Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine January 2020

THE MAGAZINE January 2020 Issue 27

LIBBY PANTER

ALLI MELLON Inspirational National Ministry

International Missionary

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SETTING GOALS For The New Year

Left to right – Kaitlyn Anderson, Joanne Bell Wright, Kates James Back left – Dr. Brenda Wilder, Mya Bell, Dr. Amanda Lucas

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Setting Goals for The New Year

A new year that begins a new decade is a great time to start thinking about new plans ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

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Alli Mellon – Inspirational National Ministry

Alli Mellon, originally from Clinton Mississippi, visited Cambodia after hearing about ...

Features 12 An Inspirational

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Having An Attitude of Gratitude

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Keeping A Prayer Journal

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Mya Bell’s Abstract Photos

International Ministry lli Mellon, originally from Clinton Mississippi,

“Develop an attitude for gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens to...

A prayer journal serves not only as a reminder for prayer but also as a way ...

Mya Bell is a 16-year-old Mississippi School of The Arts student with a focus in Vocal,...

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Dr. Amanda Lucas

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Kate James

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Mya Bell

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Kaitlyn Anderson

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Christine Davis

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Queen and Slim Movie Review

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Letting Go Of The Expectations Of Others

Highly motivated and driven Dr. Amanda Lucas has been featured in over 11 publications ...

Kate James was born, raised, and currently resides in Brandon, Ms. She is a wife ...

Mya (JaMya) Bell was born in Flowood, Mississippi at River Oaks Hospital. ...

Kaitlyn Anderson was born and raised in Jackson Mississippi where ...

Christine began her career in 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...

This year I noticed my social hibernation came in handy, not only spiritually ...

It can be hard trying to figure out who you are or what you want to do in life. Take it ...

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Joanne’s Desk Where's Your Trust?

Trust in the Lord with all of your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 I will be the first to admit that I haven’t fully trusted God in every area of my life. I may trust Him with my children, but not trust Him with my finances, or I may trust Him with my work life but not my love life. God requires all of us, not just part of us and He wants to be a part of our lives in every way.

Our relationship with God is the most important relationship we will ever have.

How is your relationship with God? Do you spend time with Him daily? What is stopping you from spending time with Him and reading His word? For me, I would plan to get up early to pray and worship, but I would wake up and go back to sleep, over sleep, then wake up rushing to get to where I needed to be for the day, skipping our time all together.

This meant I had to be intentional about setting a specific time to be quiet and settled and talk to God and listen to what He has to say to me. Some people spend time with Him at night before going to sleep, others may be morning people and spend time with Him early in the morning. Some people may even take their time in the middle of the day, but whatever works for you, just do it.

There is no specific way or time to spend time with God and you don’t have to do it like evey one else does.

You are so important to Him and He has mighty and powerful plans for your life, we just have to take the time to listen. Don’t allow fear to stop you, because God is right beside you with every move you make. Now is the time. Right here, right now is the time to be obedient, do what God has told you to do, and keep moving forward. Move your feet and allow Him to direct where they lead you.

Don’t focus on the things that you can’t change and the things that five years from now won’t even matter. Instead, think about all the good things that have happened in your life. In this new year and new decade, make spending time with God one of your goals or resolutions, it will truly make you a New You in this New Year.

Love ya much!

Joanne

Our relationship with God is the most important relationship we will ever have.

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new year that begins a new decade is a great time to start thinking about new plans and goals to accomplish. Jeff Meuschke (2019)*, AVP / Director of Mortgage Training at First United Mortgage, offers some tips to assist in setting new goals and ensuring accomplishment.

Meuschke advises thinking about important areas on which to focus, such as spiritual growth, personal growth, relationships, career, finances, and health. Add any other categories that will enhance life.

On a 1-10 scale, rate the current standing in each category. Next, rate the same areas based on the intended standing at the end of next year. The category with the largest increase will usually reflect the highest priority to accomplish.

Answer these personal questions: • What do I really want to accomplish?

• Why is it important to me to achieve?

• What has prevented me from achieving this?

• How will I get it?

• How will I know it worked? (What does your 2018 rating look like?)

