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Dr. Kai Smith of Graafics.org in Harlem, N.Y., and Cassio Batteast, director of M.A.N. U.P. Project, speak with editors Donna Ladd and Maya Miller about juvenile violence prevention, as well as building respect between police and communities in the wake of recent tragedies in Baton Rouge, St. Paul and Dallas. The community discussion is part of the JFP’s “Preventing Violence” series supported by the Solutions Journalism Network and Millsaps College.

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JACKSONIAN Weston Lindemann

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eston Lindemann, a 19-yearold Jackson resident and a sophomore at Millsaps College, is one of the youngest delegates who will attend the Democratic National Convention this year. He is a delegate for Bernie Sanders.

He first became interested in politics when he was 15, and by age 16, he began following and doing what he could to participate in local political matters like elections. “When the time came for me to choose a major in college, political science was the one that just made the most sense to me, based on what I was already doing,” he says. He is currently double majoring in political science and philosophy and is set to graduate with bachelor’s degrees in both subjects in 2019.

As a delegate, Lindemann helps the convention select the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. Although it seems certain at this point that Hillary Clinton will receive the nomination, he says his role at the convention is still vital. “It’s still important that Sanders’ delegates show up because the delegates influence the party’s rules and platform for the next four years,” he says.

Lindemann says some prominent issues this year, especially in regard to Mississippi, include marijuana legalization, Medicaid and Medicare expansion for the state, and increasing minimum wage to $10 per hour.

“I’m hoping to be able to run for a state

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representative position in the future so I can influence the implementation of more progressive policies in Mississippi,” he says. “A lot of the state’s problems right now are being caused by an incompetent Legislature that’s been pushing out failed policies every year. I feel that progressive policies can only help us improve both economically and socially.”

Though the Democratic Party has recently been experiencing a crisis of unity in the face of the Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders split, Lindemann says that the situation has improved significantly and that the party will be able to present a united front against Donald Trump come November. Despite the problems Sanders supporters like himself have been experiencing both internally and externally, Lindemann sees his time campaigning on behalf of Sanders at the convention as a positive experience overall.

“More than anything, the Bernie Sanders campaign has been about a movement,” he says. “A candidate that brings young people like me into the party and the political scene is big for America and for progressive ideals. I think that going forward, the movement will continue even beyond the convention, with Sanders’ supporters running for office and focusing on other political races beside presidency.”

Thousands of Sanders’ voters have already pledged to run for office in the future, he said.

—Dustin Cardon

cover photo of Dylan Harrell of Magnolia Ridge BMX

by Philip Homeburg

9 Pushing Past Poverty

For most people, finding a way out of poverty leads to limbo of being trapped between the poverty line and a better life.

25 The Slate

See what’s happening this week in sports.

28 Funky Muses

“I’ve been drawing since I was 5, and I never painted because I didn’t have anybody to show me how until I got to college.”

— Susan McGee

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PUBLISHER’s note

by Todd Stauffer, Publisher

Recognizing Privilege, Taking Responsibility

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s I’ve noted previously in this space, I believe fully that my single-parent mother sent her two sometimes-troublesome boys out in the world with the fear that they would get in trouble and embarrass her—or even break a bone or require stitches, as we did perhaps a little too often.

But I’d wager that she rarely, if ever, had the thought when she saw us leave the driveway and turn onto the street that the police might kill us that day.

I happen to know it’s true that black mothers have a different take on that because they’ve told me. It’s one of my personal “a-ha” moments from the time I’ve spent in the Dialogue Circles program. I’ve had the privilege to be a part of such discussions in a facilitated setting by virtue of my time on the board of Jackson 2000, a nonprofit dedicated to building dialogue around issues of race and ethnicity with the goal of fostering understanding and new relationships.

“The talk” is very real for parents of color, and it’s not the same one that most white parents are faced with giving their kids.

That’s one part of what we mean by “white privilege” in America. But there are others.

As a white person, what “privilege” means isn’t necessarily that there’s a secret bank account set up in your name at birth or that you get your own special dessert plate in the buffet line at the company’s cafeteria.

It means “the system” was set up with you in mind, and it puts fewer barriers in the way of your progress than it does for others.

Both of my parents came from relative poverty—Mom in a country setting in Maryland and Virginia, and Dad in the ’hood in Baltimore. Both of them have worked hard to be successful in their careers and to create comfortable lives for themselves and their families. But it doesn’t diminish their personal struggles and triumphs to recognize that the system, in many ways, was designed to

help them move toward success. College was accessible, the military offered additional education and economic opportunities, and— perhaps more to the point—they never faced a challenge or a red line over a mortgage or insurance policy or other financial vehicle because of the color of their skin. Fact.

Of course, there were millions of people of color who were productive and successful adults in the same Vietnam-era time and were able to benefit from GI and other

security of countless people living in those neighborhoods.

The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (not 1954 or 1932) was a legislative attempt to reduce discriminatory lending practices and make up for some of the egregious ways that banks and governments had done business with peoples’ mortgage since the Great Depression. Redlining, race-based mortgage denials or pushing people of color toward subprime options all are barriers to

In this day and age, in this country, the color of your skin may very well determine how you’re treated by a police officer. benefits while building wealth for their families. Fact. But ask yourself this—can you imagine my parents not getting a loan or being steered away from a neighborhood or being passed over for one the corporate jobs they got when they came out of the military because they are white?

If you’re honest with yourself and history, then, of course, you can’t. But you can imagine the same thing being a reality for people of color. The 1970s were a time of reactions, not just to Vietnam protests, but to urban rioting in the form of “urban renewal” programs based on “spatial deconcentration” principles that came out of the Kerner Commission reports designed to break up and destroy neighborhoods of color. Those programs dramatically affected the economic

getting good mortgages for good homes.

But that’s forever ago, right? Read the headlines: BancorpSouth is facing millions of dollars in penalties in 2016 for racially based loan denials—i.e. recent redlining.

In this day and age, in this country, the color of your skin might determine whether you can get a mortgage. Fact.

In this day and age, in this country, the color of your skin may very well determine how a police officer treats you, and what assumptions are made about your intentions, about your movements and even about whether you are properly exercising your Second Amendment rights. Fact.

Let’s say you’re a white person who is willing to face those facts. Let’s say you believe that access to quality education is im-

portant for people to get ahead, and that jobs are critical to the success of troubled neighborhoods. You realize that there are good people who have a harder time of it than you do—even though your life is no doubt tough—and that there’s an unfairness to the way the system has been set up in the past, so much so that it still affects our community today.

So … what do we do about it?

For many white folks, the first step is to be willing to acknowledge that there’s a problem, and that the problem runs deep.

We need to take civic responsibility for facing the issue—talking about it, encouraging community and political action to address it, and using our individual talents and skills to make it better.

You can start by getting involved in the dialogue. In the wake of the violence in Baton Rouge, Minnesota and Dallas—not to mention all the violence and hashtags that have come before—Jackson 2000 will be working with other local groups and individuals in the next few weeks to pull together a community dialogue to address these issues.

We’re going to need sincere people with an open mind and a desire to see these challenges from multiple perspectives to participate. There’s a whole lot that can be done simply by applying democratic principles and engaging as a community to work toward solutions that lift up everyone.

Follow Jackson 2000 at www.jackson2000.org and watch the Jackson Free Press for alerts about the dialogue events, as well. (To explore how Jackson 2000 does some of this work, visit www.everyday-democracy.org where we get some of our curricula and guidance.)

And if you’re reading this before Thursday, July 14, at 6 p.m., please come to the JFP’s Town Hall with Dr. Kai Smith of Harlem at Millsaps’ Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex in room AC215. Let’s get started now! Email Todd Stauffer at todd@jacksonfreepress.com.

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contributors

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Bryan Flynn

Timothy Quinn

Arielle Dreher

Sierra Mannie

Tim Summers Jr.

Micah Smith

Zilpha Young

Kimberly Griffin

Freelance sports writer Bryan Flynn is a husband and stay-athome father to a baby girl. He constantly wonders, “If it didn’t happen on ESPN or Disney Jr., did it really happen?” He wrote about Magnolia Ridge BMX.

Freelance writer Timothy Quinn is a family physician at Quinn Total Health. He received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

He wrote about the health effects of relationship stress.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com.

She wrote about poverty and the state budget.

Education Reporting Fellow Sierra Mannie is a University of Mississi ppi whose opinions of the Ancient Greeks can’t be trusted nearly as much as her opinions of Beyoncé. She wrote about community policing.

City Reporter Tim Summers Jr. enjoys loud live music, teaching his cat to fetch, long city council meetings and FOIA requests. Send him story ideas at tim@jacksonfreepress.com.

He wrote about the end of misdemeanor bonding.

Music Editor Micah Smith is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. Send gig info to music@jacksonfreepress.com.

He wrote about the Highway 80 Songwriters Festival.

Zilpha Young is an ad designer by day, painter, illustrator, seamstress and freelance designer by night. Check out her design portfolio at zilphacreates.com. She designed ads 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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YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHTER AT MC.

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“Our revenues are down because of tax cuts we’ve given to corporations.”

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–Attorney General Jim Hood on corporate tax cuts the Mississippi Legislature made in past legislative sessions

Wednesday, July 6 A black woman in Minnesota who watched as a white police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streams the aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, prompting Gov. Mark Dayton to open an investigation into the killing of Philando Castile.

‘Pay or Stay’:

Bonding Agents v. Poor Defendants

by Tim Summers Jr.

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he settlement between the City of Jackson and a number of poor citizens recently dismantled not just the “pay or stay” policy of the

Gene Newman, a current board member and past president of the Mississippi Bail Agents Association, or MBAA, said this could mean a loss of hundreds of thou-

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Tuesday, July 5 The U.S. Justice Department opens a civil-rights investigation into the police killing of Alton Sterling, a black man who authorities say had a gun as he wrestled with officers on the pavement outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, but video showed that his hands were empty.

Thursday, July 7 Gunmen shoot and kill five police officers and wound seven others in Dallas during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states. … The U.S. State Department reopens an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and top aides.

Friday, July 8 Gov. Phil Bryant appeals to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking them to reverse U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ decision to block House Bill 1523 from becoming law last week. … Ten states sue the federal government over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms conforming to their gender identity.

Saturday, July 9 Police arrest about 100 protesters blocking Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minn., during protests over the recent police killings of black men.

With the end of misdemeanor bonding in Jackson’s Municipal Court, bonding agents who depended on the income may fade away.

Municipal Court but also the practice of requiring bail bonding for misdemeanor offenses.

Local bonds agents are arguably the hardest hit, financially, by the settlement.

As a result of their concerns, they filed a motion to intervene in the Southern District U.S. Federal Court.

Visit a new church.

Most in the Jackson area are Pokestops or gyms.

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Sunday, July 10 More than a thousand people leave a Black Lives Matter rally in Memphis and walk up a bridge over the Mississippi River, temporarily blocking all traffic on Interstate 40 to protest police killings of young black men.

