. That stigma can be placed, I think, on this issue, but it takes a little while, and it takes these conversations.”

Several members of the Jackson men’s group are already working to change that culture by working with boys.

Jean Ones Austin works with boys as young as 7 years old through Catholic Charities, where he is a program manager, charged with teaching them about domestic violence, teen-dating violence and stalking.

Austin finds it easier to break through to the youngest boys, who have not yet formed concrete opinions about gender roles. As the boys age, not only do the young men become more set in their ideas, but they are also less likely to talk to their peers and ask questions about violence.

“They’re not going to talk to another

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omestic violence became a key issue for Brandon Jones, 37, when he served in the Mississippi Legislature from 2008 to 2012.

“It wasn’t until I got to know shelter directors and social workers who were addressing the issue on a daily basis that I … became more interested in helping out,” he says.

The problem became inescapable when former Gov. Haley Barbour suspended trustee Michael Graham’s life sentence in 2008. Graham murdered his ex-wife Adrienne Klasky in broad daylight at an intersection in Jones’ hometown of Pascagoula in 1989.

“I think that the governor’s use of the term ‘crime of passion’ almost as a way to signify that the murder was somehow less,” says Jones, a lawyer with the Baria-Williams firm and executive director of the Mississippi Democratic Trust.

Decades of women’s efforts weren’t enough. “In Mississippi, there hasn’t been a concerted, consistent effort by men to be part of the solution. … It’s a really dumb and ineffective thing to for us to try to fight something as big as domestic violence with

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The club scene is full of fresh-faced deejays that want to use it as a steppingstone to bigger things, but DJ Phingaprint is a true hero to the turntable faithful. He is a co-founder of Point Blank Entertainment and a collaborator of well-known hip-hop artists David Banner and Kamikaze. A skilled scratcher, mixer and producer, DJ Phingaprint brings jumpinducing high energy to the first JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam from 9:30 to midnight.

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Hot Tamales

The folksy femme fatales of the Hot Tamales are a fun, vibrant JFP Chick Ball favorite, which makes them a perfect choice for the festivities of Masked Jam. Even if you haven’t caught a Hot Tamales performance, you’ve likely seen one of the members around the Jackson music scene in the past. The group’s musical lineage includes Swing de Paris, St. Brigid, Wooden Finger and The Scramblers, to name a few. The Hot Tamales are masters of homespun tunes, whether they’re plucking out originals or dishing out send-ups of gospel songs.

They open the Masked Jam at 7 p.m. on the stage in the big room.

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ers and event sponsor Heather’s T.R.E.E., the JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam will help stop abuse and make a difference in the lives of victims and their families.

Chante Chante of 99 Jams, Tim Murphy of Nate & Murphy on 101.7 and Table 100 General Manager David Joseph will host the evening and judge the costume contest. JFP Publisher Todd Stauffer will also host Southern Fried Karaoke in the restaurant starting at 9:30 p.m.

For sports fans, college games will be on in the Rooster Sports Pub/Patio, starting at 5:45 p.m., the jam’s version of a man cave (that allows chicks, too). Tickets

to access the Rooster Sports Pub are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door ($10 at the door for attendees wearing team apparel) and include a tailgating-themed buffet provided by Chef PJ Lee. Advance tickets for the Rooster Sports Pub can be purchased now at mcadv.org.

Anyone over age 18 is welcome to attend JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam. Tickets are $5 and doors open at 6 p.m. Starting at 7 p.m., The Hot Tamales, Pam Confer and Young Valley open for headliner DJ Phingaprint, who will pack the dance floor in Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.) big room starting at 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit jfpchickball.com.

Young Valley

Twin brothers Zach and Dylan Lovett are the driving force behind Jackson’s surprise upstart, Young Valley. Since its formation in 2013, the country quartet has quickly become a local favorite in the Jackson music scene.

Upbeat roots-rock is the band’s calling card, and it has already snagged stage time with other popular Mississippi artists, including The Weeks and Water Liars. With a new album on the way, Young Valley’s Masked Jam performance at 8:40 p.m. will feature some of your favorite songs. You just don’t know them yet.

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or 10 years, the JFP Chick Ball has focused on the strength of women. This year, a new event invites men of character to stand up against domestic violence—and celebrates those who do.

The inaugural JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam takes place Nov. 1 at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.).

This costumed ball will raise funds to support Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MCADV) and its newly launched Take the Pledge initiative targeting men with tools to prevent and peacefully intervene in abusive situations. This is the first time JFP has partnered with MCADV. Together and with the support of read-

Pam Confer

Pam Confer’s soulful voice was such a hit at past JFP Chick Balls that we had to invite her for another helping at the first Masked Jam. The Memphis native is known for her spirited live performance and powerhouse pipes, whether she’s delivering originals or pumping new life into old classics, from Ella Fitzgerald to Otis Redding. Confer is a versatile singer who takes inspiration from Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige and Cassandra Wilson, but her earth-shattering shows easily place her beside her idols.

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Deviled Eggs Boil 13 eggs so that there will be 13 yolks to “bulk up” the stuffing for the 12 eggs you will be serving.