• What can I do more/less of?

• What do I want to continue?

Avoid thinking about failure; instead, think about the greatness of success!

Dr. Joe Vitale (Meuschke, 2019) said, “A goal should scare you a little and

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excite you a lot.” Identify barriers that may hinder achieving goals. Adjust plans accordingly, but don’t change the goal unless necessary. Be stubborn about goals but flexible about methods.

Set one or two accountability partners. Checking in with someone on a regular basis will help stay accountable for making progress on goals. Giving the accountability partner a good report will provide motivation to continually make progress.

Setting smart goals is the most efficient way to achieve those goals. Make sure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. The challenge may be exciting in the beginning but later tend toward boredom. Setting a goal that is too challenging may cause anxiety and require a higher skill level. Success is never easy but is always worth it! If effort is a struggle, consider the goal may not be important and discuss this with the accountability partner/mentor.

Set reminders that keep goals fresh in mind. Develop a routine for focus and developing habits. Focus on improvement instead of just the final reward. Realize there will be days where accomplishments will be small, and that’s ok. Instead of feeling guilty, focus on the restart.

Amanda Pellegrino** (2015) suggests fifteen realistic goals to

set to make the happiest year yet: immerse in a new place, culture, or way of life; force yourself out of your comfort zone; work hard/play harder; allow yourself to be alone; do not settle; take care of your body; volunteer; shamelessly date; explore what you love; read; keep a journal; spend money on experiences; stay in touch; make a bucket list; and learn to love yourself.

Marisa Casciano*** (2019) suggests ten underrated changes to make in 2020 that’ll seriously upgrade life: start the day a little earlier; don’t order takeout as often; cut down on screen time; take an online class; create a personal website; keep fresh flowers in your home; add seasonal foods to your meals; have a nightly skincare routine; listen to your body when it’s tired; and say what you’re grateful for before bed.

“A dream written down with a date becomes a goal. A goal broken down into steps becomes a plan. A plan backed by action makes your dreams come true.” – Unknown *Meuschke, Jeff. 2019. Setting goals for the new year. Retrieved January 1, 2020 from http://spendlifewisely. com/pillars/personal-growth/settinggoals-for-the-new-year. **Pellegrino, Amanda. January 5, 2015. Elite Daily. 15 Realistic goals to set for 2015 to make this your happiest year yet. Retrieved January 1, 2020 from https://www.elitedaily. com/p/10-underrated-changesto-make-in-2020-thatll-seriouslyupgrade-life-19626890. ***Casciano, Marisa. December 23, 2019. Elide Daily. 10 underrated changes to make in 2020 that’ll seriously upgrade life. Retrieved January 1, 2020 from https://www. elitedaily.com/p/10-underratedchanges-to-make-in-2020-thatllseriously-upgrade-life-19626890.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968

Below are some of his powerful quotes that still hold true today: “If you can’t fly, then run, If you can’t run, then walk, If you can walk, then crawl, But whatever you do, You have to keep moving forward.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

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“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

“If we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America and all over the world, when justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education.”

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Alli Mellon An Inspirational

INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY

By Brenda Wilder

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lli Mellon, originally from Clinton Mississippi, visited Cambodia after hearing about children being used in child trafficking. Her heart was stirred at the young age at which children are violated. Mellon founded The Hard Places Community (HPC) in Cambodia in 2008 and has been key in rescuing numerous children and providing ministry to these victims.

excitement they announce permission from the Greece government has been granted to officially begin work in the country with refugees who’ve been trafficked, traumatized, victimized repeatedly and currently stranded in refugee camps.

Ministry has also begun in

HPC is an international group of likeminded Christians whose mission is to see justice prevail, pain redeemed, hope reborn, and life restored in the hearts of those in the darkest corners of the world, and their work has exploded with growth in the last two years. In Cambodia HPC offers sports programs, English and computer skills, a school of worship, outreach for exploited children and teens, counseling/play therapy/social work, and job training. Alli and her staff now have 800 children ages 3-14 in their programs that fight against child trafficking. A restaurant called Century 9 has opened and is staffed by young men from male brothels, which gives them not only a new job opportunity, but a sense of family, acceptance and belonging. A hair salon training school for young men has opened, as well as an Arts Center that brings healing through various arts.