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Monday, July 11 Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces that the United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to help establish a newly retaken air base as a staging hub for the battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants.

Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.

sands of dollars in lost business for the more than 100 bail agents in Jackson.

“It’s going to hurt some people, but that’s just the way it seems to be right now with these lawsuits going on,” Newman said. He was referring to, as the MBAA outlined in its motion, the national campaign of lawsuits by Washington, D.C., nonprof-

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f you haven’t heard of Pokemon Go yet, you probably will soon. It’s an app that lets users catch the virtual animals in real life using a GPS map. Here are some things we’ve found that are worth trying with the app. Before we get into it, though, here are a couple of terms you need to know.

1. Pokestops: landmarks where you can get items such as more Pokeballs and healing potions. 2. Gyms: places where you can put your strongest Pokemon to defend your team.

See local art.

Many of the murals and painted traffic boxes are Pokestops or gyms.

Visit locations such as the Jackson Zoo. While you look at real-life animals, you can catch virtualreality Pokemon.

Take a walk. You never know what you’ll catch.

it Equality Justice Under Law, filed as far away as California and as near as Biloxi.

Under Mississippi statute, bail agents charge either 10 percent of the total bond determined by the judge, or $100, whichever is more. Then, the idea is that because a person paid a bond agent, who then has to put up a larger sum, that the bail agent retrieves the individual for the court if they do not show.

That money paid by the accused, who is still assumed innocent at that point, is never returned, and if the accused appears for court as they are supposed to, the $100 or 10 percent, whichever is more, goes straight to the bail agent’s pocket. And this was the practice for every single misdemeanor offense, not just felony crimes.

Devastating the Poor Equality Justice Under Law cofounder and one of the attorneys in the more BONDS, see page 8 See local monuments and historical markers.

Many are also Pokestops or gyms.

Go to a library.

After you’ve checked the Pokestop for items, go in and read.

Play Pokemon Go with friends.

There’s safety in numbers, and if y’all are on the same team, you can take down gyms and put up your banner.

Go to the reservoir.

A lot of water types hang out there, and you can also get some sun and exercise.

Go to a local park and meet new people. It sounds like a crazy thing to do, but lately, local parks have served as gathering places for players.

Always be safe and aware of your surroundings, of course.

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TALK | education

Kids, Cops and Community Policing

by Sierra Mannie

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More Cops, Lower Crime?

After police shot and killed Alton Sterling, a 37year-old Baton Rouge father, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke at the Living Faith Christian Center in Baton Rouge on July 7 before a crowd of 2,500 to honor Sterling’s memory and to pledge reform in police training.

“We have to introduce young people to law enforcement earlier so there is trust, there is confidence,” Edwards said in the NOLA.com story.

“And we have to make sure that law enforcement are the professionals that we all want them to be.”

But the introduction of police to children at earlier ages may have unintended negative consequences. In a nation that is noticing the high incidents of police killing, particularly of black men, public outcry from groups like #BlackLivesMatter and others insist upon police transparency and accountability due to generations of shattered trust between law enforcement and minority communities. Some warn that more police presence, without institutional and cultural reform, may do more harm than good, with the consequences of leading more of America’s young people of color behind bars.

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Jackson “pay or stay” lawsuit Alec Karakatsanis explained in a phone interview that the lawsuits have not necessarily taken into consideration the survival of the bail agents. Instead, they argue that the practice of bonding for misdemeanors takes away the basic human rights of the individual, placing them in a “cage” for being poor.

“These cases are about creating policies that don’t waste taxpayer resources and needlessly devastate poor people and community,” Karakatsanis said. “They are

‘Total Reimagining’

Blake Feldman, advocacy coordinator for the Mississippi ACLU, says he isn’t surprised that state leadership in Louisiana and Minnesota, where police gunned down Philando Castile only a day after Baton Rouge police killed Sterling, is calling for comprehensive change.

But, Feldman says, criminal justice needs a “total courtesy state of Louisiana

enytta Brown, a 16-year-old junior at Lanier High School, says he grew up in a heavily policed area, Jackson’s Georgetown neighborhood. Brown also had many interactions with police. But despite police presence, his relationship with police is not safe and trusting.

Brown says he was taught to trust the police only conditionally—but feels that most of the time, those conditions are not favorable to him. When they stop him, walking at night, he says they’re suspicious of him.

“Sometimes I feel offended just because they think because I’m a black male they think I’ll do something or go commit a crime,” Brown says of Jackson police.

“I was taught most police target young black males, so watch yourself and what you do. She (my mom) was afraid that even if I didn’t commit a crime that I would probably die one day, or I would’ve gone to jail for life for a simple crime.

She also taught me that the police also abuse their power, and break the rules for their desires.”

“I think she gets paranoid because she watches the news a lot,” Brown said. “When she sees killing like that, she always calls me.”

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says introducing young people to police officers early will build trust between law enforcement and community.

reimagining,” not piecemeal reform. “We know that more childhood encounters with police just won’t result in trust or a better police-community relationship,” he said. ”The school-to-prison pipeline is a statistical reality, and children born into police-saturated communities undeniably experience trauma from those earlier encounters.”

A 2011 study published in Justice Quarterly reports that as police presence increases in schools, those schools report

not about the bail-bond industry.”

The Jackson lawsuit is named for Jerome Bell, who lived on a disability check.

Because he wasn’t able to pay his fines, the 58-year-old man had to sleep on a concrete floor for 20 days. For those people living on very constrained budgets, like Bell, paying a bonding agent before paying the court puts them on a straight track to sitting in jail, with no ability to address the fine while they are incarcerated.

“Keep in mind that these are all people who have been deemed eligible for release. And the only thing stopping them from being released is the payment of money,” Karakatsanis said. “That’s a really serious human and civil-rights

“more crimes involving weapon and drugs and report a higher percentage of their non-serious violent crimes to law enforcement.” And, in entering the system, it’s hard to get out.

As the ACLU reports, students who come in contact with that pipeline generally find themselves in juvenile detention, where, the ACLU says, they do not often have educational services. The ACLU also reports that students of color are more likely than their white peers, whether or not they commit the same offenses, to enter the pipeline, and that students with disabilities especially find themselves in the school-toprison pipeline.

When students go into the pipeline, it’s hard to come out. Many students find themselves back in trouble postrelease from juvenile detention, and then they become adults who might re-enter the system, and then become parents to at-risk children who may enter the pipeline themselves, all of whom are more likely to have negative, distrustful experiences with law enforcement.

This is why Edwards’ plan to add more police just isn’t enough, in the context of building community trust, Feldman says. “The pieces of his reform in isolation could all be very counterproductive,” he told the Jackson Free Press.

“So if to the extent that police officers are going to be trained better, and there’s going to be more accountability, more transparency and they’re going to undertake child development training before they step foot in a school—that would be great. But if any of those things don’t happen before you just increase the number of police in certain communities, then it’ll be to where poor people and people of color are going to be born into neighborhoods and school districts where they’re going to be interacting with police officers from a young age without any of these other reforms.

“And that’s incredibly problematic.”

The U.S. Department of Justice defines community policing as a philosophy “that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues, such as crime, social disorder and fear of crime.”

Some police departments have had great success with community policing by fostering positive and trusting relationships with the people whom they serve.

The Huffington Post reported in February of last

problem for a society to confront.”

‘They Got the Money’

Newman may have a vested interest in the bonding business, but he also argues that misdemeanor bonding is essential to the criminal system, in Jackson in particular.

“(The) criminal-justice system has always been a pay-by-the-user system,” Newman said. “You think Jackson is a war zone right now, just hang on. It’s going be like Detroit real quick.”

Newman said that during his 39 years of bonding experience, the City always adapted to the needs of the poor.

“They give people all kinds of ways

to pay fines. They give them a chance to pick up trash,” he said. “They give them a chance to do whatever they can to just get the fines off of them.”

To Newman, misdemeanor offenders simply choose not to pay their fines.

“They don’t want to do it. They just want to go out and do what they want to do, party and have a good time, and get in a fight, and do whatever it is they may been doing,” he said. “And it’s wrong, but they don’t want to pay no consequences.”

When asked about the defendants in the Jackson lawsuit, most of whom were on some form of disability, Newman rejected the idea that they were unable to pay their fines. “No, no, no,”

TALK | community

by Arielle Dreher

“N

ow we can better take care of ourselves.”

Those are the words that Valeria Haley’s son told her when she landed a job after 14 years without employment. Aisha Nyandoro and other Springboard to Opportunities staff approached Haley, a mother of three, who had not worked since having her first child at the

do different, they can.”

Haley and her family were living in what she calls “barely making it” conditions when she was raising her family. She was living in what is now one of the communities Springboard works in, called the Commonwealth Village community, even before Springboard showed up. While she was raising her family, Haley relied on food stamps and government assistance to help raise her children and keep her family going.

She says eventually (and after Springboard came to her community) her attitude shifted from one of resenting authority to one of patience. In the past, Haley had to focus much more on keeping the lights on, even while she was living in other subsidized housing communities.

“The only thing I was focused on was keeping my apartment,” Haley said.

Beating poverty is not as simple as getting a job, however, and Haley understands that because as soon as she got a job, her new income meant less government assistance. She now no longer receives food stamps or has her mother help her financially.

She is able to pay her utilities and her rent with no help, but her kids still receive some assistance. She said she is working to get to the point where she can walk into the welfare office and happily ask them to cut Aisha Nyandoro is the executive director of Springboard to Opportunities, which her family off, too. works within some subsidized housing communities in the Jackson area and started “Once I can say I can check that three years ago. One of her goals is interrupting the cycle of poverty. off my to-do list, I am progressing in life,” she said. “(With my job) I age of 24, about working for the organization. can be a better mom for my kids.”

Now three months into her new job, Haley says it is noth- Since she started work, Haley says she feels as though she ing short of a blessing. As a community specialist associate, has grown, metaphorically speaking, and she has seen other Haley works with new residents who move into the affordable- members of her family recently land jobs of their own. Now housing complex that she and her family still live in.

“I’m living proof to motivate them to do something differmore WORK, see page 11 ent,” she says. “I hadn’t worked in 14 years, and if they want to

$120,000 as well as abolishing the practices. And that agreement is something that the motion to intervene wishes to address, although by filing it, the MBAA has not, at the moment, affected the outcome of the lawsuit and settlement.

Cliff Johnson of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law worked hand-in-hand with Equality Justice Under Law in the Jackson lawsuit.

“You never take joy and find happiness in the demise of someone’s business or ability to provide for their family,” Johnson said.

“However, to the extent that that is the result of ending an unconstitutional

practice that has victimized the poor people in Mississippi, then on balance, I side with the poor people.”

Because of that, Johnson and Karakatsanis will continue to pursue the case as the bail bonding association attempts to make its argument to intervene.