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Remove yolks from egg whites, conserving one egg white in refrigerator for later use. Press yolks through a sieve or mash them with the back of a fork. Combine with the remaining ingredients. With a teaspoon or piping bag, place egg-yolk mixture into egg-white halves. Keep cold. Before serving, sprinkle egg halves with cayenne, paprika or Cajun salt for color and heat. To add a spooky touch, place sliced black olives in the middle of the deviled eggs.

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his Halloween, consider an adults-only gathering. This day has so many amusing qualities that a party can go in many directions, from spooky to theatrical. Here are some ideas for one that is in between the two.

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An interesting themed cocktail or two would be most welcome at the beginning of the evening. While there are attention grabbing, spookily named drinks, such as the Undertaker (vanilla vodka, Kahlua, crème de cacao and chilled espresso), the lighter Black Velvet has a surprisingly different and refreshing taste—and leans toward the theatrical. I discovered this beverage while watching the classic Jane Russell/Marilyn Monroe movie, “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” It originated in London in 1861 to mourn the death of Prince Albert. This “layered” or “stacked” drink (also known as pousse-café) symbolized the black and purple armbands worn by mourners.

Adding to the drama of the evening, make the drink a ceremony. Fill a flute halfway with sparkling white wine then slowly pour a stout, dark beer over the back of a spoon to top the glass. If executed properly, you will see two layered colors.

Food

For food selections, it seems hard not to include deviled eggs or orange and black items but, after the appetizers, treat your guests to a crisp salad, comforting chili and warm cheese biscuits or cornbread. Top the evening off with a pumpkin dessert and black coffee.

Treats

At the end of the night, send your guests off with a little bag of Halloween treats. Have fun at a local dollar store collecting spider rings, temporary tattoos, colorful candies and tiny glow-in-the-dark zombies. Fill clear cellophane packages with the goodies and arrange them in a large bowl for a memorable parting gift.

Cheese Biscuits

2-1/4 cups self-rising flour 2 teaspoons sugar 1/3 cup butter 1 cup finely shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 3-4 tablespoons butter

Combine flour and sugar; cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese.

Combine buttermilk and baking soda, and stir well. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened.

Turn dough out onto a floured surface and gently knead for one to two minutes.

Roll dough out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds with a 2-inch biscuit cutter, brush with melted butter and bake on a lightly greased baking sheet for 10 to 12 minutes at 425 degrees.

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Orange Romaine Salad Salad

1 pound romaine, shredded 8 scallions, chopped 11-ounce can of mandarin orange slices, drained 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Dressing

1/2 cup canola oil 2 tablespoons malt vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Combine dressing ingredients in container and shake. Toss dressing with salad mixture, chill and serve cold.

Meat and Bean Chili This fuss-free chili is easy to put together and even easier to savor.

Have toppings such as sour cream, cheese, chopped jalapenos, corn chips and extra hot sauce available.

1 large sweet onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1-1/2 pounds ground venison, beef or turkey 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce 2 16-ounce cans drained kidney beans 1 6-ounce can tomato paste 1 1/2 cups water 1 cup beer or water 3 tablespoons chili powder 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teapoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin hot sauce to taste

Sauté onion and oil in a large iron skillet. Add meat and cook over medium heat until browned. Drain any excess oil. Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered over low heat for one hour.

This recipe makes eight to 10 servings.

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ost kids get toys or ice cream as a reward or to celebrate a special occasion. When Justin Mabry was a kid, he got a new mask. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to go to a costume shop called Jakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toys and Games in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jakiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Formal Wear & Costumes,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I collected monster masks and Halloween masks. As I got older, I got more familiar with famous movie monsters, and none of the masks in the stores looked anything like those.â&#x20AC;? Mabry didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it yet, but that thought was the beginning of a lifelong career.

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thing better with no intentions of ever selling them.

When Mabry learned how to sculpt as a teen and, his fate was sealed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we did haunts, I would bring my own masks, and people were always impressed by them, but I had no interest in money,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was 17, me and my dad went and sat down with a bunch of business executives who offered to send my molds to Mexico and China for mass production. I said no. I was a kid; I had no idea how business worked.â&#x20AC;?

Mabry continued making masks, drawing inspiration from the horror magazines, comics and classic monsters that still influence his work today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was no Internet. (Artists like me) were thought of as kind of a freak,â&#x20AC;? he says. Now, mask artists like Mabry are celebrated in many circles.

He made masks one at a time for clients while dabbling in different aspects of on-set movie making. Chris Zephro of Night Owl Productions was one of Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We began talking on Mask artist Justin Mabry is the art director for Trick or Treat Studios, the phone because we had headquartered in California. But he lives and works in Pearl. mutual interests,â&#x20AC;? Mabry says of Zephro. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was tired Mabry, 37, grew up in Jackson in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s and of working for corporate America. He asked me if I wanted â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, watching late-night horror movies on USA Network, to start a mask company, (but) I already had a mask comgoing to the local haunted houses that popped up at Hal- pany. He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No, with me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? loween each year and playing with Garbage Pail Kids unZephro and Mabry formed Trick or Treat Studios in til his mother threw them away. He remembers the early 2009 with Mabry as art director and Zephro as president. stages of his mask makingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;buying masks and repainting They gathered a talented team of talent that included Acadthem to make them look more realistic. He added streaks emy-Award winner Robert Short, most famous for his work of blood-hued paint to a Frankenstein monster mask, for on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beetlejuiceâ&#x20AC;?; William Malone, the maker of the original example. As he grew older, and more displeased with the Michael Myers mask; and nearly two dozen others. Although quality of masks on the market, he set out to make some- Trick or Treat Studios is headquartered in Soquel, Calif.,

