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ith his laid-back demeanor, most wouldn’t guess that Dr. Olurotimi Badero, 43, is one of the most knowledgeable medical minds in Mississippi. As the only combined cardiologist and nephrologist in the United States, Badero is a coveted commodity in his field, yet despite numerous job offers, he has stayed in Jackson.

Even in high school, Badero valued education. He performed better than any other student in his native country, Nigeria, earning him an award for academic excellence. After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Ife, he enrolled in the school’s medical program and graduated in 1997.

Soon after, he moved to the United States to attend the State University of New York, where he completed specialty training in internal medicine in 2004. In 2006, he earned his specialty degree in nephrology at Emory University in Atlanta. As he began treating patients, he realized that might not be enough. “When I was taking care of nephrology patients, I found out that patients were dying from cardiovascular disease and not from kidney disease,” he says.

In 2009, he returned to SUNY to earn his specialty degree in cardiology. After another three years in New York, Badero was accepted into Yale University, where he earned three more specialties: interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular medicine and peripheral vascular convention. His skill began drawing at-

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tention from medical organizations, including the Association of Black Cardiologists, which presented Badero with an award for excellence in cardiology in 2008.

After training from 2001 to 2010, Badero was considering a job offer in Jackson, Tenn.

His plans shifted dramatically while on a retreat in the Poconos Mountains. His church group visited the area to focus on God, and Badero hoped the experience would guide his decision. After five days with no answer, Badero was driving back to New York City when he read another car’s license plate: Jackson.

“When I saw ‘Jackson,’ I got excited,” he says. “‘This is God telling me to go to Jackson, Tennessee.’ But then something in my mind said, ‘Why don’t you take another look?’”

Badero took a position as an interventional cardiologist at Central Mississippi Medical Center in 2011. He performed the first radial coronary angioplasty in CMMC history and treated nephrology patients for two years without additional pay. He did a one-year fellowship in interventional nephrology and dialysis that year. In 2013, he formed Cardiac, Renal & Vascular Associates. He is a board-certified cardiologist, nephrologist, interventional nephrologist, internist and nuclear cardiologist.

His skills aren’t limited to medicine, though. Badero is also the assistant pastor of Vine Chapel Church and an avid painter. He believes spirituality and creativity are vital to the art of healing.

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Whatever your traditions, I hope they include joyful celebrations … with friends —Julie Skipper, “Old Friends and New” old and new.”

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EDITOR’S note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

Living and Loving in a Know-It-All Nation

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doubt I’m the only one who has struggled to find the holiday spirit this year.

Mind you, I’m a holiday fanatic—decorate, give, wrap, deliver, entertain, even cook—but I’ve had to work hard this year to get to my happy Christmas place.

Blame the news cycle—and Americans’ response to it. It’s easy to find all the news about police brutality and sexual assault depressing, and I certainly have felt it, especially when I listen to victim-blaming and rationalization of the use of excessive force for minor crimes that no one, of any race, would want used against their own family members.

Just about everyone I know, including those who seldom talk about race, have told me they’ve had to unfriend people on social media who have revealed a side they’d never seen—and in very offensive, vitriolic, unfiltered ways. Certainly, the election of President Obama has meant that many of us have had to block blatant racists from posting on our pages and offending us and our friends.

This time around, it’s a more insidious and vexing problem: It’s not just the obvious racists and hate mongers. People we know, love and respect(ed) are stereotyping and blaming “the other,” using sound bites (like “black-on-black crime”) that have little relevance to the current discussion and ignore parallels (like “white-on-white crime”).

It’s not enough to unfriend and disconnect these people, allowing the excuses and complacency to remain unchecked and grow.

Clearly, that’s what the nation did decades ago when, after basic civil-liberties and rights finally happened for most, many Americans decided it was all “over” and time to “move on,” leaving the work of healing division undone. Now, it’s clear to just about everyone that this nation is almost as divided as ever, and that is costing us in so many ways.

We cannot disengage and just focus on trivia. It’s vital to not turn our heads from these tragedies and their underlying causes;

we must use them for positive change and progress. Most people reading this are headed to a holiday dinner table with family this week, and it might be tempting to take one of two routes: blaming and stereotyping “the other” angrily and with lots of eye rolls; or talking about anything but the ugly elephant lurking in the nation’s consciousness.

Let’s do something differently. Let’s seek love, empathy, asking and more listening than we’re accustomed to in our know-it-all nation. And let’s really watch the tendency to first blame the victim—for doing something wrong, getting themselves killed (or raped),

“If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.”— Proverbs 18:13 or daring to speak out about it if they are still able to. And we must challenge stereotypes and victim-blaming, as hard as that may be.

We may not have asked for, or wanted, this historic moment of dealing with both continuing racism and sexism at the same time. But ever since the police killing of Michael Brown, and the subsequent grand-jury decision not to indict the officer, became the tipping point of police brutality in America, our country has been forced to grapple with all sorts of unresolved issues that rest just below the surface. Then, of course, along came the Cosby allegations—which have been largely ignored for years—and the complicated race baggage attached to it (from accusers like Beverly Johnson who said they held back their stories to not pile on black men

to Cosby’s past delight in attacking baggy britches rather than systemic problems).

How we deal with all of this now is going to either strengthen or weaken our nation’s future. Our nation’s power has always been in our diversity and our ideal of democracy toward all types of peoples with varying viewpoints—and it should grow as we figure out how to actually bring the American dream (which includes safety and criminal justice) to people of color and women of all races. We cannot afford to go backward or stick our heads in sands of denial because we can’t stand to face painful truths.

My friend Stacey Patton wrote a powerful piece this month for Dame Magazine, “White Women, Please Don’t Expect Me to Wipe Away Your Tears” (see jfp.ms/patton).

In the essay, Stacey calls out the instinct toward denial that she has seen from many of her white friends. “Many White people have little sense of the daily lives of Black Americans: the constant terrorizing and harassment, the fact that police do anything but serve and protect, and Black people’s ongoing fear for their lives,” Stacey writes.

“And so the level of insensitivity and cluelessness, defensiveness and outright racist comments may not be so surprising, especially at the outset, and not everyone is going to be open to being enlightened.”

Like I am, Stacey is most concerned about “the White women who are more or less on our side, but who don’t know their place in the conversation.” These are the women, and men, who don’t want us to get into the nitty-gritty of the problem, who would rather us all smile and move forward despite all the pain and without solutions.

“As a result,” Stacey writes, “their comments are often more presumptuous, who say things like they don’t ‘see race,’ they’re not the enemy, or they’re feeling hurt and attacked. … When I, or one of my Black friends, write something about race on our

walls that gets their panties in a wad, some White women complain, chastise, unfriend or block us. These acts become another way to assert White power and the privileges emanating from White supremacy.”

Gulp. “White supremacy” are tough words that most white people would like to never hear again. But take a breath and think about it: When people of color are trying to talk publicly about police officers routinely unloading multiple rounds into unarmed children and adults, and they’re told repeatedly by supposedly smart people to shut up about it, what is that if not a privileged response from people who do not face the same epidemic? If you don’t want to be accused of it, then try a different response.

I know Stacey, and she is not anti-white, no more than I am (although I’m sometimes called that on social media when I refuse to take the approach she criticizes above). Stacey appreciates and wants a diversity of people who “get it,” and she throws around the word “love” to people of various ethnicities more than most people I see on Facebook use toward people of the same race.

Our weak spot as a nation has always been when greed (or power or plain old ignorance) has led some people to hold others back—or to not want to even listen to their concerns, much less take them seriously enough to take action. It’s a backward paternalism to assume someone else’s problems don’t exist because we don’t share them. And it’s unacceptable to take the “gradualism” approach that many white moderates wanted in the 1960s: Be patient; times will change.

No, we can’t be patient because things may not change. Even one more death of an unarmed family member, or one more ignored sexual assault, is not acceptable—nor is refusing to talk about it with those who fear it the most. Proverbs 18:13 offers good advice on this one: “If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.”

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Amber Helsel

R.L. Nave

Anna Wolfe

Dustin Cardon

Kathleen Mitchell

Maya Miller

Trip Burns

Kimberly Griffin

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel is a skilled haberdasher with a fear of needles. These two traits cancel each other. She also bakes things. She contributed to the cover package and coordinated the whole dang issue.

R.L. Nave, native Missourian and news editor, roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson.

Send him news tips at rlnave@ jacksonfreepress.com or call him at 601-362-6121 ext. 12. He wrote several news reports.

Investigative Reporter Anna Wolfe, a Tacoma, Wash., native, studied at Mississippi State. In her spare time, she complains about not having enough spare time. Email her at anna@jacksonfreepress. com. She wrote about Uber.

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 a food story.

Freelance writer Kathleen Mitchell loves all things green, Irish or related to Ireland. Her greatest secret is that she’s not a natural redhead. She wrote a food story.

Former editorial intern Maya Miller is a senior psychology major at Jackson State University. She enjoys books

by Stephen King and Netflix marathons. She wrote a music story.

Staff Photographer Trip Burns is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he studied English and sociology.

He enjoys the films of Stanley Kubrick. He took many photos for the issue.