“The notion of trying to save the bailbonding industry because of the financial problems that these people are facing is of no interest to me,” Johnson said.

Because we have allowed it to be a means of controlling and threatening and, in many instances, incarcerating vulnerable, poor citizens unnecessarily and illegally.”

Johnson said that even though that

the abolition of municipal bonding will mean the end of a cottage industry in Jackson, enough to support more than 100 such firms, it was worth it for the protection of the constitutional rights of the poor.

“It sounds crass to say, ‘I don’t care what happens to those people,’ and I wouldn’t say that, but if the bail industry is built on and depends on impositions of bail in every misdemeanor case then it needs to end,” Johnson said.

Email city reporter Tim Summers Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. See more local news at jfp.ms/localnews.

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he said. “That’s bull crap. They got the money. They just don’t want to pay the money. The crap about they ain’t got the money, that’s never been true.”

Newman said most of the people affected by the “pay or stay” decision choose to spend it on other things.

“They want to buy cell phones and have $400 shoes,” he said. “They always have the money to get out.”

‘I Side with the Poor People’

The City of Jackson seems to disagree with those blanket statements, since it joined other cities in settling the case against Bell and the others, agreeing to pay a combined settlement amount over

Working to ‘Do Something Different’

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year about Columbia Heights, a Minneapolis suburb with high crime rates, whose police force took community policing by the horns when Chief Scott Nadeau took over in 2008.

His officers devote nearly 40 hours a year to community policing.

They have regular interaction with the schools in Columbia Heights, visiting with and mentoring students. The results were substantial—not only did the department win an international award in community policing, but juvenile arrests in Columbia Heights dropped by more than half. The story reports an atmosphere of mutual compassion between Columbia Heights schools and the police, where the students and teachers greet the officers with smiles and high-fives instead of fear.

Feldman says it is important that communities, legislators and law enforcement all be on the same page about the meaning of effective “community policing,” and having trust in and accountability for officers, especially in the wake of violence against minority communities.

“It’s dangerous when we’re all agreeing on the terminology, and they mean different things to the community and to the DA or to the governor or to the legislator. And it might not be that they’re paying lip service to the language that the community’s using.

It might just mean that they each mean something different. If community policing means doubling the number of police so they can each have less territory to patrol so that people know them and they know their community better, again, that could be great, or that could be awful.”

Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and The Hechinger Report. Read more at jfp.ms/education.

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WORK from page 9 Haley’s goal is to get her management degree, and some day she hopes to work for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

What’s at the Root of ‘50th’?

Mississippi was ranked 50th in overall child welfare this year, and while that rank could be linked to several systemic issues, poverty is an underlying factor, state experts say. Thirty-two percent of the state’s children under age 5 are in poverty, the 2016 Kids Count report shows. Being born into poverty is more than just an income threshold to meet for benefits, however.

Being at or below the poverty line comes with potential help from food stamps to subsidized housing, which are the communities that Springboard to Opportunities works in, in Jackson.

Nyandoro, the program’s executive director, said that the system of poverty is complicated with several pieces. Nyandoro said it is possible for families move out from Section 8 housing but not be out of poverty yet—just at a different level than they were previously.

Springboard to Opportunities works within six subsidized housing communities in Jackson, and Nyandoro said part of what makes the system so complicated is the intersection of so many programs, from food and childcare vouchers to subsidized rent and children on Medicare.

Jobs, while typically seen as the magic wand to relieve families in poverty, do not always fix a situation, Nyandoro said, because she said jobs that pay a living wage are needed as well as educational opportunities for families.

“When your income goes up, your

rent immediately goes up, and your SNAP immediately goes down,” Nyandoro said. “Your income goes up, and you now need to figure out childcare, whereas before you were at home watching them, so then you have the added cost of who’s going to take care of your child while you’re working.”

Nyandoro said that getting jobs for families is important but she said one of the biggest myths about families she works with is that they are unemployed, when in reality, most of them are employed, she said.

“One of the biggest lies about families that live in affordable housing is that these families are just milking the system and not working—most of the families that we work with are working, or there’s

Over half the counties in Mississippi are persistently poor. been a serious desire to work, and by virtue of circumstance, they are unable to due to lack of transportation, childcare or education or all of the above,” she said.

Springboard to Opportunities turned three years old in June. Nyandoro said she is amazed by the grit and fortitude of the families.

“I admire the women that we work with, they are the hardest-working and fastidious folks that I’ve ever worked with,” she said.

‘Entrenched Poverty’ Solutions

Poverty is also generational and a multi-symptomatic state of existence, complicated by the multiple intersecting systems poor families must navigate from federal funding for food or subsidized housing applications to childcare vouchers—and over half the counties in Mississippi are persistently poor.

Corey Wiggins, director of the Hope Policy Institute, said that “persistently poor” is a technical term that applies to counties where the poverty rate has exceeded 20 percent for the past 30 years.

Mississippi and Louisiana are the only two states where over half of counties (or parishes) are considered persistently poor.

Wiggins says that recognizing these communities as persistently poor is important to get at the relationship around other factors like education, healthcare and economic security, and how deep a lack of any of those factors has the potential to hurt.

“Entrenched poverty has on so many other factors, when you start to think about issues like education, healthcare and economic security, all those issues are closely linked and connected,” Wiggins told the Jackson Free Press.

The way out of poverty, many are told, is through work. Wiggins said that while there is a focus, state developmentwise, on bringing more jobs to Mississippi, policy that keeps the needs of working mothers and families in mind is often left by the way side.

“Do we design our workforce programs and training programs in a way to make it inclusive so that single mothers can participate?” he said.

“We’re talking about things like making sure mothers have access to childcare, which is a barrier to keep people in a place (of work).”

Policy that focuses on mothers hav-

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In looking at policy as an intervention, Wiggins says that tax cuts, such as the Taxpayer Pay Raise Act which passed in the 2016 legislative session, need to be considered in the context of the state’s current economy, when other budgets like public education and healthcare are being cut.

“Are we making these decisions of how we think about poverty and communities hard-hit by poverty?” he said.

“Are we making decisions with those people in mind?”

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Gov. Bryant Alone Appeals HB 1523

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ov. Phil Bryant has appealed to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, asking them to reverse U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ decision to block House Bill 1523 from becoming law last week.

Bryant has also asked Judge Reeves to issue a stay on the preliminary injunction and allow HB 1523 to become law.

Bryant’s memorandum says that the state is likely to succeed on appeal because none of the plaintiffs has standing or was able to show “injury in fact” in the case and says the injuries described in Reeves’ opinion are “too speculative.”

“Even before HB 1523, Mississippi law has permitted businesses to discriminate on account of sexual orientation,” Bryant’s memorandum says. “There is no allegation or evidence that this regime caused homosexuals to suffer ‘arbitrary denials of service’ from businesses or government officials.”

Rob McDuff, who is representing more than 10 Mississippians who brought one of the lawsuits, Barber v. Bryant, against the State of Mississippi, said that the State already made all the arguments in Bryant’s memorandum and that Reeves rejected them. Bryant’s memorandum also argues

that House Bill 1523 is constitutional and reiterates that the law protects “the citizens of Mississippi from being forced or pressured to act in a manner contrary to their deeply held religious or moral beliefs.”

McDuff told the Jackson Free Press that he fully expects Judge Reeves to deny Bryant’s request for a stay in the case.

Bryant asserts that political branches can decide which beliefs are worth of special protection.

“The political branches may decide that some beliefs are worthy of special protections and accommodations, while other

beliefs aren’t,” the memorandum says.

Attorney General Jim Hood told a public forum last week that his office has not determined whether or not it will appeal the case. “This is not the case to get to the Supreme Court to decide, ‘Where is the line with religious liberties?’” Hood told the Friday Forum last week.

“The reason for the First Amendment is so that we can worship or not, and others can’t impress or force their beliefs on you, and certainly the governor can’t.”

Hood said his office will announce that decision when it’s final.

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TALK | state are going to determine revenue growth and see if revenue grows,” Reeves told reporters after the special session in late June.

When It’s Gone, It’s Gone

The Public Service Commission is a part of Senate Bill 2362, Hood said, and the commission is paid for entirely through utilities. By law, the tax commissioner goes out to collect taxes from the utilities, but because the Legislature didn’t tweak the commis-

as well as investigate the expenditures of state agencies. So far, the committee has not met.

Hood blamed the corporate tax cuts for the state’s current budget crisis.

“The whole problem with this budget issue has been a miscalculation by trying to grant these huge corporate tax cuts which are catering to those who can make huge campaign contributions, to be frank about it, so we’ve got to change direction,” he said last week.

The Mystery of a $56-million Mistake

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sioner’s authority with Senate Bill 2362, the Public Service Commission will become a general-fund agency.

“It takes $7 million to run (the PSC), but now the tax commissioner doesn’t have the authority to collect that money because they won’t be spending special funds,” Hood said at the Stennis Press Forum last week.

Hood asked why state leaders needed to pass the “Mississippi Budget and Transparency Simplification Act of 2016” so quickly in the past session instead of studying the issue first.

“The reason they rushed it was because of the huge deficit they had,” he said last week. “Our revenues are down because of tax cuts we’ve given to corporations.”

As of April, corporate (or franchise) tax cuts taken in the last four fiscal years have cost the state $51.7 million, Department of Revenue data show.

All of the tax cuts enacted by the Legislature since 2012 have cost the state $140.9 million in general-fund revenue.

At the end of the session, House Speaker Philip Gunn, a Clinton Republican, said he planned to personally chair a committee to study the state’s tax structure and reform

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Attorney General Jim Hood predicted at least a $120-million budget hole in the state’s fiscalyear 2017 budget, due to the “staff error” that left a $56-million hole combined with funds swept away by Senate Bill 2362.

When asked about budget deficits facing the fiscal-year 2017, Lt. Gov. Reeves’ spokeswoman said the Legislature appropriates according to expected costs.

“Each year, the Legislature appropriates for state agencies according to estimated expected costs,” Laura Hipp, Reeves’ spokeswoman, said. “A small few incur legitimate budget deficits due to unexpected costs caused by variables impossible to estimate, such as the number of insured in Medicaid or variable interest rates causing Debt Service to fluctuate.

There should not be deficits caused because agencies fail to follow the laws passed by the Legislature, and if there are, I wouldn’t expect those deficits to get funded.”

State Budgets Gone Awry

Beyond the effects of Senate Bill 2362 and the $56-million mistake, Democratic lawmakers warned of the hazardous effects of tax cuts on state agency budgets throughout the 2016 legislative session.

Often times, states like Louisiana and Oklahoma came up as examples of state budgets gone awry—deep into debt holes.

In other states, tax cuts have led to tax hikes or deep budget cuts—or both. In Lou-

isiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards was forced to propose an $836-million tax hike to fix the $943-million budget deficit, the Times Picayune reported. Louisiana’s budget, however, is much larger than Mississippi’s. Its fiscalyear 2017 budget is set at $24.5 billion. Mississippi has a $6.4-billion budget.