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Trick or Treat Studios started out getting licenses from small companies such as New Comic Company LLC, which owns characters from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creepyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eerieâ&#x20AC;? comics from the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s. From there, they obtained licenses for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hellboyâ&#x20AC;? from Dark Horse Comics and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Goonâ&#x20AC;? from Avatar Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went after (films such as) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Darkmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Fun Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from Universal Studios,â&#x20AC;? Mabry says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a meeting, we decided to ask about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Halloween II,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and to our surprise, it was available. Everyone had gone for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Halloween.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; After that, people started coming to us.â&#x20AC;? TTS now holds licenses for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Day of the Dead,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Land of the Deadâ&#x20AC;? and even AMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Walking Dead,â&#x20AC;? and contributes effects to films such as the upcoming horror flick â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phantasm V: Ravager.â&#x20AC;?

While other retailers prepare for the end-of-the-year holiday season, for Mabry, October is Christmas. He works nearly around the clock in the weeks before Halloween, casting, painting and perfecting his monsters so he can send them out into the world. He says that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it without his team, specifically his assistant, Cody Smith, a local musician, and his wife, Carrie, who supports his artistic ventures and even helps with the monstersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hair. Smith was brought into the fold after working for Chris Russell, one of Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former apprentices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strange and great all at the same time,â&#x20AC;?

Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really informative and not just about skill, but about the history of it all. I love it.â&#x20AC;?

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The Gathering of the Art L ocal artists Jerrod Partridge and David West created Art Space 86 with simple ideas in mind: provide a place for emerging and established artists to exhibit their work, and grow Jackson’s prolific art scene.

The name comes from the restaurant term “86ed,” which means something has been taken away or customers have been asked to leave. The phrase has many possible origins, from the term used for materials to be disposed of on a warship—AT-6—to the prohibition era when police would

were places to show art. We felt like this was a helpful thing that we could do community-wise to give another opportunity for artists to show their work.”

The first Art Space 86 premiered during Fondren Unwrapped Nov. 21, 2013. Since then, installments have featured artists such as painter Sam Biebers and Kevin Harrington, a member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi who crafts pieces from downed trees. For this year’s Town Creek Arts Festival on Nov. 1, Partridge and West will partner

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Mississippi Museum of Art’s Town Creek Arts Festival will include an Art Space 86 outdoor pop-up gallery.

call ahead to tell the bartender at Chumley’s on 86 Bedford St. in New York City that he needed to “86” his customers before police raided the place. In the case of Art Space 86, the term references the transient nature of the event—artists show their work for one day, and then the gallery is gone until Partridge and West plan another.

West and Partridge have been friends since their undergraduate days at Mississippi College. West got the idea for Art Space 86 from similar galleries he saw in Baton Rouge, La. “(We’ve) had many, many conversations about art and what art can do for communities, and how we want to be part of the inspiration to allow people to see the excitement and the power that art can have, and also (how) to give artists opportunities to show work,” Partridge says. “We noticed around Jackson that there were many more artists than there

with one of Jackson’s most prolific art providers—the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) for its fifth pop-up gallery. In past years, Julian Rankin, MMA’s marketing director, says that the museum has organized artists and vendors to exhibit their work at the festival. This year, it’s leaving that task to Art Space 86. “(Partridge and West) are actually constructing a gallery and walls and all this stuff in the middle of the BankPlus Green, which is the big, open area of the Art Garden,” Rankin says. “It’s a first for The Art Garden to have an outdoor gallery … of that scale and magnitude and that ambition.” A model shows the Art Space 86 outdoor gallery as a tented exhibit with art lining it. Each pop-up gallery has an $86 wall, which Partridge says gives everyone the ability to own their own art, regardless of budget. The outside front

space is designated for The Big Draw Mississippi community mural. The Big Draw started in England in 2000. Since then, 20 other countries have adapted the event, including several U.S. states. That list now includes Mississippi.

Town Creek began in 2011 to celebrate the opening of the Art Garden. This year marks the festival’s fourth installment and The Art Garden’s third complete year of life.

Many events happen in the garden, such as Josh Hailey’s recent premier of Photamerica, but Rankin says Town Creek is special, though, because it essentially serves as a birthday party for the garden.

“More than that, it’s a celebration of Jackson, and (I think) it being downtown is important because in the city center is a green space that wasn’t there before. It used to be a parking lot,” Rankin says. “It sort of embraces all those themes of renewal and development and the power of the arts to change communities and cities for the better.”

Some of the artists featured in Art Space 86 include Felandus Thames and Susan Russell. Four of the artists—Carolyn Busenlener, Shawn Lee Dickey, Lou Haney and Don Norris—are in the Mississippi Invitational, which premiers that day, as well.