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

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Sunday, December 21 Civil rights leaders and President Obama condemn the NYPD ambush killings and express fear that the killings could derail the national police brutality protest movement.

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Monday, December 22 A Wisconsin grand jury declines to indict Christopher Manney, a white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he fatally shot Dontre Hamilton, a mentally ill black man, in April. ‌ North Korea, angered over U.S. accusations of hacking, refuses to take part in a U.N. Security Council meeting on the country’s human-rights situation and makes threats of retaliation against the White House and Pentagon.

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New Homes Keep Midtown Revival Going

by R.L. Nave

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idtown Partners Inc. made a plan—and they’re sticking to it.

Namely, Midtown Partners, which promotes social and economic revitalization in the neighborhood just north of downtown, developed a master plan in 2010 that calls for expansion of services, parks and housing.

On Dec. 18, one of the features of that plan was scratched off the list so-to-speak with a groundbreaking for a development called West-Millsaps Housing.

Dr. Kristi Hendrix, the executive director of Midtown Partners, said plans call for 31 single-family units, some of which will consists of both rehabilitated and nine newly constructed homes. Construction crews recently completed interior demolition for the rehabs.

The project represents a total investment of $9.7 million and will take nine to 10 months to complete, Hendrix said.

In her remarks at the groundbreaking, Ward 7 Councilwoman Margaret BarrettSimon referenced a 2004 story in the Jackson Free Press that discussed the potential for Midtown just as revitalization efforts there got started in earnest. “That was just the beginning; now it’s a dream come true,� Barrett-Simon said at the groundbreaking.

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lease the market-rate homes for reduced monthly payments. The goal is to provide stable homes and neighborhoods for families and children.

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West-Millsaps Housing is a 31-unit, $9.7 million development under construction in Midtown and is part of ongoing revitalization efforts in the neighborhood.

will use Housing Tax Credits from the Mississippi Home Corporation. Investors apply the credits to their federal tax bill each year for a decade. Currently, there are six developments in Hinds County using tax credits, including the West-Millsaps Housing.

Tenants will have to meet strict income eligibility guidelines. Most tax-credit developments are for working-class people, who

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ference issued a report titled “The Impacts of Affordable Housing on Education: A Research Summary� showing that affordable housing can improve educational outcomes for children. “Wherever the location, the physical quality of the home and the household’s capacity to afford a stable, suitable living environment can affect student educational outcomes,� the report’s authors write.

Supporters of the Midtown housing development see it as part of a holistic effort. Midtown Partners also recently won approval from the Mississippi Charter School Authorizing Board to open what would be the second charter school in the capital city, for students in grades 5 through 8.

Midtown Partners’ school would join Reimagine Prep in south Jackson, which plans to open for fall 2015 and would also serve grades 5 to 8.

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ailure to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people extends beyond shutting off legal marriage. A new report sheds light on the economic and social effects of denying equal protection to LGBT people under the law.

The report from the Los Angeles-based Williams Institute and Switzerland-based Credit Suisse finds LGBT people face greater social and economic disparities in the South, along with the Midwest and Mountain West, primarily in states that have not passed laws protecting sexual orientation. “Legal and social differences across the states and regions are likely both the cause and effect of the disparities in economics, education and health,� the report’s authors wrote.

Sixty-three percent of the LGBT population lives in the Midwest, Mountain and Southern regions of the country and in these areas, blacks and Latinos make up the major-

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ity of the LGBT population. And, as employment protections are closely tied to eco-

nomic security and wellbeing, LGBT people in areas of the nation without protections are more likely to report household incomes $24,000 less than those living in the 21 states where workers are protected on the basis of sexual orientation.

Across the South, same-sex couples raising children have a household income nearly $11,000 lower on average than their different-sex, married parent counterparts who are raising children.

In addition, a greater number of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men have come from the South than any other region in the country. Southern LGBTs also have the lowest insurance rates in the country, with nearly 25 percent lacking health insurance. “Social and legal climates are generally intertwined such that supportive laws and social acceptance run hand in hand,� said Andrew Flores, the report’s co-author.

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The ride-hailing company, which uses an app that connects Uber members to Uber drivers, claims its success will lead to fewer people owning cars, as they will be able to use its service for all commuting.

sexist speech and exploitation of women in advertisements—women say they are getting hurt in Uber-enabled encounters. Allegations range from two Uber drivers in Washington, D.C., one who allegedly choked his passenger and another accused of knocking a woman to the ground and raping her; to an Uber driver in Los Angeles who allegedly kidnapped an intoxicated woman and took her to a hotel room; to an Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Seattle. Another is accused of raping a woman

cording to Gawker-owned site ValleyWag, that Uber should “make sure these writers don’t come away thinking we are responsible even when these things do go bad.”

Things got even creepier when Uber representatives started to react to women, mainly journalists, who reported on complaints about the app and wrote stories regarding its service.

Buzzfeed reported in November that Uber Senior Vice President of Business Emil Michael suggested the company spend $1

Does Uber Have a Dark Side?

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The new, controversial ride-sharing app company, Uber, is stirring up debate on a national level as it rides into Jackson.

Uber allows people to order rides, based on their location, from Uber drivers; in the expanded UberX program, some of those drivers use their own personal vehicles instead of licensed limos or cabs.

But the company is drawing flak from various places, prompting Uber critics to urge users to delete the app.

For one thing, Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick has made a number of disturbing, sexist remarks since becoming part of the Silicon Valley elite—like when he called the app “Boob-er” due to his increased ability to woo women since Uber took off—that fall in line with how critics say that the company treats women in general.

In October, Uber’s Lyon, France, office promoted a new app called “Avions de Chasse,” which promises a ride from an “incredibly hot chick”: “Seat (sic) back, relax and let them take you on cloud nine,” Avions de Chasse’s website formerly stated, alongside pictures of women in lingerie.

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in Boston and another of raping a woman in India. One of the drivers in D.C. and the drivers in Boston, Los Angeles and India were arrested.

All of these accounts, which are not the only accusations of abuse against women by Uber drivers, took place within the last year.

When addressing the safety concerns of the service, Jackson City Council President De’Keither Stamps said the allegations don’t differ all that much from the incidents that have occurred historically in regular taxicabs.

“You’ve got to keep the conversation balanced,” Stamps said.

But it’s not just these dangerous situations that anger women activists. It’s the response from Uber representatives.

When Uber execs got wind of the choking incident in D.C.—in which police were called, but no charges were filed—Kalanick complained that the media suggested Uber was “somehow liable for these incidents that aren’t even real in the first place.”

Kalanick also stressed in an email, ac-

million on a team of researchers to “dig up dirt” on journalists who criticize the app in the media.

Michael directed his ire at one female journalist in particular, Sarah Lacy, the editor of the online tech-journal, PandoDaily, who has spoken out about Uber’s questionable business practices. He has since apologized for the statement.

When contacted for a response to alleged smear campaigns against women who speak out about the company, Uber spokeswoman Kaitlin Durkosh emailed a statement: “We have not, do not and will not investigate journalists. Those remarks have no basis in the reality of our approach.”

In a Dec. 4 Uber blog post, Kalanick blamed the bad press on “growing pains.”

“This kind of growth has also come with significant growing pains. The events of the recent weeks have shown us that we also need to invest in internal growth and change.

Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps,” Kalanick wrote

without delving into specifics.

But some question how liable Uber could be for the problems, considering their background check for drivers might not be as airtight as they try to make it seem.

A Los Angeles NBC affiliate tested out Uber’s application process, only to find that their test applicant—a reformed convicted felon with a rap sheet including burglary and criminal threatening—was approved to become a driver.

Ultimately, Uber’s competitive advantage—and the source of additional criticism—has been its ability in many municipalities to circumvent rules that taxi services must follow because Uber runs as a “technology platform,” instead of as a transportation service. In many places, for example, Uber avoids regulation including driver qualifications, vehicle inspections, insurance and ride fare.

Many argue this puts Uber at an unfair advantage over traditional taxi services and that it could run those cab companies out of business.

Such loopholes have left Uber—again, a technology company—not liable for injury of drivers or passengers in the case of an accident.

Stamps said this means Jackson must work to craft legislation to regulate ridesharing. He said he doesn’t know what this will look like, yet, because the technology is relatively new. “I’m trying to do more due diligence so I can have good info to make decisions on what direction we need to go forward,” Stamps said.

Durkosh, the Uber spokeswoman, said 14 jurisdictions, including states like California and Colorado, have adopted legislation that regulates ride-sharing services.

In other states, legislation mandating regulations of ride-sharing technology has been met with a strong pushback. In some cases, lobbying on part of the technology community and Uber has influenced state leaders considering enforcing new laws.

In Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed legislation that imposed regulations requiring drivers to undergo background checks, have at least a $350,000 insurance policy, and those who drove more than 36 hours in two weeks to acquire a chauffeur’s license, among other requirements. The veto, which struck down the ride-sharing legislation that received 80 votes in the House and 46 in the Senate, came amid political pressure during a close gubernatorial race.

Uber critics worry that the company, which is worth $41 billion—up from $18 billion just this summer—has enough influence to affect how state leaders respond to evolving technology’s effect on transportation safety and the business world.

To women who question whether or not they’re safe in that world, company representative Durkosh said, “We take our commitment to women very seriously.”