In Oklahoma, budget cuts have reduced the size of government agencies significantly. The Oklahoman reported that the total number of state employees dropped from 34,569 to 33,960 this year.

Students recently walked out of public schools in May to protest budget cuts that led to cutting teacher roles there, and yet the Oklahoman’s editorial board points out that education funding has gone up by over $1 billion in the state in seven years.

Mississippi similarly saw cuts to the mental health and health departments for fiscal-year 2017, due in part to the legislative leadership prioritizing education (level) funding over other agencies.

“One priority was that the leadership did not want to cut the MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Formula) formula so we did not cut it,” former Rep. Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, who is now the state commissioner of revenue, told the House during the special session in June. “That’s a huge amount of money, and we had to make adjustments there.”

At the close of the 2016 legislative session back in April, Speaker Gunn told reporters that our sister states have had to dip into their rainy-day funds and put them in a real financial bind but that Mississippi was set with money in the bank.

“The fact that we are not in a hole is reflective of good, responsible government,” he said on the last day of the regular legislative session. Gunn also stressed that he and his counterparts were not going to apologize for having conservative fiscal values.

“It’s not bad to make agencies scale back; it’s not bad to make agencies deal with less money,” Gunn said in April. “It forces them to prioritize and give real thought to what is really important and what might not be so important.”

Attorney General Hood said Senate Bill 2362 is not a partisan issue, pointing to public statements made by both Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney.

Both state leaders asked Hood’s office for official opinions on how the bill would affect their office’s operations. Hood said the Department of Finance will follow his office’s opinions on the matter.

“Hopefully, they (agencies) hobble through to save face until January,” he told reporters last week. “They need to come back and fix it then, I don’t know where the revenue is going to come.”

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ississippi’s fiscal-year 2017 budget could be $120 million short if Attorney General Jim Hood’s calculations are correct, and that budget just took effect on July 1.

Not everyone agrees on that figure, but after the 2016 legislative session, state leaders admitted to a $56.8-million shortfall in the current year’s budget due to a “staff error,” saying they over-estimated how much money the state could collect.

Hood said last week that in his estimates, the other $89-million deficit comes from the effects of Senate Bill 2362, which turned several state agencies into generalfund agencies—not special-fund agencies.

Additionally, the bill prohibits state agencies from paying one another for services.

“They anticipated the fees agencies usually charge, (and) they didn’t cut that out because they forgot we weren’t going to receive that revenue,” Hood said at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum last week.

In a joint press statement issued in May, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn said they anticipated unallocated balances in the rainy day fund, capital expense fund and budget contingency fund of $490 million. The rainy day fund had a $349-million balance before Department of Revenue officials recommended that Gov. Bryant withdraw $63.1 million from that fund on the last day of fiscal-year 2016, the Associated Press reported.

“Unless revenues outperform expectations during the first six months of the next fiscal year, this anticipated shortfall will be addressed during the 2017 legislative session,” the May statement said.

Hood told reporters last week there’s an exception in Senate Bill 2362: trust funds are exempt from the new law, partially at least.

Hood’s office took the liberty of calculating which trust funds the law left untouched and found that money that is currently in most of those funds can be spent until it’s gone.

On the other hand, no new money will be going to most of those funds, Hood’s spokeswoman Rachael Ring said in an emailed statement to the Jackson Free Press, because the Legislature diverted assessments on criminal convictions and other sources to the state general fund. Hood said these funds cannot be transferred into his agency’s trust fund any longer. The state’s workers comptrust fund is on the list well.

After the special session Lt. Gov. Reeves addressed the trust-fund issues and said that they specifically exempted the trust funds from Senate Bill 2362. He told reporters that the 2017 budget is built on the assumption that there will be no revenue growth—but said that growth is possible. Reeves said leaders would figure out what to do for fiscal-year 2017’s budget in January when the Legislature is back in session.

“Whether or not we’re going to have an issue in FY17, nobody knows, because we

Freedom in Its Truest Form

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reedom is a word that is used to describe a way of being. It is not an action word. It’s not something you do; it’s something you are. It’s not something that one has the ability to give or take away from you. Sure, in order to maintain control, laws have been made that govern what freedom looks like to other people. But that’s not freedom in its truest form.

Jesse Williams recently gave an arousing speech at the BET Awards.

It’s an awards show that gives attention to the excellent achievements of black people in this country (mostly). I admit that I didn’t know Williams until this speech. Apparently he has been an advocate for black rights for a long time. He credits his parents, a white woman and a black man, for being responsible for laying the groundwork to who he has become.

Williams transparently stated that his parents taught him at an early age that he would have additional troubles in his life as a man of color, and they prepared him for that life by teaching him things he would not learn in school about who he is, where he came from and how to make an impact in the world.

The speech had social media and news outlets waving their arms and throwing up fists in solidarity for days. So many people were elated to have witnessed that speech. But I have to wonder how many will be encouraged enough to follow the example his parents set. How many of us are willing to do what they did to create more Jesse Williamses to come?

How many people became ignited with fire that will die in days, months, until the next celebrity tells them what to think?

We are a people who still cry out for freedom. Celebrities do it for us, hopefully for themselves as well. Because while they may have money and fame, that doesn’t guarantee freedom. Freedom is a mindset.

People who have accepted freedom wear it all over them. It’s not something you can hide. It’s easily recognized. They don’t have to tell you they are free; you can see it, feel it. It makes you want it too. Freedom is waking up and maintaining control of your thoughts and actions. Freedom is being able to say what you feel without the attachment of fear or anxiety or retribution. Freedom is what happens when you realize that there is nothing anyone has that you need. There is nothing that you have that you can’t hold on to.

Freedom is knowing that what is yours cannot be taken from you unless you decide to give it away. Freedom doesn’t destroy; it builds.

Freedom doesn’t manipulate; it creates. Freedom doesn’t lie; it’s honest. Freedom doesn’t conform; it transforms. We have been taught that we have to do something to get something.

Freedom says you already are that something.

You need only tap into it and make it be what you say it shall be. Freedom doesn’t have any holds or boxes for you to trap yourself into. It says that you can whatever you can think. If you can form the thought, you can be the thought.

Freedom is an understanding that love is its counterpart. Therefore, any act of hatred is a controlled act. The homosexual attacked by the homophobe isn’t the one who is without freedom. The homophobe is the one who is a slave to his own evil. That is a person so confined by hate or maybe guilt that they can’t love themselves or anyone else. Same goes for the racist who wants to be sure that no black man ever sees a seat in the White House again. He’s the one who has no freedom. Greed and fear has consumed him and robbed him of his freedom. He is mentally enslaved and uses that to direct his actions and choices.

Freedom belongs to all who willfully accept their place in this universe and who understand that just as you have the right to be here, so does the next man or woman. Honor that notion and live your life to that decree.

Problem is, not only do some not want you to be free, but they really don’t care much about their own freedom. They are fully willing to live for right now, and if it means that they have to oppress their fellow man or woman, it’s a small price to pay. But, we’re done asking for freedom. No one can take your freedom if you don’t give it away.

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We are a people who still cry out for freedom.

What the End of Bonding Really Means

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ith the end of bonding for misdemeanor offenses in the Jackson Municipal Court, the cost of freedom for indigent offenders prior to their trial seems to be the death of the local bonding industry.

Which, to be honest, may not be a bad thing.

What do we gain, as a city, with the abolition of misdemeanor bonds? For one, we get to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with understanding that poor people will be able to walk away from a misdemeanor without having to pay a bondsman at least $100 for the privilege. At this point, they should be presumed innocent before the law, way before a trial. Now instead of only the rich walking away, all will stand equally before the law.

These poor citizens, who sat in jail with no more money to pay their fines for trivial offenses, used to sit for days and days. Now, the City won’t have to pay for them to work or to simply sit. We won’t have to pay to feed them in jail. They won’t take up cell space. They will have the money, in the absence of bonds, to pay their fines.

What are we really losing? If you ask the bailbonds agents, as one representative commented, the absence of misdemeanor bonds means that the streets will be full of offenders running wild, with no consequences to their actions. Which is mostly an exaggeration on their part, understandably since the practice floated the more than 100 different firms that put up bonds in Jackson.

As a result of the lost revenue source, inevitably the market will shrink with the level of demand.

However, there are worse options. As was pointed out by one of the attorneys in the lawsuit against the City, Cliff Johnson, there is little that a bond can do to prevent an offender from repeating his or her offense. The indigent offenders who are most affected by the end of misdemeanor bonding will still have to pay their fines. The court simply must let them go home to await their court date instead of locking them up before they are even convicted.

Maybe the bond agents, after they close up shop, will find other ways to invest their money.

More than anything, Jackson does not make this move alone. Biloxi and Moss Point already settled similar lawsuits with matching results. McComb, last week, became one of the first municipalities to voluntarily do away with the practice.

And these towns in Mississippi join others all over the country that have decided that the antiquated notion of bonds for misdemeanors erodes at the very constitutional rights that the judicial branch is supposed to protect.

It is a matter of societal conscience. We don’t need to needlessly jail those that can’t afford the fine after the initial cost of the bail bond.

Human beings will not have to sit in jail just for being poor. We, as a city, must recognize the inherent worth in a person, no matter their bank account balance.

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merica eats its babies.”

—Tupac Shakur As a child, I was a chubby-cheeked, bright-eyed, gap-toothed little bugger who loved writing poems in solitude. I had two big brothers who loved to pull pranks on me; they knew I was a cry-baby, and my gullible little ways amused them. I would run to my parents, the tattle-tale I was. My brothers would apologize and do it again the next day. One day when I punched one of them in the nose with my little fist, he began to bleed.

Of course, I began to cry. I was punished, and Mama said violence is never the answer.

They never pulled a prank on me again.

Today, I am torn and conflicted internally. So are many of my peers. We were raised as promoters of love, students of peace and advocates for justice.

I’ll try to explain. Of my 29 years on this Earth as an American citizen, my nation has been engaged in warfare for 25 years of those years. Sip on that for a second.

Violence and force are what I know in America. Love and peace are what I was taught in my household. The last three days have been preoccupied with tears, the slow sting of whiskey, skipped classes, more whiskey, mental reflection, accounts of survival and shared sentiments of support from allies—black, white and beyond.

I can’t function.

At 8:15 p.m. on July 7, my 65-year-old auntie texted me: “History repeating itself.”

Then: “The children will never be the same again.” Her words struck me hard.

I knew she was referring to the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Philando simply followed orders to retrieve his registration when a panicked police officer shot him multiple times, as a 4-year-old little girl sat in the back seat watching his slow death. Both men were father figures, whose children loved them and looked up to them as protectors and providers.

The video of the killings played on my TV screen as I read my auntie’s texts, and most of my attention focused on the news coverage in front of me.