Though the gallery is a large part of the festival, the museum will have other activities all day. At 9 a.m., kids can attend a breakfast at The Palette Café by Viking, which is a celebration of the museum exhibit “Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain.” Along with breakfast, kids will hear a reading from “The Story of Ferdinand” and will get to meet Ferdinand the bull. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., kids can participate in hands-on educational activities from the Mississippi Children’s Museum, the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, and the Jackson Zoo. The event will also include performances from Belhaven Dance, a Sigma Beta Club of Jackson step performance, and the Fondren Guitars Rock Band will play. The Mississippi-Made Concert will feature musical performances from visual artists, including Wyatt Waters, and bands such as Eric Stracener and the Frustrations. “In addition to being family fun and (having) different components for all ages, it’s … a celebration of Mississippi creativity in all kinds of forms,” Rankin says.

Town Creek Arts Festival begins Nov. 1 at 9 a.m., with the children’s breakfast at The Palette Café by Viking at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The event is free (the kids’ breakfast is $15) to the public. The 2014 Mississippi Invitational is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for students and free for children ages 5 and under. The kid’s breakfast at The Palette Café is $15. For more information, visit msmuseumart.org or call 601-960-1515. Find Art Space 86 on Facebook.

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Books & Boos is from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Canton Mart Square (1491 Canton Mart Road). At Drake’s Designs, see artwork from Kristen Allen and Gail Lewis Manton. At the Book Rack, author Belinda Stevens signs copies of “Just Out of Reach” and “50 Shades of Fur.” Includes refreshments, door prizes and live music from Scott Stricklin. Free; call Drake’s Designs at 601957-6983. … Swing de Paris performs at 6:30 p.m. at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.) Free; call 601352-2322; underground119.com.

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Live at Lunch is from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Musician David Keary performs. Attendees bring lunch or purchase from the Palette Cafe by Viking. Free; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org. … Present Meets Past is

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from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). In the museum’s new living history program, visitors come face-to-face and interact with key historical figures who shaped the course of the Old Capitol, Jackson and the state of Mississippi. Free; call 601-576-6920; oldcapitolmuseum.com.

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Eat Drink & Be Scary Halloween Costume Party is at 8 p.m. at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). In Sparkman Auditorium.

Includes live entertainment, food, prizes and a cash bar. $20 in advance, $25 at the door; call 601-201-7284 or 601-5404480; email alex@bluesouthentertainment.com. … The Ben Miller Band is at 9 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). $8 in advance, $10 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com.

“The Women of Farish Street” is at 3 p.m. at the F.D. Hall Music Center (1400 John R. Lynch St.). $20, $10 seniors and students; call 601-421-7517; email farishstreetwomen@gmail.com. … The Harvest Hootenanny is at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Cicero Buck and the Double Wide House Band perform to benefit the Children’s Palliative Care Unit at Batson Children’s Hospital. $5 in advance, $10 at the door; call 601-2927999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com.

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Free; call 601-362-1411; juleprestaurant.com. … The Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series is at 7 p.m. at the Ford Academic Complex at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Judge Leslie H. Southwick speaks. $10, $5 students; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

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History Is Lunch is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). John Evans and Lisa Newman talk about the book “Jackson.” Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

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Registration required. Sponsorships available. $90, $60 members; call 601-969-0022 or 800748-7626; msmec.com.

Town Creek Arts Festival Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

In the Art Garden. Includes art from Art Space 86, children’s activities, concessions, a beer garden and a concert at 6 p.m. Kids; breakfast before the event at 9 a.m. Free admission, food and art for sale; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam, Rooster Sports Pub, Southern Fried Karaoke Nov. 1, at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.). Watch the big college football games at the Rooster Sports Pub in the brewpub/patio, opening at 5:45 p.m. The sports pub $15 cover ($10 if wearing sports insignia) includes free food from a special menu by chef P.J. Lee, drink specials, a drawing for a flat-screen TV, and entry into the JFP Chick Ball Masked Jam, in the big room, from 7 p.m. to midnight. The Masked Jam costume party ($5 cover) and the sports pub raise funds for the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Engaging Men group. Guest hosts and costume judges are Murphy from Y101 and Chante Chante of 99 Jams and David Joseph of Table 100.

Entertainment is Southern Fried Karaoke with JFP Publisher Todd Stauffer (9:30 p.m. in the restaurant), and dance music from DJ Phingaprint (9:30 p.m. to midnight), Young Valley (8:40 p.m.), Pam Confer (7:50 p.m.) and the Hot Tamales (7 p.m.). Ages 18+ welcome. Call 601-362-6121, ext. 16; jfpchickball.com.

(/,)$!9 Books & Boos Oct. 29, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., at Canton Mart Square (1491 Canton Mart Road).

See artwork from Kristen Allen and Gail Lewis Manton. Belinda Stevens signs “Just Out of Reach” and “50 Shades of Fur.” Includes refreshments, door prizes and music from Scott Stricklin. Free; call 601-957-6983.

Trunk or Treat Oct. 29, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). The event featuring car trunks filled with treats is for children ages 12 and under.

Costumes welcome. Free; call 601-982-3232; email fondrenpcusa@comcast.net.

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FamFun “Campfire with the Critters” Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., at Ridgeland Public Library (397 Highway 51, Ridgeland). Come for stories, activities and trick-or-treating in the library. Critter costumes and flashlights encouraged. Free; call 601-856-4536.

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The Haunting of Olde Towne Oct. 30, 6 p.m.8:30 p.m., at Jefferson Street (Clinton). Includes cakewalks, candy and contests such as best costume, pie eating and seed spitting. $2 or $1 with a canned good donation; call 601-924-5472; clintonparksandrec.com.