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Remembering Mr. G.

by David Rae Morris

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niversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.

Before he left town to return to Washington, he had told me: “You really ought to check up on Herb every now and then.”

I knew he was right, but I was still overwhelmed by the magnitude of the storm

Then they went to Dallas, to Houston, back to go back down there in that slop and to Dallas, and eventually ended up at his mud,’” he said. “I say it’s not sloppy when daughter’s house in Madison, Wis., where the sun is shining.” they stayed for a while.

He became a media darling, attracting Then one night Mr. Gettridge saw his the attention of Billy Crystal and Anderson house in a news report and realized it was still Cooper, and other passing journalists and standing. He was immediately news crews. With the help of several relief ordetermined to get back. “I’m ganizations, he was able to rebuilt the house. gone,” he said to his wife, Lynda. All this time, his goal was to finish so he could “I’m leaving you right there.” bring his wife back.

He flew back to Louisiana.

“The flood is over with now,’ he said.

When they wouldn’t let him into “We have to forget about the flood and get the neighborhood, he snuck in. back to trying to live again.”

The house had not moved off Mr. G. lived in the house for a year its foundation, and had not lost without electricity or potable water. Slowly a single tile on the roof. But the it began to take shape again. There were new water had risen almost to the walls, new floors, a new kitchen and bathceiling. All their belongings were room, and finally the utilities were turned ruined, and the house needed to back on in March 2007. Lynda Gettridge completely gutted. returned from Wisconsin in that summer to When they opened the great fanfare. neighborhood, he came straight “I’m happy as hell to be right here,” he back and started working, com- told me in 2008. “This is where I want to muting back and forth every day be. I’ve lived in New York, Chicago, Detroit, from Baton Rouge. Sometimes Ohio.” He was in the Merchant Marines, and he’d sleep in his truck. later traveled extensively applying his trade “When I got the first two as a plasterer. “Three, four weeks at a time, rooms cleaned out, I said, ‘This some of these places two and three years at is it. No more Baton Rouge,’” he a time, but I just don’t see no place no better Herbert Gettridge, then 83, sits in the front room of his house on North Roman Street in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana June 1, 2007, the first day of the Atlantic said. “Been here ever since.” than New Orleans,” he said. “I don’t see no hurricane season. Gettridge evacuated New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina, but his The neighborhood was place where I’d like to stay.” house, which he built himself in the early 1950s, took on more than 10 feet of water. in ruin, and his was the only Herbert Gettridge lived a full life. He house on the block that would did more in his 80s than most of us do in While access to the Lower 9th Ward was and how it had affected New Orleans. I was not eventually be torn down. Still, the task at our entire lives. I know I am a better person no longer restricted, there was virtually no working every day photographing for one hand seemed insurmountable. for having known him. one there, especially on the lakeside of Clai- newspaper or magazine or another, and there “Got me a wheelbarrow, a rake, and a While I am sad to learn of his passing, it borne Avenue. were plenty of other stories to cover. shovel and started diggin’ my way in,” he re- comforts me to know that he died at home, On this particular morning, we were But eventually I did go by to see Mr. just driving around. David spied an elderly Gettridge. He was always busy working African American man adding a wheelbar- around the house, tending to the yard; somerow full of muck to a growing mountain of time we’d just sit on the porch and talk. I liked debris in front of his house on North Ro- to call him Mr. G. He was born and raised man. Dressed in a white, long-sleeved shirt in the 7th Ward. In 1934, when he was 11, and khaki pants, a beat-up pair of sneakers he quit school and began apprenticing with and a baseball hat, he spoke with that spe- his next-door neighbor, a master plasterer. It cific inflection that meant he could only have became his life-long trade, but he was handy been born and raised in New Orleans. with many tools. He had built his house with Herbert Gettridge died on Halloween his own hands over a three-year period from Day at age 91. I had not seen him for a year 1949 to 1952. or two, in part because it still pains me to “I started saving materials to build this drive over the bridge to the Lower 9th know- house with, such as cement blocks, sills, bags ing how much suffering and destruction oc- of sand, cement,” he said. curred there. But in the months following He stored the material at his uncle’s Katrina, I was there often, photographing, house and then hired a truck to carry it down documenting the destruction and the misery. to his lot. “I poured the footin,’ I laid the My work with Burnett had allowed for blocks, I did this all my self. … Then I put a respite; at least I could focus on helping the sills down, put the subfloors in, and I someone else with his work and not have to started framing.”

Herbert Gettridge mows in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans Aug. 21, 2006. worry so much about my own. David was He and his wife raised eight children in working with an old Speed Graphic, a 4 x 5 the house. They had evacuated to a down- membered. Even as the pile of debris in front in the house that he built with so much love press camera popular in the 1930s and 1940s, town motel during Katrina. After they heard of his house grew and grew—a cruel mix of and determination 60 years ago. May it conand he made a remarkable portrait of Mr. reports on the radio about the water rising in building materials and the remnants of his tinue to stand as a monument to his courage Gettridge in what was left of his kitchen that the Lower 9th, they left town and made it life—he remained forever an optimist. and perseverance. I am confident that it will ran in National Geographic on the first an- to his granddaughter’s house in Shreveport.

“A lot of people say, ‘Why you want survive the next flood.

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Little Mama Roscoe: “Welcome, everybody. Big Roscoe and I are happy to bring good will to residents of the Ghetto Science Community.�

Big Roscoe: “This year, Little Mama and I decided to televise our annual Christmas gift to the community: A Clubb Chicken Wing Christmas.�

Little Mama Roscoe: “What will viewers see and hear on this special television program?�

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Why it’s sweet: Perhaps the most important idea in Banner’s short statement isn’t “responsibility,â€? but “our.â€? It evokes clichĂŠs of villages pulling together to raise children, who represent the future. Yet, in a society that increasingly shifts too much of the accountability for kids off on institutions—schools and jails, to name two—it’s easy to forget our individual responsibilities to youth. And, in a year where tragic events like the deaths of such young black males as 18-year-old Mike Brown in Missouri and 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Ohio prompted ugly, racist dialogue, Banner’s reminder to Henley-Young is too important to ignore.

City: Don’t Let Uber Run Over Jackson

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n a place where the mere presence of a national albeit uninspiring brand like Walmart can be a source of civic pride, it’s easy to understand the excitement over the Jackson launch of the app-based ride-sharing service Uber.

Based in Silicon Valley, Uber is probably the hottest company in the world right now, both in terms of financial success and media buzz.

The company’s $40 billion valuation—more than double what it was worth just six months ago—makes it worth more than established tech companies such as Netflix and LinkedIn, The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month.

Uber’s balance sheets aren’t the only reason the company has been in the news a lot lately. A number of international and domestic controversies have dogged the company in recent years. As we report this week, women have lodged a disturbing number of sexual-assault complaints against Uber drivers, whom the company claims undergo extensive criminal and background checks.

Of course, Uber cannot be blamed for their drivers—who are independent contractors—assaulting women. But initial responses from Uber officials to some of the events, including the company’s founder and president Travis Kalanick, who once said the news media might be “somehow liable for these incidents that aren’t even real in the first place,� suggests a corporate culture that still has a lot of maturing to do.

Finally, there’s the criticism that Uber, which is largely unregulated, has an unfair advantage over traditional taxicabs, which operate under heavy regulations in many cities.

It’s unclear how, or if, Uber’s presence in Mississippi will affect local cab drivers. What is clear is that Mississippi has a long, troubling history of letting multibillion-dollar companies take advantage of our lax regulatory climate (and in some cases, deregulating further to accommodate such corporations) just to have their presence.

Jackson does not have to continue that trend. Given the many challenges and criticisms that face Uber, the capital city now has a unique opportunity to learn from past mistakes.

We would encourage the Jackson City Council to closely examine the process Uber uses to hire drivers and respond to complaints and encourage the company to be transparent and accountable when problems occur. In addition, the city should ensure that the playing field for Uber, as well as taxicab companies, is level and fair to everyone.

The concept behind Uber, which aims to democratize ride sharing, and the company’s desire to invest in Jackson is a reason to be excited. More exciting, however, is the opportunity Jackson has to help the multinational company become a more responsible corporate citizen.

Jackson city leaders should not let that opportunity pass.

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DE’KEITHER STAMPS City of Jackson: 2014 in Retrospect

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t the beginning of 2014, the citizens of Jackson faced a tough decision that would affect the quality of life for generations to come—and you made a decision that spoke volumes. Through the combined efforts of the Lumumba administration and the Jackson City Council, we generated enough public confidence to encourage citizens to unite and pass the sales tax by more than 90 percent.

In February, upon the untimely death of the late mayor, the Honorable Chokwe Lumumba, our Ward 5 Councilman Charles Tillman took on the role of acting mayor.

This was a difficult time for the administration and for our city, but Councilman Tillman continued the vital operations of local government with grace and dignity. To continue the legacy of the late mayor, Councilman Tillman made a conscious and humble decision to embrace the mantra and spirit of the Lumumba administration, which strived for transparency. As your Ward 5 councilman, he continues to keep citizens engaged and informed.