“Those cops won’t be held accountable for these killings,” I thought to myself. Confidently. Another slow sting. Violence without justice is what I know in America.

The children of these men now enter the cycle of violence, along with the rest of us. The horrific murders captured on video will be replayed over and over to desensitized, indoctrinated children and adults.

To be raised in America, no matter your ethnicity, is to be subjected to countless

images of violence that our society presents to us as justifiable acts.

Violence and force is what we know.

My auntie was 14 when KKK members fired gunshots into her childhood home in Roxie, Miss., which six sleeping children and her pregnant mother (Big Mama) occupied, nearly striking Auntie in the head. The cowards hid behind white sheets. Her family did not retaliate in any way.

Months later, her father, Rev. Clyde Briggs, was killed at the age of 42 for his involvement in protecting black voters against Klan violence and aiding in arming American citizens against the terrorist organization known as the KKK. All of her siblings, including my loving father, who was 7 years old, had their daddy ripped from their lives by those in power. No justice to this day.

Violence and force are what they know.

Love, peace and protection of your family is what they were taught.

At 8:29 p.m., Auntie sent the text: “We are really peaceful people, and they know it, and all we gonna do is march. But things got to CHANGE FOR REAL.” Twenty minutes after her text, a shooter began to open fire on police officers during a protest in Dallas, killing five and wounding more.

As I watched, my heart overflowed with a sharp pain. Pain for the families of the slain officers—their children are yet another group of kids that the slow sting of American violence has forever branded; pain for the families of Sterling and Castile, for countless innocent people we’ve lost over the years due to American-brewed violence.

More marching.

I am numb. I am no longer that overly sensitive, bright-eyed little child. Now, I am an adult, and violence is normal to me. This was a gradual, insidious realization.

I want my peers who have similar feelings of internal conflict to know that they are not alone. Those of you mourning the gradual death of your inner child, please resuscitate her or him. In the coming months, those of us raised to love our enemies and seek peace from within will be forcefully resisting our own anger, our own grief for our murdered fathers, our own feelings of inadequacies as we vent on social media.

Take care of yourselves as this inner battle rages. Self-care. Maybe then we can resume our attempts to take care of others.

To advocate once again for love and peace.

My auntie was 14 when KKK members fired gunshots into her childhood home.

Genesis Be is an activist and hip-hop artist from Biloxi, Miss., currently residing in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Magnolia Ridge is a USA BMXsanctioned track and a 501c3 nonprofit.

Parents do most of the work, volunteering to get the track ready for events, keeping track of scoring, working concession stands and more. A Parent-Rider Association runs the track and has monthly meetings, as they work by committee, and the organization has a president, Bart Bartran, and a vice president, Brock Hollis.

inch wheel, long-sleeve shirt, long pants and any approved bike helmet,” Goode says. She says that the first time a lot of kids race, they show up with a lower-costbike. As they get into the sport, riders will normally advance their bike over time.

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Biking a Different Path

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iders line up at the top of the Magnolia Ridge BMX course and wait for the gate to drop. As soon as the gate drops, the riders fly down the track, making jumps off hills and taking hard turns. Cheers come from the crowd until the race is finished, and the riders congratulate each other on a great run.

Nearly every kid seems to want two things at some point: some type of pet— normally a dog—and a bike. Riding one is one thing that nearly all of us learn to do during our lives.

Kids wanting a bike is what led Brandon resident Emily Goode to BMX racing five years ago.

“My husband (Radley Trigg) had been looking online and wanted to check out a now-closed bike shop (Ride BMX) in Ridgeland at Christmas time,” Goode says. “The owner told us about the sport, BMX, and a new track that was going to open.”

The extreme sport didn’t bother Goode, who is a former player in and one of the founders of the Magnolia Roller Vixens. Goode bought bikes for her oldest son, Stone, and a few weeks later, she bought one for her youngest son, Blaze Trigg. When the BMX track opened, she took them.

It’s been five years since then, and Stone, 15, was ranked 10th in his district last year. He is not ranked this year because of an injury. Blaze, 11, is currently ranked second in his district.

BMX has become a part of Goode’s life. Her family has gone to tracks around the country, including in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Memphis. While she enjoys going to other tracks, the Magnolia Ridge BMX track (338 NE Madison Drive, Ridgeland) is home, she says.

The Ridgeland track has tripled its rider count in the last two years and currently has more than 100 active members.“The family atmosphere and friendly environment help retain new rid18 ers for the club,” Goode says.

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(left to right) Stone Trigg, Peyton Goddard, John Goddard and Blaze Trigg are on the 5150 BMX team at Magnolia Ridge BMX track.

Bartran helps decide what is spent on the track and repairs the track might need.

The track is open nearly all year long with a brief window of closing time from December to March.

It doesn’t take much to get started in the sport, Goode says.

“All anyone needs is a bike with a 20-

annual membership to USA BMX costs $60 and covers entry card, number and insurance. Riders can also get a seven-day trial membership for $20 and a 30-day trial membership for $30 if they still aren’t sure about BMX.

In the sport, riders are broken up by age and skill levels, which are novice, in-

termediate and expert classes. A racer has to win 10 motos (what BMX races are called) to move from novice to intermediate and win 20 to move from intermediate to expert.

When racers line up at the start, they will race through obstacles such as hills and sharp corners, but the track has flat areas to build up speed.

Magnolia Ridge has lights, so motos can be held at night during the hot summer months.

The motos consist of up to eight riders. Racers compete in three, with the top riders moving on until the final race of eight riders, which is called the main event.

The USA BMX website says those who play more traditional sports such as football, basketball and soccer suffer more injuries than those who compete in BMX.

Magnolia Ridge hosted a Gold Cup Qualifier from June 24 to June 26 at the track. More than 200 riders from across the southern region competed during the event, and the club signed up 30 new members.

“Billy McFarland, (the) track manager, did a great job getting the track ready for this major event,” Goode says.

At Magnolia Ridge, races are held on Saturday nights during the summer, and cost $12 for single-point races and $7 for striders (a child who hasn’t mastered riding a pedal bike and instead rides a balance bike). Practice is on Tuesday nights and is $7 for regular riders and $5 for striders.

Everyone is welcome, and spectators always get in free. “BMX is for all ages, from 2 to 82 years old,” Goode says.

“Not only does it help keep (my) boys healthy, but it teaches them self-discipline and good sportsmanship.”

For more information about Magnolia Ridge, call 601-500-2517, visit magnoliaridgebmx.com or find the track on Facebook.

Email sports writer Bryan Flynn at bryan@ jacksonfreepress.com.

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Hidden Super Foods

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Garbanzo beans—A quiet, little, unassuming nutritional superstar, garbanzo beans have a whopping 17 grams of fiber and 19 grams of protein per half cup—not to mention nutrients such as manganese, calcium and magnesium.

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e’ve been hearing a lot about the wonders of coconut oil, but there’s a truckload of other great foods right under our noses that deliver just as much— or more—nutrition as their well-known superstar brethren.

Here’s a list of nine other superfoods to consider adding to your menus.

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Quinoa—It has the highest protein of any cereal*. It’s great for breakfast or a side dish, and it’s also terrific in salads. *Quinoa is not technically a cereal or even a grain, even though it looks, cooks, acts and tastes like one. It’s actually a seed. But don’t tell anyone.

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Yogurt—full-fat and real. Nowhere has the low-fat insanity had a deeper effect than in the yogurt industry. It’s increasingly difficult to find real yogurt that isn’t “2 percent” or “low-fat,” or comes on top of some sugared-fruit product passing as food. But real, honest-to-goodness full-fat yogurt—preferably from grass-fed cows—can be good for you. It’s high in protein, calcium and omega-7 (from the full-fat dairy). Plus, it’s filling and delicious (at least the real kind is). Greek or regular—both are great.

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Malaysian palm oil—I love this rich oil, which is red because of its high carotenoid content. It’s also a pretty good source of tocotrienols, which are part of the vitamin E complex. And environmentalists can relax because palm oil from Malaysia specifically is sustainable.

More than 50 percent of the forests there are protected, and no orangutans are harmed whatsoever. The unrefined oil (like all unrefined oils) has a lower smoke point, so don’t get it too hot. The partially refined oil still has plenty of good stuff and stands up to higher heat.

6 Kimchi is a Korean side dish made from fermented vegetables that is a great source of priobiotics.

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Fermented vegetables—Now that the microbiome is one of the hottest topics in health, we’re sure to be hearing more and more about fermented foods. And with good reason. They’re a great source of probiotics, teeming with healthy bacteria that will help cultivate your own personal gut garden. Examples include yogurt, sauerkraut and kimchi.

Spinach—Before kale took over, spinach used to be the go-to choice for green leafy vegetables. It has a ton of potassium, some vitamin K and a bunch of other minerals (manganese, magnesium and iron) and fiber. And it has so few calories that it’s basically a free food.

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Raspberries—This is the poster child for low-carb fruit. About eight of its 15 grams of carbohydrates are actually fiber, meaning you get more fiber in a 64-calorie cup of raspberries than you do in three slices of 100-calorie high-starch wheat bread—and none of the problems.

Plus, raspberries are a great source of ellagic acid, which is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

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Brazil nuts—One nut has more than an entire selenium supplement. They’re probably one of the best sources of this incredibly important mineral and antioxidant.

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Cabbage—Cabbage comes from the brassica family of vegetables, which is kind of like vegetable royalty. All of them— Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, kale— are terrific, but cabbage is the queen of the hill. Studies have shown that the indoles in cabbage may help fight estrogen-dependent cancers such as cervical cancer. It’s also a good source of Vitamin C and manganese.

Please consult your personal physician before taking any outside health or nutritional advice.

Dr. Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, also known as “the Nutrition Myth Buster,” is a nationally known, board-certified nutritionist and expert on diet and weight loss.

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Stressed Out

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mental complications that are medically significant.

Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the adverse effects of prolonged stress. The release of stress hormones, including cortisol, which results in elevated Kristin Brenemen

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y man is killing me!”

This is what my patient told me. She was a 35-year-old schoolteacher who came in for a follow-up appointment after complaining of chest pain two weeks ago. On the day of her last appointment, she got a same-day referral to a cardiology clinic. While there, she had a full cardiac workup with no findings of heart disease, other than a slightly elevated blood pressure for which she was started on a low-dose fluid pill. She also complained of extreme fatigue and muscle aches.

After discussing the normal results of all her lab tests, in addition to the normal cardiac report, we discussed the dynamics of her relationship, which she identified as the root of her stress. With tears in her eyes, she told me that she has caught her boyfriend on more than four occasions involved with other ladies.

She said he promised to marry her if she forgave him, but his actions were clear that marriage was not a reality for their future. She admitted that she wanted to end the relationship but feared that she would be alone.

She also said that she wanted to have children but feared that her clock was running out.