Lake Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Haunted House Oct. 31, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Nov. 1, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., at Lake Harbor Volunteer Fire Department (294 Old Highway 43, Brandon).

Includes a haunted house, a costume contest, concessions and a bonfire. $5; call 601-829-2414; facebook.com/lhfd.hauntedhouse.

I-Scream Party Oct. 31, 9 p.m., at TurningPointe Church (1600 Oak St., Flowood). Includes ice cream and screening of “Hotel Transylvania.”

Costumes welcome. Free; call 601-826-2512.

PK Night, Vol. 4 Oct. 30, 6 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). PechaKucha Jackson highlights some of the area’s creative professionals presenting topics in art, architecture and design. Refreshments included. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) • Millsaps Fall Forum: Arts and Humanities Symposium Oct. 31, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

In room AC 215. The forum features the best student research papers of the year. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Judge Leslie H. Southwick, United States Court of Appeals justice for the Fifth Circuit, speaks $10, $5 students; call 601974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

Harvest Family Fun Fest Oct. 31, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at The Church Triumphant Global (Odyssey North, 731 S. Pear Orchard Road, Suite 43, Ridgeland). Free; call 601-977-0007; email pastor@thechurchtriumphant.info; triumphant.tv.

Piney Woods School Inaugural Fundraising Gala Oct. 31, at Old Capitol Inn (226 N. State St.). The speaker is Dr. John Calhoun, CEO of IMS Engineers. Includes music from the Thomas Negash Band and the Piney Woods School Choral Ensemble. $75, $60 alumni; call 601-845-2214, ext. 2319; pineywoods.org.

Brandon Kennel Club of Mississippi Dog Show Nov. 1, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Rankin County Multipurpose Pavilion (649 Marquette Road, Brandon). Show dogs must be registered. Free; call 601-672-4645; email pugnit60@yahoo.com; brandonkc.com.

A Naturally Chic Brunch Nov. 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). Includes food, panel discussions, vendors and information on natural hair care. Early arrival suggested. Each attendee receives a complimentary swag bag. $20; call 982-8467; eventbrite.com.

Downtown on Display Nov. 1, 2 p.m.-5 p.m., at Downtown Jackson. Enjoy tours of the buildings, churches and businesses in the area such as the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, the Electric 308 Building and the International Museum of Muslim Cultures.

Free; call 601-353-9800; email jgomez@downtown-jackson.com; downtown-jackson.com.

History Is Lunch Nov. 5, noon, at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). John Evans and Lisa Newman of Lemuria Books talk about the new book “Jackson.” Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

+)$3 Harvest Carnival Nov. 1, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., at Metrocenter Mall (1395 Metrocenter Drive). The Ciyt of Jackson’s Department of Parks and Recreation is the host. Includes candy, games and space jumps.

Free; call 601-960-0471.

Events at Madison Public Library (994 Madison Ave., Madison)

• Baby Bookworms (Ages 0-2) Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. through Oct. 29 The 30minute interactive session includes rhymes, songs, puppets and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Free; call 601-856-2749.

• Baby Bookworms (Ages 0-2) Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. through Oct. 29 The 30-minute interactive session includes rhymes, songs, puppets and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Free; call 601-856-2749.

30/243 7%,,.%33 Community Bike Ride Oct. 31, 6 p.m., at Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative (2807 Old Canton Road). Jackson Bike Advocates is the sponsor. Free; call 366-1602 or email co-opgm@rainbowcoop.org; find Jackson Bike Advocates on Facebook.

Hot Diggity Dog 5K and Dog Walk Nov. 1, 7 a.m., at Laurel Street Park (1841 Laurel St.).

Check-in is at 7 p.m. Includes a 5K run/walk, a one-mile dog walk and a kids’ agility challenge.

Dogs welcome. Proceeds benefit the Gallant Hearts Guide Dog Center. $20 5K and dog walk, $10 agility challenge; gallanthearts.org.

Shalom 5K Run/Walk Nov. 1, 7:30 a.m., at Central United Methodist Church (500 N. Farish St.). Registration is at 7 a.m. The race benefits Brown Elementary School. $15, $10 ages 12 and under; call 769-233-3300; email centralumc@bellsouth.net.

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“All the Way” Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 2, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The play features dynamic figures from the civil rights era such as J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King Jr.. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext.

222; newstagetheatre.com.

Poetry and Song Oct. 31, 9 p.m., at Mediterranean Fish and Grill (The Med) (6550 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland). Includes a performance from Jarez Singleton, and poetry from Poet Williams, Honey Sanaa and Lisa Moffett. $10 cover; call 601-331-8965; email jarezartist34@att.net.

“The Women of Farish Street” Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Nov. 2, 3 p.m., at Jackson Public Schools (621 S. State St.). At. F.D. Hall Music Center.

Actress Jasmine Rivera stars in playwright Carole Cannon’s one-women show about one of America’s oldest black business districts. $20, $10 seniors and students; call 601-421-7517; email farishstreetwomen@gmail.com.

#/.#%243 &%34)6!,3 Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • MarchFourth Marching Band Oct. 29, 9 p.m.

The twenty-piece jazz and funk band with stilt walkers, acrobats and dancers performs. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com.