Our beloved Jackson Zoo was on the brink of losing its accreditation, but I worked with a brave team made up of Zoo Director Beth Poff, several zoo board members, and City of Jackson Director of Parks and Recreation Allen Jones to travel to Memphis to face the Accreditation Board to express the city’s desires to step forward and to provide support for our beloved attraction. We were successful in maintaining the zoo’s accreditation, solidifying its potential for growth.

Just recently, the Jackson Zoo entered into a beneficial partnership with Mississippi State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, meaning that the zoo can flourish and entertain many generations to come.

In July, we voted and passed the Responsible Gun Ownership Ordinance. This ordinance requires individuals to report lost or stolen guns to the police within 48 hours.

It was designed to decrease the number of cases involving the wrongful identification of stolen or sold firearms, and makes owners accountable for their firearms.

We also passed the Enterprise Community Zone Ordinance to offer businesses an additional tax credit to help pay for business-development needs. Because of this ordinance and the city’s efforts, a buyer purchased the Metrocenter Mall, and areas like the mall are open to new market tax credits and moving forward for new business.

In October, Ward 6 Councilman Tyrone Hendrix and five other council members co-sponsored the Minimum Wage

Ordinance to ensure a wage increase for hard-working City of Jackson employees.

In a historical and unprecedented move, six members co-sponsored the minimumwage ordinance to increase the minimum wage for city workers from $7.25 an hour to $8.75. By October 2015, the wage will increase to $9.70 an hour and $10.65 by October 2016.

We recently opened the first senior center in the Westside Community where seniors can take advantage of the multipurpose facility, participate in arts and crafts, and other activities. Thanks to Ward 7 Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon’s endless commitment and the dedication and hard work of citizens, the spirit and vitality continues to flourish in Jackson’s arts and entertainment district. Because of her persistence and tenacity, we will see ever-growing economic development and progress not just in her ward, but across Jackson.

In Ward 2, Councilman Melvin Priester Jr. continues to serve the citizens of his community and beyond. As a driving force and chairman of the Budget Committee, Councilman Priester’s leadership has laid the foundation for a structured budget process that we successfully adopted on time this year. In fiscal-year 2013, the city received the certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended. We must also mention that we lowered city taxes this year.

While destiny called two members to pursue their dreams and aspirations beyond the council seat, your City of Jackson Clerk’s Office and staff worked tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition and voting process for citizens. In fact, they also facilitated the voting processes of other pivotal moments this year: The 1-percent sales tax, the mayor’s race and the Ward 6 race. The staff is dedicated and committed to providing assistance and serving citizens of the Capital City.

Our 2014 Jackson City Council has faced many challenges, but we remain consistent in reflecting the desires of the people. We strive for transparency, and we embrace public input and participation.

We want to hear your concerns, and most importantly, we want to ensure that these issues are addressed.

From Ward 1 to Ward 7, we want you to know that it is an honor and privilege to serve you. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Council President De’Keither Stamps represents Ward 4 on the Jackson City Council.

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n Nov. 6, everyone from business executives to creatives and even a sassy frog gathered at the Pix/Capri Theater. They excitedly chattered as they waited for the doors to the venue to finally open and let them in the day-long event, TEDx Jackson. Audience members sat for hours—for the most part, not unhappily—as they listened to speakers that included accomplished speakers such as Kermit the Frog, pop-culture analyst Damon Brown and many others. They spoke on many topics, from telehealth to creative drive, leaving many audience members with a feeling that maybe, just maybe, this event would aid the Jackson and the state of Mississippi in making a better, brighter future for itself and its citizens. Here is some of what the Jackson Free Press learned at TEDx Jackson and some ideas we gleaned from the day and all the inspiration packed into an old movie theater, itself on the rebound.

George Bey—Professor of anthropology at Millsaps College, researches Mesoamerican archaeology Topic: Archaeology as a way to engage the world • Archaeology bridges the gap between romanticism and science.

• Millsaps College’s biocultural reserve in the Yucatan benefits archaeology, biology, sociology and anthropology.

• Archaeology provides a level of interest for people and community, such as the Mayas in the Yucatan.

• Archaeology can bring a community together.

Joel Bomgar—Founder and chairman of Bomgar Corporation, one of the fastestgrowing technology companies in the United States Topic: The importance of being different • All of us start from the back of the pack.

• We can get to the top, not by following the leader or leap-frogging him or her, but by creating your own rulebook.

• Southwest Airlines set itself apart by doing things such as using only one type of plane and not having assigned seating.

• To be different, you must chart your own course.

Damon Brown—Pop culturist Topic: Big ideas on little pieces of paper • Little slips of paper will never go out of fashion.

• The current generation will influence future generations through their use of social media.

• Social media is often just a digital version of a little piece of paper.

• Always keep a notepad, notecards or even just napkins handy to write down your ideas.

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Marina Bers—Professor at Tufts University near Boston and co-founder of KinderLab Robotics Topic: Young programmers: Think playgrounds, not playpens Question: Why don’t we introduce coding to children? Why should we?

• Coding is the new literacy.

• Coding teaches children skills such as problem solving and logic.

• Coding opens up creativity for children.

• When children play, they develop motor and social skills, and other necessary ones.

• Robots can do the “Hokey Pokey.”

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school, and often have improved relationships with family members and peers. • A mentor doesn’t have to be all-knowing like Yoda. • Fitzpatrick defines mentoring as a personal connection defined by aspects such as reciprocity, mutual respect and shared values. • There is no concrete qualification for being a mentor.

Gary Butler—Founder, chairman and CEO of Camgian Magazine Topic: The disruptive power of the Internet • We live in the Internet of Things. • Internet is one of the most disruptive technologies. • Process automation is an inevitable part of the Internet of Things, but it may take away people’s necessity to do dangerous tasks.

Brit Fitzpatrick—Founder, chairman of MentorMe Topic: How mentoring can reshape our communities • Mentoring increases successful outcomes for individuals. • Kids with mentors are less likely to use drugs and alcohol or skip

Wishes for Change in 2015

by Donna Ladd Photos courtesy Kellogg Foundation

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e the change.� Those are three such simple words, yet so powerful. Gandhi’s call for each of us to just go become the change we want to see around us is truly the first step to creating stronger communities and bridging the division we’ve recently seen come out of the woodwork, and scream at us from Facebook and Twitter.

It’s also key to spend time around, or “fellowship� as we like to use in these parts as a verb, with positive people who don’t live inside their own heads all the time, talking about people instead of ideas. If we want a better world, we have to step outside our heads and go create it.

Right now, I’m in love with a simple phrase that one-half of a dynamic BOOM power couple, Yoknyam Dabale, said to us: “There’s much more to life than one’s self.�

Kermit the Frog—Muppet Topic: The creative act of listening to a talking frog • Creativity is a “conspiracy of craziness.â€? • We must believe in the idea of “ridiculous optimism.â€? • You have to know the rules before you can break them. • Creativity is in everyone. • â€?Do something creative because you can’t not do it.â€?

from TEDx Jackson @browndamon ‘I followed this idea of archeology as a romance and a science.’ —Dr. George Bey(@SoQuoMe) #quote #archeology #science #TEDxJXN @TEDxJackson @TEDxJackson “It’s not a party until the Mayan archeologist shows up.� —Dr. George Bey #TEDxJXN @WillLongwitz Kristi Henderson from UMMC says #Mississippi leads the nation in telehealth @ummcnews #TEDxJXN @kmcneel Wearables and telehealth decentralize health care. How does that change business model in long and short term? #tedxjxn @UMMCNews “We’re filling gaps around the state. We’re not competing,� says Dr. Henderson on #telehealth program in MS. #TEDxJXN @InnovatingMS Young people are key.

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I’ve been blessed this past year to enter into a fellowship of people, the Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network, who believe exactly that and are working together to face our weaknesses, accentuate our strengths and try to become the types of community leaders who can share the tools we’re collecting through this three-year fellowship. Our focus is that of the foundation: helping vulnerable children and their families overcome societal and systemic challenges.

My immediate circle of influence among the 120 fellows—who are from Michigan, New Mexico, New Orleans and Mississippi, as well as a race equity cohort from around the country—are the 24 fellows from Mississippi and our four coaches. We are laughing, crying, learning and growing together.

Allow me to introduce them to you. I’ve asked each to share his or her wish for 2015 (and added my own). Please go to jfp.ms/wkkffellows to add your wishes or ideas for making ours, and yours, come true. We’re here to connect all of you to the needs of Mississippi’s vulnerable children; please come dream big with us, and then help those wishes become reality. We can do it.

1. Leslie-Burl McLemore (Mentor) Jackson Director, Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizens and Democracy 2015 Wish: “That we could organize a statewide lobby group for the poor and unrepresented people.�

2. Shelia R. Nabors Tupelo Community Partnership Coordinator, Mississippi Department of Human Services 2015 Wish: “That all people are treated with dignity and respect in that my intervention with them will empower them to reach their fullest potential.�

3. Roberta Avila (Mentor) Biloxi Executive Director, Steps Coalition 2015 Wish: “To contribute to and grow the network of racial healing

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Jill Conner Browne—author and Queen Boss of the Sweet Potato Queens Topic: Becoming the leader and object of a cult in 20 years or less • Do what makes your heart sing. • Don’t be a spectator. • You can’t always get what you want, but you need to get over that and think about what you need.