I explained to her that stress has physical and

Whether from relationships or other sources, stress can cause physical and mental complications that become medically significant.

blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatigue and many other physical consequences. Research has also repeatedly demonstrated psycho-

logical problems, including the exacerbation or the acquirement of clinical psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression.

In worst-case scenarios, which can occur, a person under extreme prolonged stress can lose their life due to the medical or psychological complications, whether from heart disease or suicide. I told my patient that she had to consider the fact that stress is something to be taken seriously.

After a long session with my patient, we both agreed that it was best that she reevaluate her relationship. We discussed various options such as seeing a therapist and possibly a psychiatrist for an evaluation. We also discussed her love for this man, and identified that she must first have love for herself. She then told me that she no longer loved this man but loved the idea of him. She admitted that her greatest current concerns were what her family and friends would think. With tears in her eyes as she left the office, she thanked me and said that she was going to make a tough decision.

She stopped, wiped the tears away, and told me, “I am going to choose myself!” She then smiled and said, “I am already feeling better.” I found myself with a big smile and a high five for my patient as she left the office.

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Husband and wife Jonas and Eboni Adams saw an opportunity when they had a hard time finding shaved ice near their home in Clinton. They decided to provide the service themselves, and three years ago, the pair opened their mobile business, Freeze & Thank You. The Adams started out selling shaved ice for events at their church, Washington Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, and branched out into

LGBT Bar Jack’s Construction Site Closes with Owner’s Retirement

Jack Myers, a Jackson resident who has owned and operated several LGBT bars in the area for more than 50 years, has retired at age 72. With Myers’ retirement, his most recent business, Jack’s Construction Site (425 N. Mart Plaza), also know as JC’s, closed its doors July 3 after 25 years in operation.

Myers opened his first business, Mae’s Cabaret, next door to Bakers Motel & Restaurant 50 years ago on what was then Delta Drive and is now Martin Luther King Jr.

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Husband and wife Jonas and Eboni Adams recently opened Freeze & Thank You in a storefront on Highway 80 on the border between Clinton and Jackson.

birthday parties, weddings and other gatherings, including a recent award banquet for the Dancing Dolls dance team.

Last month, the Adams found a location at 5780 Highway 80 on the border of Clinton and Jackson, where they could finally set up a brick-and-mortar location for Freeze & Thank You.

Since opening their permanent store, the Adamses have been adding new flavors to their menu weekly and taking flavor suggestions, even naming flavor ideas after some of their customers. Freeze & Thank You currently has 22 original flavors and 18 special flavors. Among the special flavors are selections such as Ice Ice Baby, which is vanilla with cream; Ninja Turtle, which is sour apple mixed with fuzzy navel; Purple Rain, which is grape mixed with coconut; and Sonic Boom, which consists of blue raspberry mixed with piña colada and takes its name from the Jackson State University marching band. In addition to shaved ice, Freeze & Thank You serves pickles, boiled peanuts in regular and Cajun flavors, and other treats.

The mobile Freeze & Thank You stand will remain in operation. For pricing and event information or to see a full list of flavors, follow the stand on Facebook or Instagram, call 601-918-0505 or visit freezeandthankyou.webs.com.

Drive. In 1976, he moved Mae’s Cabaret to a new location at the intersection of Farish and Capitol streets. He then bought the Amite Theater to host the cabaret, which he later renamed Bill’s Disco.

He next opened Jack’s Saloon at the intersection of Capitol Street and Roach Street on July 4, 1980. Myers bought and expanded the building next door to the saloon for a new dance floor and changed the name to Jack & Jill’s Dance Club and Bar. He next opened Jack’s Construction Site in February 1991. Jack & Jill’s later moved to 3911 Northview Drive, the location that now houses WonderLust.

A post on JC’s Facebook page concerning the bar’s closing reads: “Jack has been fighting for and giving (to the) LGBT community from the beginning ... giving friends and family a great, safe place to go, relax and have fun with others like themselves. It gave everyone the opportunity to be themselves without the fear from the outside world.”

It continued: “Jack’s Construction Site, Jack Myers, the management team, bartenders and all the other behind-the-scenes staff would like to thank everyone, straight, gay, bi, lesbian and transgender, city and state officials and local law enforcement agencies, for helping and supporting JC’S and Jack’s past clubs, bars, lounges and restaurants during all these years of business.”

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THURSDAY 7/14

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Action: An Expressive Evening is at the Mississippi Museum of Art

The Energizer Entertainment Fifth Anniversary is at the Mediterranean Fish & Grill in Ridgeland.

Brad Watson signs copies of “Miss Jane” at Lemuria Books.

BEST BETS July 13 - 20, 2016

The Jackson 2000 July Luncheon is from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Katie Blount speaks about the status of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Mississippi History Museum. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

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WEDNESDAY 7/13

The JFP Town Hall with violence expert Dr. Kai Smith of Harlem, N.Y., is Thursday, July 14, at the Millsaps College Ford Academic Complex.

THURSDAY 7/14

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The Bastille Day Dinner is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Enjoy a four-course dinner featuring a prix fixe menu and live music.

Reservations encouraged. $55 per person, $62 with a glass of wine; call 601-707-0587; anjourestaurant.com. … JFP Town Hall: Dr. Kai Smith of Harlem, N.Y., leads a discussion from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Millsaps College Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) about curbing youth violence and small policing. Free; see jfp.ms/one.

School Gospel Benefit Concert for Santore Bracey is at 7:30 p.m. at The Church Triumphant Global (6531 Dogwood View Parkway). Proceeds go towards medical expenses for Santore Bracey’s kidney transplant. Santore is a local public servant and politician. Free admission, donations welcome, donations also taken on GoFundMe under “Searching for Santore’s Kidney;” call 817-818-0230; email pastor@thechurchtriumphant.info; find the event on Facebook.

SATURDAY 7/16

Larry Raspberry performs at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Larry Raspberry, the lead singer for the Highsteppers, is from Memphis and has been performing since the 1960s. Doors open at 7 p.m. $20 in advance, $25

by Micah Smith at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21.; call 601292-7121 or 877-987-6487; jacksonfreepress.com email arden@ardenland.net; arFax: 601-510-9019 denland.net. … Rita B. 2016: Daily updates at All Laughs Matter is at 8 p.m. jfpevents.com at the Alamo Theater (333 N. Farish St.). The Maranda J Foundation is the host. Local comedian Rita B. gives a one-woman show that includes stand up, monologues and more. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 601-383-6094; eventbrite.com.

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Memphis rock-and-roller Larry Raspberry performs Saturday, July 16, at Duling Hall.

FRIDAY 7/15

The Free Community Demo & Q&A with Nina Ananiashvili & State Ballet of Georgia is from noon to 1 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Watch prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili and dancers from the nation of Georgia take ballet classes. Afterwards, the dancers take 24 questions from the audience. Free; usaibc.com. … The Ole

SUNDAY 7/17

Tougaloo Art Colony begins at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). This year’s subjects include oil painting, comics, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. The event culminates with an art show. Optional cam-

pus housing available. Registration required. Runs through July 22. $175-$550; call 601-977-7772 or 601-977-7743; tougaloo.edu/artcolony.

MONDAY 7/18

“Delivered” Dinner Theater is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N.). The Detectives present the interactive comedy. Includes a three-course meal. RSVP. For ages 18 and up. $49; call 601-291-7444 or 601-937-1752; thedetectives.biz.

TUESDAY 7/19

Music in the City is at 5:15 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). in Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and a musical performance from John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

WEDNESDAY 7/20

History Is Lunch: Patricia Michelle Boyett is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). The author discusses her book, “Right to Revolt: The Crusade for Racial Justice in Mississippi’s Central Piney Woods.” Free; call 601-576-6998. … 2016 Highway 80 Songwriters Fest: Opening Night is from 7 to 11 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The purpose of the event is to provide education in the craft of songwriting, and to support the creative economy.

Includes workshops and performances. Also happening concurrently in Meridian and Demopolis, Ala. Free; call 948-0888; email jane@halandmals.com; find the event on Facebook.

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Jackson 2000 July Luncheon July 13, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Katie Blount speaks about the status of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the Mississippi History Museum. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@ jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

Events at Mississippi Girlchoir Office (1991 Lakeland Drive, Suite M) • Mississippi Girlchoir Auditions, Grades 3-6 July 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Auditions last 15 minutes and consist of vocalizations, rhythm sequences and singing common songs. Appointment required. $25 audition fee; call 601981-9863; email auditions@msgirlchoir.org; msgirlchoir.org.

• Mississippi Girlchoir Auditions, Grades 7-12 July 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Options include the Lyrics Choir for grades 7-9 and the Bel Canto Choir for grades 10-12. Appointment required. $25 audition fee; call 601-981-9863; email auditions@msgirlchoir.org; msgirlchoir.org.

JFP Town Hall: Dr. Kai Smith July 14, 6-7:30 p.m., at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.). Dr. Kai Smith, a youth violence and gang expert, and Cassio Battest, director of M.A.N. U.P. in Jackson, discuss curbing youth violence and building respect between police and community. Free; see jfp.ms/one.

COMMUNITY Events at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.) • History Is Lunch: Jim Woodrick July 13, noon. The author and MDAH Historic Preservation Division director discusses his book, “The Civil War Siege of Jackson.” Free; call 601-576-6998.

• History Is Lunch: Patricia Michelle Boyett July 20, noon. The author discusses her book, “Right to Revolt: The Crusade for Racial Justice in Mississippi’s Central Piney Woods.” Free; call 601-576-6998.

This Ain’t Livin’: A Community Listening Session July 14, 6-8 p.m., at MLK Center (601 MLK Drive, McComb). The Delta Foundation and Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights host. Learn about your rights as a renter.

Includes refreshments. Free; call 662-334-1122.

2016 Mississippi Corvette Classic July 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). See more than 100 stock and custom Corvettes. Also includes vendors, a silent auction, music, concessions and more in fundraiser for the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi. $5 suggested donation for age 13+; call 601-862-7560 or 601-668-0533; email freddie.jones@att.net or tcgerity@comcast.net.

JumpStart: The Back to School Jam July 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation is the host. Recording artist Jacob Latimore performs. Also includes a school supply giveaway, health screenings, a visual art contest and a talent showcase. Free; call 601-982-8467; find the event on Facebook or eventbrite.com.

Energizer Entertainment/DJ Energizer’s Fifth Anniversary July 16, 9 p.m., at Mediterranean Fish & Grill (The Med) (Northpark Mall, 1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). Includes giveaways, drink and bottle specials, and music. Performers include Karen Brown, London “Maine” Smith and Meika Shante’ featuring the Soundcheck Band. Doors open 8 p.m. For ages 21+. $15, $20 reserved seating; call 769-486-2175.

Teacher Workshops July 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Held daily through July 22.

Environmental education programs include “Project WILD,” “Project WET,” “Growing UP WILD,” “Sharing Nature” and more. Registration required. CEU credits available. Fees TBA; call 601-576-6000; mdwfp.com/museum.