• Ben Miller Band Oct. 31, 9 p.m. The rock trio from Joplin, Mo. performs. $8 in advance, $10 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Live at Lunch Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

David Keary performs. Bring lunch or purchase from the Palette Cafe by Viking. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Downtown Jazz Oct. 30, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Enjoy performances from local jazz and blues musicians. $5, free for members; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Music in the City Nov. 4, 5:15 p.m. In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and music from Tom Lowe and John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Fenian’s Famous Halloween Party Oct. 31, 9 p.m., at Fenian’s Irish Pub (901 E. Fortification St.) The costume event features contests, prizes and music from the Bailey Brothers. The theme is Dead Celebrities. Call 601-948-0055; fenianspub.happytables.com.

,)4%2!29 3)'.).'3 Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • "38: The Chucky Mullins Effect" Oct. 30, 5 p.m. Jody Hill signs books. $20 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Good Grief: Life in a Tiny Vermont Village" Nov. 3, 5 p.m. Ellen Stimson signs books. $23.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Studio Jackson: Creative Culture in the Mississippi Capital" Nov. 4, 5 p.m. Nell Linton Knox signs books. $22.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

#2%!4)6% #,!33%3 Discover Class Series Nov. 4, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Learn Japanese weave jewelry making with Martha Scarborough. Registration required. $35; call 601-856-7546; craftsmensguildofms.org.

%8()")4 /0%.).'3 Present Meets Past Oct. 30, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). In the living history program, come face-to-face with key figures who shaped the history of the Old Capitol and the state of Mississippi. Free; call 601-576-6920; oldcapitolmuseum.com.

Opening Day of the 2014 Mississippi Invitational Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). $12, $10 seniors, $6 students (includes admission to Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain), ages 0-5 and museum members free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

"% 4(% #(!.'% “Turn Up The Purple & Pink” Awareness Empowering Breakfast Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., at Bass Pro Shops (100 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl).

Free; call 601-953-5747.

Harvest Hootenanny Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Cicero Buck and the Double Wide House Band perform. Benefits the Children’s Palliative Care Unit at Batson Children’s Hospital. $5 in advance, $10 at the door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

by Julie Skipper

A Season to Beat

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JULIE SKIPPER

n the South, fall means football. We museum, which is always a plus. know that. This year in Mississippi, Adjacent to the museum space is though, it’s especially exciting, thanks Rothko Chapel, which I also wanted to to both the University of Mississippi see (I’m a big fan of Mark Rothko). We and Mississippi State University’s teams only saw it briefly, but it was a wonderful having stellar seasons. Having attended space to pause for some quiet reflection.

Millsaps College for my undergraduate Then it was time for a little pre-game studies and Vanderbilt University for law school, I have no personal allegiance to either, but thanks to my significant other, I am happy to cheer for Ole Miss and travel to road games in fun places.

The fact that this year, those activities have included winning heartily makes it exponentially more fun.

The latest journey took us to Houston for a weekend to see the Rebels take on Texas A&M, and I’m here to tell you that it was a pretty outstand- An Ole Miss road game in Houston led to a fun [IIOIRH SJ ßRI HMRMRK ERH 7YVVIEPMWX EVX EPFIMX ing trip. The only downside [MXL E TPIXLSVE SJ REZMKEXMSR XVSYFPIW was that everything is, in fact, bigger in Texas, which also includes traffic-related issues. The roads nosh and drink at a neighborhood bar bewere under construction, and Google fore hitting the road to College Station.

Maps and Siri remained utterly conI’ll confess—choosing my wardrobe founded the entire weekend. Every time for this game was a bit of a challenge, as we got in the car, we saw road signs that the weather report predicted rain and didn’t match up with our directions and heat. As a result, I settled on a leatherhad to take multiple U-turns. free ensemble (unusual for me during Directional matters aside, the trip the fall), with a one-shouldered top, gold was lovely. Friday evening, we had dinner jeans and sensible (for me) four-inch at The Pass, where we enjoyed an eight- booties. Turns out, I should have gone all course tasting menu with pairings. At Leather Tuscadero. It was cold and not some restaurants, the entire table has to rainy at all; I had to break down and buy order the same menu, but we were able a long-sleeved A&M shirt at the stadium, to do one of each pairing, which let both and then felt embarrassed to be wearing of us get what was right for us. I went the wrong team’s garb. Luckily, my shirt with wine, and my companion went with didn’t jinx the team. cocktails, which also included a sour beer The crowd—110,000 of our closest for one of his courses. I was able to snag a friends—was incredible. And though the sip of that, and, even though I don’t typi- A&M folks did start to leave at the end cally drink beer, it was really interesting. when the Ole Miss victory was clenched, I liked the vinegary taste, and it paired they generally remained impressively enwell with the food. Perhaps Lucky Town thusiastic and spirited the whole time.