Kristi Henderson—Chief telehealth and innovation officer, University of Mississippi Medical Center Topic: Connected care when and where you need it • Telehealth can provide access to care for more people. • UMMC telehealth has the equipment available to minimize Mississippians’ exposure to epidemics such as ebola. • UMMC telehealth can work remotely in times of disaster, such as when a tornado tore through Winston County last April. • One of the biggest barriers to telehealth is legislation. • Telehealth fills gaps of coverage around the state and decentralizes health care. • In Mississippi, 60 percent of the population has to travel 40 miles to see a specialist.

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Melody Moody—executive director of Bike Walk Mississippi Topic: Bicycles as a tool for community development • Mississippi jumped from 47th to 31st friendliest state for biking in 2014. • Millennials rank bicycling, and public and alternative modes of transportation as a top reason to move to a city. • What holds Mississippi back is perception and a lack of ownership. • If cities become more bikeable and walkable, communities will engage more. • Your bike and your own two feet are the best weapons in battling the obesity epidemic.

Joe Reardon—Former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, the second city in the U.S. to adopt Google Fiber Topic: Fiber builds strong cities • Kansas City, Kansas was the first city to adopt Google Fiber.

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practitioners and racial equity advocates (Ending Racism Within Our Lifetime Network, withinourlifetime.net) to raise awareness about implicit bias and to encourage action to combat its impact.�

4. Tiffany M. Graves Ridgeland (from Winchester, Va.) Executive Director, Mississippi Access to Justice Commission 2015 Wish: “Additional federal and state funding for civil legal services to the poor.�

5. Diann M. Payne Gautier Executive Director, Jackson County Civic Action 2015 Wish: “My desire is to leave whoever I encounter and wherever I go better than I found them.�

6. Shannon Malone Jackson (from Raymond) Director, hers: a leadership community 2015 Wish: “I wish that every young woman in Mississippi gets the resources and opportunities to create the life she envisions for herself, her family and her community.�

• Those who do not know what fiber is may not think they need it, which creates a digital divide in cities. • Google Fiber attracted technology startup companies in Kansas City, which in turn attracted larger companies. • Teenagers used avenues such as digital photography and openworld video game “Minecraftâ€? to envision the future for the city. • Fiber connects a city. • If you’re going to implement something like Google Fiber, do it for the whole city. Go big or go home.

Pamela Shaw—President and founder of P3 Strategies, public policy analyst and advocate Topic: Sowing seeds of change • Quality pre-K has a 7 to 10 percent return on investment rate • When thinking about the creative economy, we must also think about young children who are poor and of color. • To grow a creative economy, we have to think about the children.

7. Ya-Sin A. Shabazz Pass Christian Director of Programs & Development, Hijra House 2015 Wish: “Improve outcomes for Mississippi’s young males of color while expanding opportunities in ‘green’ fields.�

8. Adrian L. Brown Indianola Chairman, Brown & Associates Inc. 2015 Wish: “Through our practice, the ultimate goal is to improve or contribute to the overall quality of life for all communities that we serve.�

9. Corey Wiggins Jackson Director, Mississippi Economic Policy Center 2015 Wish: “That we will spend more time focused on implementing solutions rather than just talking about the problems.�

10. Donna Ladd Jackson (from Philadelphia, Miss.)

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11. Cassandra Overton-Welchlin Jackson Policy Advocacy Director, Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative 2015 Wish: “To dismantle structural and racial inequities and exclusions so historically disadvantaged individuals and communities can have full participation, without fear in the political, social and economic processes. Furthermore, placing them at the policy table to be part of the formation and implementation of public policy.�

12. Kenisha Potter Stevenson Clinton EPSDT Coordinator, UnitedHealthcare 2015 Wish: “To be able to impact positive behaviors in Mississippi’s youth specifically related to preventive health measures.�

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Vasti Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Blues musician Topic: From roots to fruits â&#x20AC;˘ America has been a fertile ground for so many people. â&#x20AC;˘ In Mississippi, we have the collision of Europe and Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the pressure of Europe and the rhythm of Africa. â&#x20AC;˘ The blues spans time and generations. â&#x20AC;˘ The genre combines the trials and tribulations of the African American people with the instruments and tradition hymns of Great Britain. â&#x20AC;˘ In response to the blues, the rest of the world gave us bands such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles, who were influenced by the blues. â&#x20AC;˘ Blues follows the same one-three count as a humanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartbeat.

13. Leroy Clemons Philadelphia Executive Director, Neshoba Youth Coalition 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To create a state-wide youth organization that will be the leading catalyst for positive and sustainable change in Mississippi.â&#x20AC;?

14. Margaret Carey McCray (Mentor) Greenville Circuit Judge, Fourth Judicial District of Mississippi 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That the worth of each human being is valued, respected and celebrated. Justice, so there is a realistic chance for peace.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;?

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15. LeKesha L. Perry Greenville CEO and Principal Associate, Key Concepts, LLC 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be a giant shoulder that others can stand on, as I stand on the shoulders of giants myself.â&#x20AC;?

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16. Aisha Nyandoro Jackson (from Madison) Executive Director, Springboard To Opportunities 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That all families will have access to their basic human rights: safe, affordable housing; high-quality education; and the opportunity to develop the skills and talents needed to provide a self-sustaining wage for their family.â&#x20AC;?

17. Ashley N. McKay Tunica Executive Director, Tunica Teens in Action 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To make public education a primary issue and fund it to the highest level in the country with the proper reforms bringing all stakeholders to the table with a shared vision.â&#x20AC;?

18. Kimberly Jones Merchant Greenville Director of Educational Opportunities and the Managing Attorney, Mississippi Center for Justice, Delta office 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That the education-funding ballot initiative makes the ballot with no alternate or competing language.â&#x20AC;?

19. Jennifer A. Riley-Collins Clinton Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That all will remember to measure success in oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life by the significant impact in anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.â&#x20AC;?

20. Tina SweetenLunsford Starkville Executive Director, Columbus Arts Council 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be a catalyst for change in my community and my state.â&#x20AC;?

Memorable Quotes â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are as many ways to be creative as there are Muppets. And there are a lot of Muppets.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kermit the Frog â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mind of a child is a beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kermit the Frog â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cute, honey, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not marketable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jill Conner Browne â&#x20AC;&#x153;We in Mississippi know that we have the power in our voices.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Melody Moody Thortis â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, I am a recovering politician.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Joe Reardon â&#x20AC;&#x153;By freeing ourselves from the traditional cultural boundaries. ... we can engage the world in a new way. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re redefining what success means for archaeology.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;George Bey

21. Constance Olivia Harvey-Burwell Forest President, The OLIVIA Group and Senior Community Organizer and Board Member, Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That all young girls would appreciate their differences and not settle for anything less than the best.â&#x20AC;?

22. Cade Smith Starkville (from Grenada) Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Leadership and Community Engagement, Mississippi State University 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Increase understanding and collaboration in a polarized society.â&#x20AC;?

23. Mechelle Wallace Alligator MSU/ Excel By 5-Delta Sites Coordinator 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is to continue creating a culture of possibilities in the Delta!â&#x20AC;?

24. Derek F. Greenfield New Orleans, La. Higher Education/ Diversity Consultant 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a world of inclusion,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we want to make the change that we want to see, then we have to show the demand, and we have to ask our elected officials and city leaders to change that from the top down.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Melody Moody â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe (the rhythm of the blues) connects all human beings, regardless of what the culture of their country is, not matter where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from, and when this rhythm is put to song, everyone can identify with that regardless of the language they speak.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Vasti Jackson â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just gonna let yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all know that, as far as diet is concerned, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love yourself inside, there is no diet on this Earth that is going to make your behind small enough for you to feel good, so just stop wasting your time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sarah Jones, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Does the Future Hold?â&#x20AC;? TED Talk

peace, empowerment and justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and I pledge to do all that I can to be part of the movement to make it all happen.â&#x20AC;?

25. Reginald M. Buckley Jackson Pastor, Cade Chapel M. B. Church 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;That Mississippians will move forward together through the formation of authentic relationships and alliances that cross cultural and social walls that have for too long held our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress captive.â&#x20AC;?

27. Cassio Batteast Jackson (from Charleston, Miss.)

Executive Director, K.I.N.G.S. Leadership Institute Inc. 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Develop programs to assist black males to become socially responsible for their families, communities, and state by understanding and embracing leadership, academic success, and personal responsibility.â&#x20AC;?

28. Justin Archer Burch Madison Associate, Foundation for the Mid South 2015 Wish: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To employ Mississippians!â&#x20AC;?

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by Dustin Cardon Ring in the New Year at BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com) BRAVO! will have a seven-course New Year’s Eve meal featuring wild salmon, venison osso bucco, smoked gulf-oyster salad, black garlic-duck pastrami and more.

The early seating at 6:30 p.m. is $70 per person. The late seating at 9 p.m. is $90 per person and includes a midnight Champagne toast and indoor fireworks.

“Embracing a Bold New Year” at Fondren Hall (4330 N. State St., 601-981-2300) CrossRoads International House of Worship hosts the party from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Food, giveaways, music from gospel hip-hop artist Uncle Reece and more is included. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door and free for children ages 14 and under. For information call 601-594-5829.

Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland, 601-853-0105, shuckersontherez.com) Shucker’s New Year’s Eve party starts at 6 p.m. with a $15 cover charge each. The event features party favors and a Champagne toast at midnight. Ian Faith performs on the main stage from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., and DoubleShotz performs on the deck from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve with Larry Raspberry at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121) Larry Raspberry, the lead singer for ’60s rock band The Gentrys, performs at Duling Hall. The event includes a Champagne toast. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and can be purchased online at ardenland.net.

Underground 119 (119 S. President St., 601-352-2322, underground119.com) Underground 119 will host a New Year’s Eve party featuring live music by Andrew Dillon and the Jukebox with Victoria Cross. The party begins at 9 p.m. and has a $10 cover charge.

New Year’s Eve Dinner at Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St., 601-948-3429) 1908 Provisions chef Gary Hawkins has created a special New Year’s Eve menu featuring Herford beef tenderloin, Gulf red snapper, pork osso bucco, Scottish salmon and more. Dinner is from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; the bar will remain open after 9:30. Admission is $65 per person.

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2015 Blue Year’s Eve at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St., 601-944-0203) One Block East hosts the New Orleans’ Black Hat Burlesque group from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The event features a whiskey tasting with two premium liquors, Champagne at midnight and live music by the Lonnie George band.

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Noon Year’s Eve Celebration at the Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive, 601-981-5469) The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children can create their own party hats and write a New Year’s resolution.

At noon, the children countdown into the New Year with confetti and bubble-wrap fireworks. Admission is $10; free for children under 1 and museum members. For information call 601-981-5469.

A New Year’s Eve Gala at the Hilton Garden Inn (235 W. Capitol St., 601-353-5464) The event includes food, a Champagne toast, music from Bobby Rush, Jarekus Singleton, Pam Confer and more, and stand-up comedy from Rita B., T-Ray Sanders and others. The event’s proceeds benefit 100 Black Men and the Hinds County Sheriff ’s Office Reserve Unit. Tickets are $65 for individuals and $100 for couples. VIP and table options are available. Buy tickets online eventbrite.com. The event starts at 8 p.m.

Rolling for Relocation: An Evening in Monte Carlo at Farmer’s Table Cooking School (129 Mannsdale Road, Madison, 601-506-6821) Farmer’s Table Cooking School hosts this event to raise money for the relocation of Community Place, Jackson’s only nonprofit skilled nursing facility, to Rankin County. Tickets are $100 and include food, dancing, fireworks, a Champagne toast, prizes, a performance by Faze 4 and $200 of funny money for an on-site casino. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and is for people ages 18 and up.

For information call 601-355-0617.

New Year’s Eve Blowout at Martins Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712, martinslounge.net) The event features Parallax and The Tombigbees, and it starts at 9 p.m.

Catfish Drop at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St., 601-948-0888) Hal & Mal’s hosts its fifth annual ‘Sippi the Catfish Drop. The event begins at 11:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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LIFE&STYLE | food

Christmas Morning Coffee Cake

Curfews and Coffee Cake

by Kathleen M. Mitchell

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parents’ room until the precise moment the second hand ticked to 6 a.m. Then, we’d burst into Mom and Dad’s room, heralding the joys of the holiday to two people who, a few hours ago, had likely been cursing in the dark at the assembly instructions for a Little Tikes play kitchen that “Santa” brought and, therefore, were not quite as chipper as Daniel and me.

We’d dash into the living room to check out Santa’s contribuCertain tion—Mr. Kringle alfoods, such ways claimed responsias coffee cake, bility for the items that can make us nostalgic for were awkwardly shaped Christmas. or hard to wrap, as Mr. Kringle did not choose to wrap his gifts.

My mother would head into the kitchen. It was tradition for us to have coffee cake on Christmas morning, which Mom would prep before we could unwrap a single gift. We could check out Santa’s offerings, but the rest had to wait. She’d beat the eggs and fold in the flour and layer the cinnamon with a practiced hand, while we practiced our patience.

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don’t know what it is about Christmas that makes even the most assiduous morning bedbug into an early riser, but every Dec. 25 when I was a child, my older brother Daniel and I would spring forth from our beds wide awake before the sun even considered peeking over the horizon.

After waking up at an offensively early hour a couple years in a row, my parents established a Christmas morning anti-curfew. My brother and I weren’t allowed in their room before 6 a.m., or some years, 7 a.m. We still woke up in the wee hours, so we’d gather in the basement, whispering and laughing conspiratorially. We’d play for what felt like hours, only to check the clock and discover 12 minutes had inched past.

Finally, at a few minutes until go-time, we’d creep up the stairs, trying in vain to get a glance at the presents waiting in the darkness of the living room (lights were also not allowed until wake-up call), and pause outside our

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Mix the butter and one cup sugar. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Then add the flour, baking powder and baking soda, and mix everything together well. Pour half in a glass pan. Mix the topping ingredients together and add half to the pan, smoothing out across the cake layer. Follow with the second half of the cake mixture and the second half of the topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-25 minutes.

Then, the coffee cake would go into the oven, and we’d unwrap our gifts (one at a time, rotating who was opening the next one and taking notes for the thank-you cards we’d write later, like any self-respecting family with a strong OCD strain).

When the gifts were open, we’d sit together at a table for four and eat our coffee cake. Although after that, we’d inevitably go off to different corners of the house for a few hours to dive into a new book, play a new game or just take a nap, the pre-dawn to post-coffee cake ritual was always how we started Christmas—together.

LIFE&STYLE | girl about town

by Julie Skipper

Old Friends and New invitation from my friend Maggie to a “Friendsgiving” dinner the Saturday evening before Thanksgiving.

Dinner with a fun group of Maggie’s friends—some of whom I knew, and others I didn’t—sounded like a great way to spend an evening. Thanks to the wonders of a Google spreadsheet, we kept track of everyone’s contribution to the fête and ensured there

were enough appetizers, sides, desserts and beverages for everyone. On the night of the party, we gathered in Maggie’s downtown apartment, where she’d put together a festive spread complete with Pinterest-worthy deco-

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New traditions, such as Friendsgiving, make for a great holiday with friends and family.

rations and a long table to seat everyone.

I enjoyed catching up with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while, but I also really enjoyed meeting some new cool gals, relatively new downtown residents I somehow had never met before. We traded get-to-knowyou stories, and a glass of wine eased us into fun adventures-in-dating. One of them showed me how Tinder works. We scrolled

through, giving input as she determined whether to swipe right or left.

As she pointed out, winter is “cuffing” season (i.e., when singletons try to find someone to cuddle with for the cold

months), so I felt the need to help out.

Having dispatched with small talk, we settled down to the serious business of the feast. Maggie did a beautiful job with the turkey, and one guest agreed to wield a carving knife to portion it out. Contributions from everyone else ranged from salad to vegetarian dressing to a quinoa-beet-feta situation that was super-yummy (and healthy). I was quite impressed with the spread and everyone’s culinary talent. The wine selection was equally impressive. I’m told that’s thanks mostly to the assistance of the always-helpful guys at Fondren Cellars (633 Duling Ave., 769-2162323), who provided guidance to the fellow who brought the bulk of it.

Talking with the other guests—some new to Jackson, others recently returned—I couldn’t help but reflect on how thankful I am for the friends I’ve made and all the interesting, creative people who live here.

As we head into the Christmas season and the end of another year, it’s another chance to take stock of our lives, our loved ones and our larger sense of place. I hope it’s with gratitude that we can wrap up this year and start another one. Whatever your traditions, I hope they include joyful celebrations 25 … with friends old and new.

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olidays are often a time full of tradition and emotions—some warm and fuzzy, others stressrelated. But for some, it’s more about a lack of tradition.

For many years, my family eschewed the traditional turkey and dressing at Thanksgiving in favor of shrimp Creole.

A few years ago, I remained here in Jackson for the day, and my parents drove over from Meridian to visit their only child. Living in a small downtown apartment did little to encourage me to suddenly morph into Martha Stewart and figure out how to make a big meal, so a new tradition developed—one where we drove around trying to find an open restaurant. We wound up enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at El Potrillo (100 Laurel Park Drive, Flowood, 601-9399900), because nothing says “celebration of the blessing of the harvest” like margaritas.

That’s all to say that I have no strong attachment to or need for particular customs year-to-year. In fact, I kind of relish the tradition of non-tradition. It’s a lot less pressure to just go with the flow and play things by ear.

Be that as it may, I’m all for enjoying festivities with friends, old and new. That’s why this year, I was excited to receive an

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Community Bike Ride starts at Rainbow Grocery.

Wild Winter Olympics Camp is at the Jackson Zoo.

The Kwanzaa Celebration is at Medgar Evers Community Center.

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Christmas Eve Dinner is at 5 p.m. at 1908 Provisions (Fairview Inn, 734 Fairview St.). Enjoy a three-course prix fixe menu with Tanglewood Farms poulet rouge as the main course. Reservation required. $49; call 601-948-3429.

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WEDNESDAY 12/24

Blues Music Award-winning drummer Cedric Burnside, who has performed with everyone from Jimmy Buffett to Widespread Panic, plays for Martin’s Annual Christmas Show, Thursday, Dec. 25.