Zoo Keeper’s Week July 18-22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The zoo recognizes zoo and aquarium professionals during the annual observance. Included with admission ($10.25, discounts for seniors and children, members free); call 601-352-2580; jacksonzoo.org.

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Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Summer Science Splash Camp 2016 July 17. The program is for youth entering grades 7-9. Includes meals and lodging. Registration required. Sessions held through July 22. $300; call 974-1000; millsaps.edu/sciencecamp.

• Advanced Drawing for the Young Artist July 18, 9-11 a.m. Instructor Kenny Richardson focuses on advanced applications of basic drawing principles. Students complete daily exercises to refine their perceptual drawing skills. Held daily through July 22. Registration required. $105; call 974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

Kids’ Art Exhibition Mondays-Fridays through July 31, at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). See artwork that local children created. Free; jsums.edu/gallery1arts.

the best in sports over the next seven days

by Bryan Flynn

Most of the U.S. Olympic team is set for nearly all sports. Now, the march to Rio is on, with the 2016 games beginning Aug. 5 and ending Aug. 21.

Thursday, July 14 College football (9 a.m.-2 p.m., SECN): The final day of the 2016 SEC Media Days arrives, as LSU and South Carolina take part and the Rebels head coach Hugh Freeze speaks.

Monday, July 18 College football (3:30-5:30 p.m., SECN): Get ready for the 2016 college football season with a re-broadcast of the UM Rebels against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Friday, July 15 College football (10 a.m.-5 p.m., SWAC.org): The 2016 SWAC Media Day takes place, with coaches and players from JSU, ASU and MVSU in attendance.

Tuesday, July 19 WNBA (7-9 p.m., ESPN2): The oneloss Los Angeles Sparks look to flex their muscles against the barely-under.500 Indiana Fever.

Saturday, July 16 Golf (6 a.m.-1:30 p.m., NBC): The top golfers from around the world travel to Scotland to take part in round three of the 145th Open Championship.

Sunday, July 17 Golf (6 a.m.-1 p.m., NBC): Watch the final round coverage from Scotland, as one player wins the 145th Open Championship, one of golf’s four major tournaments.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) • Visiting Artist: Susanna Ritz July 17, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Create 3D landscapes with the local art teacher. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 601-981-5469; mschildrensmuseum.org.

• Lights, Camera, Imagination! July 17, 2-5 p.m. Children audition for a chance to appear in local and regional advertising for the museum.

Registration required. $15 per child (does not include museum admission of $10); call 601981-5469; mschildrensmuseum.org.

• Magic Mondays Mondays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through July 25. The museum is normally closed on Mondays but is open for extra hours of inspiration. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 601-9815469; mschildrensmuseum.org.

Wednesday, July 20 MLB (6-9 p.m., ESPN): Two of the top teams in MLB meet up in a post-All-Star Game showdown, as the Boston Red Sox host the San Francisco Giants.

Check out the JFP Sports blogs to find out which athletes from our state or with Mississippi ties will look to star in Rio. When the games begin, the sports blog will have the news you need to know.

Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.

FOOD & DRINK Bastille Day Dinner July 14, 4-9 p.m., at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Enjoy a four-course dinner featuring a prix fixe menu and live music. $55 per person, $62 with a glass of wine; call 601-707-0587; anjourestaurant.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Fitness Fest July 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The event includes stations and activities to help families get active and make healthier food choices. Free gift for participating in all of the events. $2 per person (maximum of $10 per family); parents-kids.com.

Living No Lye Tour Mississippi July 16, 3-7:30 p.m., at King Edward Hotel (235 W. Capitol St.).

The host is #TeamNatural, an inspirational plat-

form for Afro-textured hair. Includes interactive workshops, hair care tips, styling demonstrations and more. $25-$40; iamteamnatural.com.

STAGE & SCREEN Free Community Demo & Q&A with Nina Ananiashvili & State Ballet of Georgia July 15, noon-1 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Watch prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili and dancers from the nation of Georgia take ballet classes. Afterwards, the dancers take questions from the audience. Free; usaibc.com.

Rita B. 2016: All Laughs Matter July 16, 8 p.m., at Alamo Theater (333 N. Farish St.). The Maranda J Foundation is the host. Comedian Rita B. gives a one-woman show. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 601-383-6094; eventbrite.com.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Larry Raspberry July 16, 8 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Larry Raspberry is from Memphis and has been performing since the 1960s. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for under 21.; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

2016 Highway 80 Songwriters Fest: Opening Night July 20, 7-11 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). Includes performances and workshops. Also held in Meridian and Demopolis, Ala. Free; call 948-0888; find the event on Facebook.

LITERARY & FESTIVALS “Miss Jane” July 18, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202).

Brad Watson signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@ lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

CREATIVE CLASSES Tougaloo Art Colony July 17, at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). Subjects include oil painting, comics, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. The event culminates with an art show. Optional campus housing available. Registration required. Runs through July 22. $175$550; call 601-977-7772; tougaloo.edu/artcolony.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS Action: An Expressive Evening July 14, 6:30-8:15 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Includes wine and cheese, viewing documentary material and exploring artistic techniques.

RSVP. $25 (15 percent off for members); call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

BE THE CHANGE Ole School Gospel Benefit Concert for Santore Bracey July 15, 7:30 p.m., at The Church Triumphant Global (6531 Dogwood View Pkwy.).

Local celebrity Othor Cain is the emcee. Proceeds go toward medical expenses for Santore Bracey’s kidney transplant. Santore is a local public servant and politician. Free admission, donations welcome, donations also on GoFundMe under “Searching for Santore’s Kidney;” call 817-8180230; find the event on Facebook.

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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The Staycation continues at one of the state’s premiere museums, the Mississippi Children’s Museum, where they “Take Fun Seriously.” From Thomas and Friends, to Food Lab and “Lights, Camera, Imagination” there’s always special events to augment the educational exhibits. Plus, they’re great at birthday parties, and Summer Camps run through August!

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Music listings are due noon Monday to be included in print and online listings: music@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Chris Link & Doug Hurd 7:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz 6-8:30 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Jeff Maddox 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

601-665-2073 McB’s - Burnham Road 8 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Hunter Gibson 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Lovin Ledbetter 7:30 p.m. free

Kemistry - 360 Degrees 9 p.m.

M Bar - Flirt Fridays feat. DJ T. Lewis free Martin’s - The Sal-tines 10 p.m.

McB’s - Andrew Pates 8 p.m.

Ole Tavern - Lady L & the River City Band w/ Justin Howl Pelican Cove - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Road Hogs 5:30 p.m. free; Hunter & the Gators 8 p.m. $5; Jonathan Alexander (deck) 10 p.m. free Soulshine, Flowood - Southern Grass 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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ichelle Putnam works to promote the power of words in her home state, whether it’s as the founder of the Mississippi Writers Guild or as the arts project director for The Montgomery Institute, a Meridian-based nonprofit that works to enhance education and development from western Alabama to eastern Mississippi. The latter position gave her the opportunity to create Highway 80 Songwriters Festival in order to educate and increase appreciation for the craft of songwriting.

The idea for the festival began about four years ago through her work at The Montgomery Institute’s mayors network luncheon. While there, Putnam spoke with Mike Grayson, mayor of Demopolis, Ala., and the discussion went into ways to foster the creative economy to the region. They landed on the concept of a music festival that would emphasize the songwriters already making original material in our region.

The festival launched in 2013 with one event on the Demopolis City Hall lawn and another in Meridian’s Dumont Plaza. Now in its fourth year, the event spans multiple weeks and provides six nights of entertainment in Demopolis, Meridian and Jackson.

“We have grown so tremendously,” Putnam says. “The first couple years, we searched for songwriters. This year, they came to us. We got so many applications in from songwriters all over Mississippi and Alabama who wanted to play at the festival.”

The 2016 Highway 80 Songwriters Festival began July 2 with performances at Demopolis City Hall and ends with three nights of activities in Meridian, including a grand finale featuring an open-mic session and workshops from “The Voice” finalist Shawna P and the Delta Music Institute’s Tricia Walker. Shawna P and Walker will also perform alongside three-time Blues Music Award winner Eden Brent that night.

Jackson hosts the festival for two days,

kicking off with performances July 20 at Hal & Mal’s. The event continues July 23 at the Arts Center of Mississippi with a songwriting workshop featuring Alphonso Sanders, director of Mississippi Valley State University’s B.B. King Recording Studio. Before Sanders performs with Robert Daniels, Sydney Beaumont and Michael Hughes that evening, attendees can participate in an original-music-only open-mic sessions, which caters to all ages and experience levels.

“We’re so supportive—and we should be—of other art forms where artists are just starting out, whether it’s acting or visual arts, things like that,” she says. “They really have a place where they can go and start. … A songwriter doesn’t have that comfort level that other artists do. When you have songwriter events, people know when they come that it’s going to be original material, so we hope that will offer a comfortable place where (songwriters) feel like their work is going to be valued and appreciated.”

This year, Highway 80’s work won’t end with the grand finale. When the new school year starts, Putnam will continue coordinating events under the Highway 80 umbrella, partnering with schools and Head Start centers around Mississippi and Alabama to host songwriting workshops for young students.

“We fall so behind in our reading scores and language arts, and one of the reasons is that we have not taught our children to love words and to understand the power of words in their lives,” she says. “I think that when we do things like this and use words in a creative way, then children will start looking at words like art on a piece of paper.”

The Highway 80 Songwriters Festival comes to Jackson 7-11 p.m., Wednesday, July 20, at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.) hosts a songwriting workshop at 2 p.m., open mic at 4:30 p.m. and the Royal Round at 7 p.m., July 23. Find the event on Facebook.

JULY 15 - Friday Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - ZOSO (Led Zeppelin Tribute) 8 p.m. $10 Big Sleepy’s - Fides Album Release w/ May Queen 9 p.m. $10 all ages Burgers & Blues - 3 Hour Tour 6 p.m.

Cerami’s - Linda Blackwell & James Bailey 6:30-9:30 p.m. free Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Diedra & the Ruff Pro Band midnight $10 Fenian’s - Kevin Ace Robinson Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Brandon Greer Hal & Mal’s - Eric Stracener 7-10 p.m. free The Hideaway - Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi Tribute) 9 p.m. $15 Iron Horse Grill - Little Todd & the Jimbobs 9 p.m.

Johnny T’s - 4ever Elisha 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Sole Shakers 7 p.m. free

JULY 16 - Saturday Alamo Theatre - Rita B. All Laughs Matter Comedy Show 8-10 p.m.

Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Eddie Cotton 8 p.m. $10 Big Sleepy’s - Before There Was Rosalyn, Solemn Vow, Son of a Gun & Void 7:30 p.m. $10 advance $12 door all ages Burgers & Blues - Robin, Kern & Dennis Trio 6 p.m.