Brewing or another local craft brew outlet Their fans and the band—we interacted will produce a sour soon. with several members on the way out— On Saturday, because the game were really nice and polite, and all in all, wasn’t until nighttime, we had time to the experience was great. brunch and explore a bit, so we headed The Ole Miss defense, in particular, to the Menil Collection to take in some just blew me away, and I was so, so glad art. The space was great, the collection to have seen such a great game in an unwas impressive, and the current exhibit believable and historic season. on Mahatma Gandhi was powerful. The I know it was a great weekend for Surrealist pieces on display were fantastic. State fans, too, and I can’t wait to see what It was interesting to see a space dedicated the rest of the season holds for both Misnot only to the works themselves, but to sissippi schools. In the end, I think the objects that Surrealist artists collected, successes of the football teams this year such as African masks that inspired their are great for our state. While I’ll be saying pieces. Being able to put things in a con- “hotty toddy,” I’ll also cheer for Missistext like that leads to a deeper understand- sippi as a whole. Here’s to finishing the ing of the art itself, I think. And it’s a free season strong, y’all.

Will We Ever Come Together To Solve Problems in Mississippi and the U.S.?

JACKSON 2000’S TOWN HALL

A Day Of Dialogue On Race Learn how structured dialogue can get us past critical barriers – race, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status – and teach us how to engage our shared values to create political and civic solutions

Wednesday November 12th 8:30am-4:00pm

MS e–Center @ JSU 1230 Raymond Rd Jackson, MS 39204 P 1.601.979.1246 Cost: $30 Includes breakfast pastries, box lunch and materials (Limited student discounts & other scholarships are available)

• Making Connections • Our Unequal Society •Next Steps Toward Community

For more information or to register visit www.jackson2000.org or contact Dominic Deleo at 601.980.1234 or deleo.dominic@gmail.com

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DIVERSIONS | music

Motopony’s Metaphysical Music

by Genevieve Legacy

COURTESY MOTOPONY

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orming the best possible band can be an arduous process, and it was no different for Motopony. The Seattle-based indie band, fronted by singer-songwriter Daniel Blue, has cycled through about 20 members since its inception in 2006. As of this year, Blue has worked his way through enough friends, free-agent musicians and relationship issues to arrive at the band’s current lineup—a versatile and satisfying sextet that fully manifests Blue’s concept of Motopony and its music.

Blue’s second Motopony EP, “Idle Beauty,” was released last month through record labels Fast Plastic and eOne Musics. The five-track sampler offers a kaleidoscope of songs, sounds and styles. Blues’ soulful, nothing-to-lose vocals and atypical lyrics are the connective thread that binds the songs together through electronica, pop and anthem rock with psychedelic fringe and jagged folk.

“I started out as a poet and sort of marketed myself that way,” he says. “I really enjoy phrasings and ideas that can have more than one meaning.

“It comes from my love of the ’60s and ’70s music I heard as a kid, the music my parents listened to.”

Apart from Blue, the longest standing member of the band is drummer Forrest Mauvais. Lead guitarist Mike Notter, keyboardist Andrew Butler, rhythm guitarist Nate Daley and bassist Terry Mattson follow. By Blues’ heartfelt account, this lineup is the best possible version of the band.

“I really believe in this crew,” Blue says. “In spite of a few curve balls, they all have a great attitude, and they really like playing the music.”

A full-length album, also to be titled “Idle Beauty,” is due for release in spring 2015, just in time for next year’s South by

Singer-songwriter Daniel Blue (fourth from left) leads Seattle’s Motopony on a musical whim as he leaps through contradicting genres with abstract lyricism.

Southwest (SXSW) music festival. The band recently spent two weeks in the studio with Mike McCarthy, producer for Spoon, Heartless Bastards and Dead Confederate, recording a few more songs and taking the music to the next level.

“If I died tomorrow, I would walk from this planet and feel like I’ve done something worth all the pain and difficult times,” Blue says, with a candor that comes from being totally devoted to an endeavor.

Of course, Blue has no intention of leaving the planet anytime soon, but the band will be heading off the continent for gigs in England and a two-week mini-tour in India. Blue attributes the Delhi connection to the song “Euphoria” from the band’s 2011 self-titled debut.

“For some reason, that track resonates in India. I’ve been asked to tour there six or seven times now,” Blue says. “Last year, Bacardi NH7 Weekender Festival used the song in their

main advertising. This year, they asked us to come for the festival. We’ll be there for 14 days. We’re going to drive from Pune to Delhi, play shows on the way and see the country.”

Motopony is no stranger to the American road, either. The band will see a good portion of the country this fall as it meanders toward the East Coast.

After the full-length album comes out in 2015, Blue says the band will be touring in earnest. For him, performing for audiences is what it’s all about.

“I like to think of a live show as a metaphysical experience. Being able to watch a finger that is moving a coil, that is generating electricity and pushing it through a system that brings sound to your ear, is like a gift,” Blue says.

Motopony performs Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 10 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St., 601-948-0888). For more information, visit motoponymusic.com.

in the mix

by Tommy Burton

Hootenanny Blues

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he word “hootenanny” has long been associated with celebration, but in the 1960s, the word took on new meaning for the music community. These hootenannies were loose, fun and informal meetings of minds, but above all, they were spontaneous and held for the love of music. While only one of the upcoming events bears the “hootenanny” name, two consecutive events at Duling Hall carry its collaborative spirit.

On Nov. 2, Duling Hall will host the Harvest Hootenanny, featuring performances by Cicero Buck and the Double Wide House Band. All proceeds of the event go to the Pediatric Palliative Care unit at Blair E. Batson Hospital.

The Double Wide House Band has many familiar faces from the Jackson music scene, including Sherry Cothren, Jeff Lewis, Chris Hall and Eric Stracener. But Cicero Buck had to travel a bit further than that.