THURSDAY 12/25

Singer-songwriter Ron Etheridge celebrates the release of his newest album, “A Madman’s Masterpiece,” at Duling Hall, Friday, Dec. 26.

Singleton performs at 9 p.m. at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.). $10; call 601-352-2322; email underground119music@gmail.com; underground119.com.

SATURDAY 12/27

The Soulabration is at 7:30 p.m. at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Performers include Vick Allen, Terry Wright, Tre Williams, Omar Cunningham and Jwonn. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $25-$40; call 800745-3000 (tickets) or 678-322-8098 (information). … The Weeks perform at 9 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.).

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FRIDAY 12/26

Hill Country Records’ Double Album Release Party is at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The party for Tate Moore’s new album “Avalon,” and Ron Etheridge’s new album “A Madman’s Masterpiece.” All-ages show. Adults must accompany children. $5 in advance, $10 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net. … Jarekus

SUNDAY 12/28

The Big Easy Three performs at 11 a.m. at Char (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 Frontage Road, Suite 142).

Free; call 601-956-9562; charrestaurant.com. … John Mora performs at 11 a.m. at Sombra Mexican Kitchen (140 Township Ave., Suite 100, Ridgeland). Free; call 601-7077950; sombramexicankitchen.com. … Raphael Semmes performs at 11:30 a.m. at Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood). Free; call 601-420-4202; tableonehundred.com.

MONDAY 12/29

Kwanzaa Celebration is at 5 p.m. at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center (528 Bloom St.).

Women for Progress of Mississippi is the host, and the theme is ujamaa (cooperative economics). Free; call 601-331-2410. … Joey Plunkett performs at 7:30 p.m. at Julep Restaurant & Bar (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 105).

Free; call 601-362-1411; juleprestaurant.com.

TUESDAY 12/30

Jesse “Guitar” Smith performs at 5:30 p.m. at Burgers & Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Suite 22, Ridgeland). Free; call 601-899-0038; burgersblues.com. … John Mora performs at 6 p.m. at Margarita’s (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 120). Free; call 601-957-7672.

WEDNESDAY 12/31

A New Year’s Eve Gala is at 8 p.m. at the King Edward Hotel (235 W. Capitol St.) and Union Station (300 W. Capitol St.). Includes food, music from Bobby Rush, Jarekus Singelton, and more, and stand-up comedy from Rita B. and T-Ray Sanders. Benefits 100 Black Men and the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office Reserve. $65, $100 couples, VIP and tables available; eventbrite.com. … Blue Year’s Eve 2014: A Burlesque Show and Whiskey Tasting Event is from 8 p.m.3 a.m. at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St.). Includes burlesque performances from Reverend Spooky Le Strange, Remy Dee, May Hemmer and more, music from the Lonn’e Georg’e Combo, whiskey and Champagne at midnight. $25 advance, $30 at door; call 944-0203; eventbrite.com.

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Martin’s Annual Christmas Show is at 10 p.m. at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.). The Cedric Burnside Project and Young Valley perform. Admission TBA; call 601-354-9712; email ryboltproductions@comcast.net; martinslounge.net. … The Blues Man performs at 10 p.m. at F. Jones Corner (303 N. Farish St.). The guitarist of “Car Wreck Blues” fame performs. Admission TBA; call 601-9831148; email dillon@fjonescorner.com; fjonescorner.com.

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Shut Up and Write! Saturdays, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m., at the Jackson Free Press (Capital Towers, 125 S. Congress St., Suite 1324). Register now for a new “Writing to Change Your World” creative non-fiction series taught by Donna Ladd and Ronni Mott. The six-week series will demystify the writing process for students of any level and teach you to write sparkling true stories, essays and book chapters with weekly feedback. Class series is $350 including workbook and snacks; pay $299 if you register by Jan. 7. Gift certificates are available and credit cards accepted. Seating limited. Classes meet Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 21, 28, March 21, 28 (recordings available if you miss a class). Call 601-362-6121, ext. 15; email class@writingtochange.com.

(/,)$!9 Events at 1908 Provisions (Fairview Inn, 734 Fairview St.) u Christmas Eve Dinner Dec. 24, 5 p.m.

Enjoy a three-course prix fixe menu with Tanglewood Farms poulet rouge as the main course. Reservations required. $49 per person; call 601-948-3429. u New Year's Eve Dinner Dec. 31, 5 p.m. 1908 Provisions’ chefs celebrate the New Year $65 per person; call 601-948-3429.

Lazy Acres in Lights Dec. 25, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Lazy Acres Plantation (596 Lazy Acres Road, Chunky). Includes light displays, hayrides, Christmas stories from Santa and Rudolph, crafting in Santa’s Workshop, and photo opportunities in the Character Barn. $7, $6 person in groups of 15 or more (pay in one transaction), children 2 and under free; call 601-655-8264; email lazyacresfarm@hotmail.com; lazy-acres.com.

Martin’s Annual Christmas Show Dec. 25, 10 p.m., at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.). The Cedric Burnside Project and Young Valley perform. Admission TBA; call 601-3549712; email ryboltproductions@comcast.net; martinslounge.net.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) u Garden Glow Nights Dec. 26, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Dec. 27, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Includes a simulated snowfall, a visit from Santa, cookie decorating, entertainment and a light display. $10, free for children under 12 months and museum members; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com. u Noon Year's Eve Celebration Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Children create party hats and write a New Year’s resolution. At noon, enjoy a countdown into the New Year with confetti and bubble wrap fireworks. $10, children under 1 and members free; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

Kwanzaa Celebration Dec. 27, 5:30 p.m., at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). Women for Progress of Mississippi is the host, and the theme is kujichagulia (self-determination). Free; call 601-331-2410.

Kwanzaa Celebration Dec. 31, 6 p.m., at Medgar Evers Community Center (3759 Edwards Ave.).

Women for Progress of Mississippi is the host, and the theme is kuumba (creativity). Free; call 601-331-2410.

New Year’s Eve Dinner and Celebration Dec. 31, 6:30 p.m., at BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N.).

Seatings are at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Includes a seven-course dinner and an optional wine flight.

Those at the late seating enjoy a Champagne toast at midnight, indoor fireworks and entertainment.

Reservations required. $70 early seating, $90 late seating; call 601-982-8111; email tanyab@bravobuzz.com; bravobuzz.com.

Rolling for Relocation: An Evening in Monte Carlo Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., at Farmer’s Table Cooking School (Town of Livingston, 129 Mannsdale Road, Madison). Includes food, dancing, fireworks, a champagne toast, a casino and prizes. The event is a fundraiser for Community Place’s relocation to Rankin County.

Black tie optional. For ages 21 and up. $100, sponsorships available; call 601-355-0617 or 575-740-3648; rollingforrelocation.org.

Blue Year’s Eve 2014: A Burlesque Show and Whiskey Tasting Event Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-3 a.m., at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St.). Includes burlesque performances from the Reverend Spooky Le Strange, Remy Dee, May Hemmer, Ember Blaize and Baron Rhinehardt, music from the Lonn’e Georg’e Combo, two rounds of whiskey and Champagne at midnight. $25 in advance, $30 at the door; call 944-0203; eventbrite.com.

A New Year’s Eve Gala Dec. 31, 8 p.m., at King Edward Hotel (235 W. Capitol St.) and Union Station (300 W. Capitol St.). Includes food, a Champagne toast, music from Bobby Rush, Jarekus Singelton, Pam Confer and more, and stand-up comedy from Rita B., T-Ray Sanders and others. Proceeds benefit 100 Black Men and the Hinds County Sheriff ’s Office Reserve Unit. $65, $100 couples, VIP and table options available; eventbrite.com.

New Year’s Celebration Dec. 31, 8:30 p.m., at Fondren Hall (4330 N. State St.). CrossRoads International House of Worship is the host, and the theme is “Embracing a Bold New Year.” The party includes food, giveaways, music from gospel hip-hop artist Uncle Reece and more. $7 in advance, $10 at the door, ages 14 and under free; call 601-594-5829.

New Year’s Eve with Larry Raspberry Dec. 31, 9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Larry Raspberry, the lead singer for the rock and roll band, is from Memphis and has been performing since the 1960’s. Includes a Champagne toast.

Standing room only. Doors open at 8 p.m. Allages show. Adults must accompany children. $40 in advance; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

New Year’s Eve Blowout Dec. 31, 10 p.m., at Martins Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.). Parallax and The Tombigbees perform. Admission TBA; call 601-354-9712; email ryboltproductions@ comcast.net; martinslounge.net.

Kwanzaa Celebration Dec. 29, 5 p.m., at Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center (528 Bloom St.). Women for Progress of Mississippi is the host, and the theme is ujamaa (cooperative economics). Free; call 601-331-2410.

New Year’s Eve Prayer Breakfast Dec. 31, 11 p.m., at TurningPointe Church (1600 Oak St., Flowood). Breakfast served at midnight. Open to the public. Child care provided. Free; call 601-826-2512.

New Year’s Eve Shellebration Dec. 31, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., at Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201). In addition to the regular menu, dine from the five-course tasting menu that includes exotic shellfish. Reservations available. Prices vary per course (starts at $10); call 601-982-2899; saltinerestaurant.com.