Believing that the relational model of restoration used in Cambodia to bring healing to the most broken can translate into any culture, HPC staff members have been to Greece three times in the past 9 months. It is with

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Madagascar, a beautiful but very dark country. Human trafficking and organ harvesting are common. HPC Is always looking for the next hard place, stepping through the doors that God opens for them.

Alli has adopted five Cambodian children now ages 10, 9, 6, 5, and 1.

Alli knew in that moment that nothing would spend her at 50 years of age like having a newborn baby. She knew that at the end of her life, she did not want to die with treasures in her pockets, little pieces of love and compassion that had been held back for only herself, away from God, even things for her four children. She knew that at the end of life she wanted to be empty, to have spent all she had to give while on earth, all of it!

Scotty after surgery The youngest is named Scotty to honor Alli’s brother, Scott, who passed away from cancer three years ago. Alli was not expecting to adopt another baby, but she was approached by the government of Cambodia last fall and asked to open a safe house for abandoned babies, who are often abandoned and at high risk of being bought and sold. HPC said “yes” to the government representative and began planning to open a safe house.

In December 2018, the representative called and said there was a baby boy abandoned at a local hospital and asked Alli to meet him there immediately.

It was the week before Christmas and a sacred time for Alli and her children.

It was their favorite week of the entire year, and her first thought upon getting the phone call was, “No! Not the week before Christmas!” Then she thought about a tiny baby laying in the hospital alone at Christmas time.

The voice of the Lord spoke clearly and said, “Alli, do you know what I want you to do with your life?” She thought to herself, “Well, Lord, am I not DOING it already?” He said, “I want you to spend it. All of it.”

Still in her pajamas, Alli drove to the hospital and walked with the government workers through four or five different offices, signing papers.

Then they took her upstairs to a floor she’d never seen before, the cleft floor. Lying on a green mattress by himself was a six pound baby boy with what Alli could immediately see was a very serious problem. His mouth and nose were unformed, a gap stretching almost up to his eye on the left side. His birth parents had made the decision to save his life by bringing him to the hospital.

Alli considers their action a great act of love. They could have thrown the baby away but chose life for him instead. Her only question when she saw him was, “Can he eat?” She learned that he could swallow, with help, in spite of having no palate and no upper lip. Five minutes later they were headed home.

Scotty had a severe cleft lip, cleft palate, and a facial cleft. Alli had never heard of a facial cleft before, as they are quite rare. During the birth process, the skull does not come together properly, leaving a cleft or gap. In Cambodia, children who are born with any type of physical or mental difference are not accepted by society at large. People have literally shrieked and jumped back when they’ve seen Scotty’s face at the mall in Cambodia.

At five months of age, Alli brought Scotty to Mississippi. She had been working with Smile Train in Cambodia, who were great, but two of his Smile

Train doctors suggested she get a second opinion. His clefts were so severe, and they were unsure if he had a facial cleft. Alli brought Scotty to University Medical Center in Jackson, where Dr. Ian Hoppe confirmed with 100% accuracy that Scotty had a facial cleft. After talking to Smile Train and Operation Smile, it became evident that Scotty’s surgeries would not be possible in Cambodia, where the procedures for a simple cleft lip or palate would have been free.

On May 6th Scotty had the first of many surgeries at UMMC. Dr. Hoppe specializes in plastic and craniofacial surgery, and he and his team fit Scotty into their tight schedule. Dr. Hoppe had warned that the surgery would be very difficult, as Scotty’s clefts are so wide, but the result is that Scotty now has a mouth that opens and closes! He looks amazing, and this is only the beginning of his transformation. Scotty returned to UMMC seven days later to have some deep stitches removed before returning to Cambodia.

The community can be part of Scotty’s healing is by donating funds for his medical bills. The first surgery alone cost more than $30,000. Scotty does not have insurance and does not qualify for medicaid, as he is not an American citizen. Alli and Scotty have returned to Mississippi for Scotty’s second surgery on his palate in December.