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(Left to right) Michael Hughes, Sydney Beaumont and Alphonso Sanders are three of the featured performers for the 2016 Highway 80 Songwriters Festival, which comes to Hal & Mal’s on July 20 and the Arts Center of Mississippi on July 23.

Burgers & Blues - Shaun Patterson 5:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Scott Albert Johnson Fitzgerald’s - Sonny Brooks & Rick Moreira 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Stace & Cassie Georgia Blue, Madison - Billy Mauldin Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio 7-9:30 p.m. free Iron Horse Grill - Brian Jones 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Ladies Night feat. 360 Degrees 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Alanna Mosley 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 7:30 p.m. free Soulshine, Flowood - Jason Turner 7 p.m.

Sylvia’s - Thursday Night Live feat.

The Blues Man & Sunshine McGhee 9 p.m. free

Soulshine, Flowood - Shaun Patterson 7 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

JULY 17 - Sunday Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

The Hideaway - Mike & Marty’s Jam Session Kathryn’s - Kern Pratt 6 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Road Hogs noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates (deck) 3:30 p.m. free Sombra Mexican Kitchen - John Mora 11 a.m.

Table 100 - Raphael Semmes 11:30 a.m.

Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.

JuLY 18 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson 7:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 7 p.m. free Martin’s - Open Mic Free Jam 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Ron Etheridge 6:30 p.m.

July 19 - Tuesday

Stace & Cassie F. Jones Corner - Diedra & the Ruff Pro Band midnight $10 Fenian’s - Jason Daniels Band Georgia Blue, Flowood - May Day Georgia Blue, Madison - Skip & Mike The Hideaway - Burnham Road 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - Lady Elle 9 p.m.

Jackson Medical Mall - JumpStart: Back to School Jam feat. Jacob Latimore 10 a.m.-3 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Lucky Hand Blues Band 7 p.m. free Kemistry - Fire & Smoke: The KudJoNasty Sho 9 p.m.

M Bar - Saturday Night Live feat. DJ Shanomak free Martin’s - Eric Deaton Trio 10 p.m.

McB’s - Travelin’ Jane 8 p.m.

Ole Tavern - Gaslight Pelican Cove - Barry Leach 2 p.m.; Shadz of Grey 7 p.m.

Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Aaron Coker 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads (deck) 3:30 p.m. free; Hunter & the Gators 8 p.m. $5; Sasser (deck) 10 p.m. free

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic Fitzgerald’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Steele Heart 6:30 p.m. free Last Call Sports Grill - Top-Shelf Tuesdays feat. DJ Spoon 9 p.m.

Margarita’s - John Mora 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Reynolds & McCain 6:30 p.m.

The Penguin - Jazz Tuesday

JULY 20 - Wednesday Big Sleepy’s - Infernal Coil, Suitcase Bomber & Surfwax 8 p.m. $5 all ages Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Sonny Brooks, Rick Moreira & Chris Link 7:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Highway 80 Songwriters Fest Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

601-665-2073 McB’s - Chasin’ Dixie 8 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Shaun Patterson 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - David Moore Band 7:30 p.m. free

Send music listings to Micah Smith at music@ jacksonfreepress.com by noon Monday.

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“When you drop watercolor paint on it (the paper), it kind of spreads out,” she says.

“You can put things on top like magnets, or toilet-paper rolls, keys, anything that you want, you can put on top of there, and you smash it down with a piece of Lucite (acrylic). Then, you smash it down with a book.”

Once she pulls the plastic from the paper after a few days, the negative image of the item that she placed on the paper remains on the canvas. She sometimes adds rubbing alcohol to the water to produce “the cool look,” she says.

McGee, a full-time Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages instructor at Jackson State University, works with experimental watercolor, digital art and card creation. McGee says she has always been interested in watercolor painting, but it was a demonstration at the Mississippi Watercolor Society that inspired her to try it for herself.

“I’ve been drawing since I was 5, and I never painted because I didn’t have anybody to show me how until I got to college,” she says. “That’s when I started painting.”

McGee has lived in Jackson her entire life, along with her mother, sisters and many members of her family, who all live about 15 minutes from each other in the area. She received her bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Mississippi College. She taught English in Asia for five years and has taught at JSU for the last 12 years. Currently, she resides in Brandon.

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“I’m really inspired about Wyatt Waters, and John Gaddis, two Mississippi artists,” McGee says.

She also takes inspiration from Kat Von D, the famed tattoo artist who formerly starred on TLC television show “LA Ink.” McGee says she believes that tattoo artists are “true artists” due to the attention to style and detail that most display.

It was this inspiration that prompted her to get an electronic drawing pad to attach to her computer. From this, she started her own business creating digitally drawn greeting cards. Her company, The Funky Muse Art Cards, has been active for three years and provides specialized cards with digital art on it for any occasion. With her drawing pad and stylus, she sketches her subjects, and they go straight to her computer. Then, she places linear graphic images on cards.

For more information, find The Funky Muse Art Cards on Facebook.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22):

If you are smoothly attuned with the cosmic rhythms and finely aligned with your unconscious wisdom, you could wake up one morning and find that a mental block has miraculously crumbled, instantly raising your intelligence. If you can find it in your proud heart to surrender to “God,” your weirdest dilemma will get at least partially solved during a magical three-hour interlude. And if you are able to forgive 50 percent of the wrongs that have been done to you in the last six years, you will no longer feel like you’re running into a strong wind, but rather you’ll feel like the beneficiary of a strong wind blowing in the same direction you’re headed.

How often have you visited hell or the suburbs of hell during the last few weeks? According to my guesstimates, the time you spent there was exactly the right amount. You got the teachings you needed most, including a few tricks about how to steer clear of hell in the future. With this valuable information, you will forevermore be smarter about how to avoid unnecessary pain and irrelevant hindrances. So congratulations! I suggest you celebrate. And please use your new-found wisdom as you decline one last invitation to visit the heart of a big, hot mess.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

My friend Athena works as a masseuse. She says that the highest praise she can receive is drool. When her clients feel so sublimely serene that threads of spit droop out of their mouths, she knows she’s in top form.

You might trigger responses akin to drool in the coming weeks, Virgo. Even if you don’t work as a massage therapist, I think it’s possible you’ll provoke rather extreme expressions of approval, longing and curiosity. You will be at the height of your power to inspire potent feelings in those you encounter. In light of this situation, you might want to wear a small sign or button that reads, “You have my permission to drool freely.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

The latest Free Will Astrology poll shows that 33 percent of your friends, loved ones, and acquaintances approve of your grab for glory. Thirty-eight percent disapprove, 18 percent remain undecided, and 11 percent wish you would grab for even greater glory. As for me, I’m aligned with the 11-percent minority. Here’s what I say: Don’t allow your quest for shiny breakthroughs and brilliant accomplishments to be overly influenced by what people think of you.

respond to the following question: “How can I activate and embody an even more complete version of my soul’s code?”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

On a summer day 20 years ago, I took my 5-year-old daughter Zoe and her friend Max to the merry-goround in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Zoe jumped on the elegant golden-maned lion and Max mounted the wild blue horse. Me? I climbed aboard the humble pig. Its squat pink body didn’t seem designed for rapid movement. Its timid gaze was fixed on the floor in front of it. As the man who operated the ride came around to see if everyone was in place, he congratulated me on my bold choice. Very few riders preferred the porker, he said. Not glamorous enough. “But I’m sure I will arrive at our destination as quickly and efficiently as everyone else,” I replied.

Your immediate future, Aquarius, has symbolic resemblances to this scene.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

Early on in our work together, my psychotherapist confessed that she only works with clients whose problems are interesting to her. In part, her motivations are selfish: Her goal is to enjoy her work. But her motivations are also altruistic. She feels she’s not likely to be of service to anyone with whom she can’t be deeply engaged. I understand this perspective, and am inclined to make it more universal. Isn’t it smart to pick all our allies according to this principle? Every one of us is a mess in one way or another, so why not choose to blend our fates with those whose messiness entertains us and teaches us the most? I suggest you experiment with this view in the coming weeks and months, Pisces.

You are at the pinnacle of your powers to both hurt and heal. Your turbulent yearnings could disrupt the integrity of those whose self-knowledge is shaky, even as your smoldering radiance can illuminate the darkness for those who are lost or weak. As strong and confident as I am, even I would be cautious about engaging your tricky intelligence. Your piercing perceptions and wild understandings might either undo me or vitalize me.

Given these volatile conditions, I advise everyone to approach you as if you were a love bomb or a truth fire or a beauty tornado.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Here’s the deal: I will confess a dark secret from my past if you confess an equivalent secret from yours. Shall I go first? When I first got started in the business of writing horoscope columns, I contributed a sexed-up monthly edition to a porn magazine published by smut magnate Larry Flynt. What’s even more scandalous is that I enjoyed doing it. OK. It’s your turn. Locate a compassionate listener who won’t judge you harshly, and unveil one of your subterranean mysteries. You may be surprised at how much psychic energy this will liberate. (For extra credit and emancipation, spill two or even three secrets.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

What do you want to be when you grow up, Capricorn? What? You say you are already all grown up, and my question is irrelevant? If that’s your firm belief, I will ask you to set it aside for now. I’ll invite you to entertain the possibility that maybe some parts of you are not in fact fully mature; that no matter how ripe you imagine yourself to be, you could become even riper—an even more gorgeous version of your best self. I will also encourage you to immerse yourself in a mood of playful fun as you

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Upcoming adventures might make you more manly if you are a woman. If you are a man, the coming escapades could make you more womanly. How about if you’re trans? Odds are that you’ll become even more gender fluid. I am exaggerating a bit, of course. The transformations I’m referring to may not be visible to casual observers. They will mostly unfold in the depths of your psyche. But they won’t be merely symbolic, either. There’ll be mutations in your biochemistry that will expand your sense of your own gender. If you respond enthusiastically to these shifts, you will begin a process that could turn you into an even more complete and attractive human being than you already are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

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I’ll name five heroic tasks you will have more than enough power to accomplish in the next eight months.

1. Turning an adversary into an ally. 2. Converting a debilitating obsession into an empowering passion. 3.

Transforming an obstacle into a motivator. 4. Discovering small treasures in the midst of junk and decay. 5. Using the unsolved riddles of childhood to create a living shrine to eternal youth. 6. Gathering a slew of new freedom songs, learning them by heart and singing them regularly—especially when habitual fears rise up in you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Your life has resemblances to a jigsaw puzzle that lies unassembled on a kitchen table. Unbeknownst to you but revealed to you by me, a few of the pieces are missing. Maybe your cat knocked them under the refrigerator, or they fell out of their storage box somewhere along the way. But this doesn’t have to be a problem. I believe you can mostly put together the puzzle without the missing fragments. At the end, when you’re finished, you may be tempted to feel frustration that the picture’s not complete. But that would be illogical perfectionism.

Ninety-seven-percent success will be just fine.

Homework: What’s the best, most healing trouble you could whip up right now? Go to Freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.”

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