Jackson City Council Meeting Dec. 30, 10 a.m., at Jackson City Hall (219 S. President St.). Open to the public. Free; call 601-9601064; jacksonms.gov.

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Responsibilities include assisting with checkins at the Jackson Convention Complex and directing runners around the route. Registration required. Free; call 601-624-7882; email info@ msbluesmarathon.com; msbluesmarathon.com.

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The educational camp for ages 6-12 is held daily through Jan. 2, omitting Jan. 1. Registration required. Discounts for members. $155 or $40 per day; members: $145 or $38 per day; call 601352-2580, ext. 240; email scheduling@jacksonzoo.org; jacksonzoo.org.

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“Delivered” Dinner Theater Dec. 31, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Kismet’s Restaurant and Catering (315 Crossgates Blvd., Brandon). The Detectives present the interactive comedy. Includes a three-course meal. Reservations required. For ages 18 and up. $39; call 601-937-1752; thedetectives.biz.

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The Soulabration Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.).

Performers include Vick Allen, Terry Wright, Tre Williams, Omar Cunningham and Jwonn. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $25-$40; call 800-745-3000 (tickets) or 678-322-8098 (information).

The Weeks Dec. 27, 9 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Cardinal Sons and El Obo also perform. Cocktails at 6 p.m. For ages 18 and up. $17 advance, $20 door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email jane@ halandmals.com; ardenland.net.

#2%!4)6% #,!33%3 Art Nights Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 25, at Drip Drop Coffee Shop (1044 Highway 49 S., Suite D, Richland). Roger Leonard Long is the instructor for the drawing class. Topics include proportion, contrast and perspective.

Includes materials and coffee. $20 advance, $25 walk-in fee, $15 per person in groups of four or more; call 601-939-0410; dripdropcs.com.

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.

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by Maya Miller minds together, it can be frustrating,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re comfortable with calling each other out and then letting it all go.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing but brotherly love.â&#x20AC;?

The band members are also skilled at differentiating live performances from recordings, which Bone attributes to their years together and their ability to have fun on stage and feel the audience. Bone recalls a Christmas concert at The Capri in Fondren a few years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wore these Christmas sweaters and just came in to have fun, and the

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Jackson indie-rockers The Weeks come back home to Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Saturday, Dec. 27.

formed the band in 2006 with lead guitarist Samuel Williams, 23, and bassist Damien Bone, 25. Keyboardist Admiral Collier, 28, of South Charleston, Va., joined the group in 2011.

Bone says each musician contributes something unique to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature southern-grunge sound. For example, Cyle brings inspiration from poetry for the lyrics, and Collier regularly switches things up on the keys to keep it fresh.

Most members of The Weeks have performed together since they were teenagers, 15 or 16 years old, developing the driving rock from their Mississippi roots.

The musicians had a mutual love of classic rock, and include more recent acts such as The Mars Volta and At the Drive In among their favorites. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we were younger, we would listen to Z106.7 and just jam out,â&#x20AC;? Bone says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s those classic songs mixed with the newer stuff that influenced our sound.â&#x20AC;?

Bone says the band members saw a void in Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rock music scene, and felt like it was their responsibility to fill it.

While starting a band in high school certainly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serve everyone as well, it helped members of The Weeks form the bond they now share. Bone says theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more like family than bandmates, which means each needs to be comfortable with a bit of tough love. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you get all these strong

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crowd was feeling it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just a southern-rock band that comes in and (does) what (it) can do.â&#x20AC;?

The band has grown in popularity since releasing its 2014 full-length album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Bo Jackson,â&#x20AC;? from Serpents and Snakes Records, a record label founded by Kings of Leon. But Bone says it can still be overwhelming to play in major cities and realize that people came to see them perform. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have all these skyscrapers like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen before,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get vertigo just looking up at them, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow. This band from little Florence, Mississippi, made it all the way to L.A.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

The Weeks are closing out the year with a North American tourâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll travel to New York to play the Brooklyn Bowl after Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all the while writing songs for another album. The Weeks made stops at several of Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best venues, including The Thirsty Hippo in Hattiesburg, Proud Larryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Oxford and Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ in Starkville, but they have high hopes for Jackson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want everyone at our show to have a rowdy good time,â&#x20AC;? Bone says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like our little homecoming. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be nice to see everyone again.â&#x20AC;?

The Weeks perform 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 S. Commerce St., 601-948-0888). For more information, visit theweeksmusic.com.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 25 NBA (1:30-4 p.m., ABC): Defending champions the San Antonio Spurs host the Oklahoma City Thunder in battle between title contenders. â&#x20AC;Ś NBA (4-7 p.m., ABC): LeBron James returns to Miami to face the Heat for the first time since he rejoined the Cleveland Cavaliers.

FRIDAY, DEC. 26 College football (12-3 p.m., ESPN): Illinois looks to get the Big Ten off to a fast start in bowl games when they face Louisiana Tech out of Conference USA. SATURDAY, DEC. 27 College football (1-5 p.m., CBS): Arizona State out of the Pac-12 takes on one of the most surprising stories of this decadeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the rise of Duke Blue Devil football.

SUNDAY, DEC. 28 NFL (12-3:30 p.m., Fox): This season mercifully comes to an end for the New Orleans Saints as they hit the road to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

You know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a strange year when Tony Romo is more reliable than Drew Brees. The Saints misses the playoffs for several reasons. Their quarterback is one of them.

Watch a matchup between former Southwest Conference members, the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Texas Longhorns, in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl.

TUESDAY, DEC. 30 College football (2-5:30 p.m., ESPN): See a marquee matchup between two teams that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach expectations as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the LSU Tigers in the Music City Bowl.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 College football (11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., ESPN): The Ole Miss Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense looks to shut down the TCU Horned Frogs in the highly anticipated bowl. â&#x20AC;Ś College Football (7-11 p.m. ESPN): Mississippi State Bulldogs look to get their first win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their fifth meeting overall.

New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense regressed this season and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get off the field on third down. Still, Brees looked like his arm had lost some momentum this season, and his decision-making wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t his best.

MONDAY, DEC. 29 College football (8-11 p.m., ESPN):

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Finishing Strong

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owl games are all about motivation. Sometimes, the best team doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the team that is excited, and both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University should be excited about being in their respective games.

On Wednesday, Dec. 31, Mississippi faces Texas Christian University in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, and Mississippi State faces Georgia Institute of Technology in the Capital One Orange Bowl.

The Peach Bowl should be a great match between the high-powered Horned Frog offense and the stout Rebels defense.

Mississippi has Cody Prewitt and Senquez Golson to give TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin fits when he drops back to pass.

Boykin has vastly improved since last season. The Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggest challenge will be when things break down, and Boykin scrambles. Mississippi canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let Boykin keep plays alive with his legs.

The Horned Frog defense is nice, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stack up to the Ole Miss defense. The main thing the Rebels canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do is turn the ball over on offense. If Ole Missâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense can play

like they have all season, then TCU canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score.

Mississippi State lost defensive coordinator Geoff Collins to Florida, but a scheme should already be in place for the Orange Bowl. The biggest factor for this game is if the Bulldogs can stop the Yellow Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense. There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many teams that run the triple option anymore. While that is an advantage for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ramblinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wreckâ&#x20AC;? in most games, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help when teams play them to start the regular season, off a bye week or a bowl game. The more time a team has to prepare, the better they should be against the option.

This also plays into the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strength. Mississippi Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense is great against the run. Against the passâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; well, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say they try hard. Georgia Tech is better at passing this year, but they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to look like Oregon. MSU should be able to move the ball against Georgia Tech, which is mainly opportunistic.

If the Bulldogs can put their foot on the gas and not let off until the final gun, I believe you could wrap this game in Maroon and White.

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Welcome Sunday Services 10:30 am & 6:00pm 650 E.South Street â&#x20AC;¢ Jackson â&#x20AC;¢ 601.944.0415 Sunday Services: 10:30am & 6:00pm

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ALL STADIUM SEATING Into the Woods

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1002 Treetop Blvd • Flowood Behind the Applebee’s on Lakeland

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Best Place to Play Pool Industry Happy Hour Daily 11pm -2am

Daily Beer Specials 12pm - 7pm

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Mon - Fri Night Drink Specials Burgers-Wings-Full Bar Gated Parking Big Screen TV’s League and Team Play Beginners to Advanced Instructors Available

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12/25

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THURSDAY

SATURDAY 12/27

THE WEEKS

W/ Cardinal Sons Big Room 9PM Tickets at ardenland.net MONDAY 12/29

B L U E M O N D AY 7PM, $5 (Restaurant) WEDNESDAY 12/31

Hal and Mal’s invites you to ring in the new year on Commerce Street watching

The 6th annual

SIPPI THE CATFISH DROP!

CHRISTMAS SHOW FEATURING %'&4+% $7405+&' &

YOUNG VALLEY 10 P.M.

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12/26

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12/27

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12/28

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12/29

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$1 PBR & HIGHLIFE $2 MARGARITAS 10pm - 12am

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2/27 LUCERO + RYAN BINGHAM tickets at Ardenland.net OFFICIAL

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