Contributions to Scotty’s medical bills can be sent by check to: International Outreach Ministries, Attn: The HPC Emergency Medical Fund, PO Box 2140, McComb, MS 39649. Donations online using pushpay or paypal can be accepted at iom-online.com or www.thehardplacescommunity.org Select “DONATE NOW.” Questions can be emailed to hardplacesalli@gmail.com or additional information about HPC can be located at www. thehardplacescommunity.org

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Having an Attitude for GRATITUDE

By Kaitlyn Anderson

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evelop an attitude for gratitude and give thanks for everything that happens to you knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”Brian Tracy When we develop an attitude of gratitude, we are allowing ourselves the opportunity to live a stress free, happy life. Reading this quote made me think about this; when we go through things, instead of looking at everything that is going wrong we should look at everything that is going right.

Be grateful for the things you have instead of focusing on the things you don’t have.

An example of this would be a couple of weeks ago, my low tire light came on in my car and I immediately became fretful. My mom and I had already repaired somethings around the house and I felt that we were finally able to take a breath of fresh air. Although it was stressful at that time, I soon realized that at least I had the money saved, even though I wanted to use it for something more enjoyable. I wanted to treat myself. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” This means that even when it’s difficult

to pray or worship, we are to remember the things that God has done for us, and that there are others who suffer more than we do.

These past two years, I knew at least four people, two of which are now deceased, who suffered with cancer. That made me realize that although I have my own health issues, my mom as well, we know that there are people who have bigger problems than we do. My dad passed when he was just 42 years old from a massive heart attack. Like my mom, he had congestive heart failure. My mom realizes that life is too short to be ungrateful and that we have too many reasons to give thanks to God for the things that He has done for us in our life’s journey.

Recently my mom had another health scare. She was told that her heart function had decreased again, and it has been that low for a couple of years. Although it’s still below normal, she was grateful that it hasn’t gotten worse.

Sometimes in life things don’t go as planned, but sometimes those things help us become who we are.

In a recent sermon by Steven Furtnick he said, “Yes you might have made a mistake, but that mistake could be a set up for

your greatest deliverance.” Those words are so powerful because our mistakes can become our biggest testimony, and it can open the door to encourage someone who is going through something similar. For that we should be grateful that we have a forgiving God who can use even our mistakes for His glory.

Having an attitude of gratitude looks like this: • Studying the Word of God • Spending time with Jesus in prayer, the Word, and Worship.

• Thanking God for everything that He has done in your life so far and everything that He is going to do, even if it’s not the way you are expecting it.

• Showing love to those around you • Being thankful for even the smallest things in your life • Learning to be content with the things you already have Although sometimes it’s hard to be content with what have at that moment, it all works out in the end because the more patient we are and the more we focus on the things going on around us at that moment the better things will get.

When you show gratitude not only will you be blessed, but others will also see you and be encouraged by your example.

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Keeping

A Prayer Journal Brenda Wilder A prayer journal serves not only as a reminder for prayer but also as a way of strengthening faith during times of trial (McDowell*, 2019).

Creating one’s own prayer journal and including one’s own supplications is a faith-building experience. It is edifying and encouraging to see how God is such an awesome God and works in people’s lives. A prayer journal is easy to make and wonderful to review while it prevents people and their prayer requests from leaking out of memory. One can see how God hears and answers prayers (Wellman,** 2019).

Crystal McDowell (2019) shares seven tips to help get started in this wonderful journey: begin with prayer for Gods guidance; find a quiet place for thought and meditation; search for scriptures that correspond with prayer requests

and write it at the top of the page; give thanks to God during prayer; write out prayer requests with specificity; praise God for hearing and answering prayer request in accordance with His will; and go back and write in the journal how God answered in His perfect timing.

Wellman (2019) suggests topics of prayers: government officials, church leaders, church members, those who persecute, and for Jesus to personally intercede for individuals. When creating the journal, write the person’s name, date, situation needing prayer, prayer request, and leave a blank space for the date the prayer was answered. There can be a permanent list of loved ones who are prayed for daily, then another list of separate requests.