Though it’s rooted in the American South, Cicero Buck hails from England.

British bassist and songwriter Joe Hughes

Duling Hall hosts two consecutive nights of musical prowess and artistic collaboration with Grammy-winning blues musician Keb’ Mo’ and acoustic duo Cicero Buck.

and former Jackson resident Kris Wilkinson Hughes comprise the acoustic duo. Kris studied music and art at Delta State University and played in local band the Perfect Strangers. Joe played in the band The Lover Speaks and also co-wrote the 1995 Annie Lennox hit “No More I Love You’s” with former band mate David Freeman.

Kris and Joe, who are now married,

met in Nashville in 1998 and formed Cicero Buck in 2000. Their previous releases—2002’s “Delicate Shades of Grey,” 2004’s “Humbucky” and the 2007 EP “A Taste of Wonderful”—feature a blend of Americana, pop and blues. Cicero Buck plans to release its latest full-length record, “The Birth of Swagger,” in early 2015, collecting many of its original songs from 2007 to the present.

Then, on Nov. 3, three-time Grammy Award winner Keb’ Mo’ brings the blues to Fondren for an already sold-out performance with his band.

Keb’ Mo’ spent his youth learning many styles of music on guitar, though blues great Robert Johnson had one of the clearest influences on his playing. Keb’ Mo’s first album, 1980’s “Rainmaker,” which he released under his real name, Kevin Moore, featured two Johnson compositions: “Come on in My Kitchen” and “Kind Hearted Woman.” Moore went on to play Johnson in the 1998 documentary “Can’t You Hear The Wind Howl?”

Keb’ Mo’ earned Grammy Awards for his third, fourth and ninth albums, 1996’s “Just Like You,” 1998’s “Slow Down” and 2004’s “Keep It Simple.” He also collaborated with musicians such as Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, and even performed on “Sesame Street” and the series finale of “The West Wing.”

This year saw the release of Keb’ Mo’s 12th album, “BLUESAmericana,” which combines rock, pop and Delta-style blues into one brilliant form. Most of the songs are acoustic guitar-based but feature a layered sound not heard on most traditional blues releases. The list of collaborators is equally impressive, including drummer Steve Jordan, pedal-steel guitarist Paul Franklin and pianist Tim Lauer..

The Harvest Hootenanny is Sunday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Avenue). Keb’ Mo’ performs Monday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Harvest Hootenanny can be purchased at ardenland. net. For more information, visit supertinyrecords.com and kebmo.com.

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When did the NFC South become the 2010 NFC West? Currently, every team in that division has a losing record after the first eight weeks of the season.

THURSDAY, OCT 30 College football (6:30-10 p.m., ESPN): The Louisville Cardinals look to shock the ACC and the rest of college football with a win over Florida State. â&#x20AC;Ś NFL (7:25-11 p.m., NFLN): The New Orleans Saints battle the Carolina Panthers for the division lead in the NFC South.

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illiam Shakespeare wrote in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Henry IVâ&#x20AC;?: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.â&#x20AC;? This quote seems to apply to Mississippi State University as the team learns to live with the No. 1 ranking in the country.

Anyone who watched the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match-up with Kentucky could tell that the Bulldogs were tense in their first game as the top-ranked team in the nation. This is uncharted territory for MSU as a program, but the team was able to hold off the Wildcats for the win.

The defense seemed to feel the weight of the ranking more than anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;other than Dak Prescottâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on the MSU bench.

Kentucky scored on a 67-yard pass and a 58-yard pass, and the Bulldogs had trouble dealing with Wildcats quarterback Patrick Towles, who threw for 390 yards and ran for 78 yards with four combined touchdowns. Prescott didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play a bad game but wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at his best for the Bulldogs. The MSU quarterback finished the game with 216 yards passing on 18 of 33 attempts with three touchdowns. He did add two rushing touchdowns as he ran for 88 yards on 18 carries.

As the quarterback of the No. 1 team and a Heisman favorite, it is easy to understand the pressure on Prescott, but he was still able to put together a good enough game to help lead the Bulldogs to a victory.

One player who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fear the

weight of being No. 1 was tailback Josh Robinson, who rushed for 198 yards on 23 carries. In the third quarter, Robinson, nicknamed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Human Bowling Ball,â&#x20AC;? managed a 22-yard run after evading six Kentucky defenders and dragging several more before being taken down.

The best part of the win for Mississippi State was going on the road as the No. 1 team in the country and winning.

But make no mistake about it. The Wildcats were fired up to get the top-ranked team in their house. MSU is going to receive everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best shot each week as teams want to say that they were the one that kicked the Bulldogs off their lofty perch. This Saturday, Arkansas will go into Davis Wade Stadium looking for the major upset. Both Kentucky and Arkansas are vastly improved teams. The Razorbacks would like to break their 16game losing streak to SEC teams against the Bulldogs.

The fact that MSU takes on the Razorbacks and Tennessee-Martin at home for the next two weeks should help as MSU players adjust to the bullseyes on their backs. By the time the team strolls into Alabama Nov. 15 to face the Crimson Tide, it should be well adjusted to its ranking.

Some folks say it is harder to handle success than failure. If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true, then give the Bulldogs an A+. The same certainly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be said about the Ole Miss Rebels this past week.

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