This Sparkles of Sunshine link offers free prayer journal pages for printing https://www.sparklesofsunshine.com/prayerjournal-free-printables/. *McDowell, Crystal. Keeping a prayer journal: 7 tips to help get started. Retrieved January 1, 2020 from https://www. whatchristianswanttoknow.com/keeping-a-prayer-journal-7-tips-to-help-get-started/. **Wellman, Jack. 2019. How to create a prayer journal. Retrieved January 1, 2020 from https://www. whatchristianswanttoknow.com/how-to-create-a-prayer-journal/.

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International Missionaries are Retired in Mississippi

By Brenda Wilder

Libby Panter and her husband, Dan, have served 37 years as missionaries for the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (IMB) and have recently returned to Libby’s home town of Pearl, Mississippi. They were appointed in 1976 to serve as General Evangelists in Togo, West Africa, and after a year of language study in France, they arrived in Togo in December, 1977. While in Togo, Libby supported Dan in his many roles and missions, plus raised their three children. They built a mission house and began preaching and church planting in the region surrounding Tabligbo.

In 1991 they were transferred to the Soviet Union as the third IMB missionary couple to serve and live in the country of Belarus. Dan and Libby worked as evangelists and reached numerous places in Belarus, and even though life was a challenge, they saw God work in a mighty way among people who were seeking Him. In 1994 Dan was asked to serve in a regional leadership role, and they moved to Germany. For the next four years, Dan and Libby helped direct IMB work in Central and Eastern Europe, with focus in the former Soviet Union. They worked with missionaries to develop strategies for serving their particular residents.

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In 1998, the Panters were transferred to Vietnam to begin new work among the native Vietnamese people, and while studying language in Saigon, the IMB regional leadership asked Dan and Libby to move to Richmond VA and direct

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the Southeast Asia Regional Office in 1999. At the end of that three year assignment, they returned to Southeast Asia and lived in Cambodia, working in partnership with other IMB missionaries.

In 1991 they were transferred to the Soviet Union as the third IMB missionary couple to serve and live in the country of Belarus. Dan and Libby worked as evangelists and reached numerous places in Belarus, and even though life was a challenge, they saw God work in a mighty way among people who were seeking Him.

In 2004 Dan and Libby were asked to return to Richmond and serve on staff at the IMB, where they guided missionary candidates through the process that led to appointment.

Libby worked on staff in the Office of Church Services, where she established and cultivated workable relationships with Southern Baptist churches and leaders.

While in the United States, they first retired in December 2010, but missions remained a hug part of their lives, so in 2015 the Panters moved to Kenya, East Africa where they taught at Kenya Baptist Theological College, served as Mission Volunteers, and worked in partnership with IMB missionaries. In March 2019 Dan and Libby officially retired, returned to the United States and currently live in Pearl, MS. Libby’s sweet spirit is a ministry to other women, and her life as a missionary has impacted others around the world. She is thankful for many things: knowing a God who loves her enough to send his son as a sacrifice for her; a husband and children who love her just as she is; God’s trust of her to take his message to people of the world; family and friends who love and encourage her; the body of Christians called the church; a warm house to call home, plenty of food to eat, a car to drive, and warm clothes. Not everyone has these blessings.

For others considering foreign or home missions, Libby recommends having a definite call from God to go because when the going gets tough, the calling is a foundation for support.

Married women also need a call and should not go just because the husband is going. The first priority is to share the gospel because a missionary can do many good things, but if the gospel has not been shared, the mission is unsuccessful. The gospel should always be presented to people in a loving way, just as Jesus shares his love. Realize there are some areas where Christ cannot be shared openly, so the missionary must live in a way that is Christ like.

Missionaries must serve with a love for people, even though those people will be different from the American culture, for love for goes a long

way in being able to share God’s message. Missionaries must go with an openness, knowing that things will be different, because it will NOT be America, and even in home missions, the culture will be different, including foods, housing, and traditions. One must have a sense of humor because there be times the missionaries will need to laugh at themselves. The country’s language must be learned proficiently, as well as a plethora of information about the people being served.

Libby adds that people in other countries have a preconceived idea of Americans, who are not always loved. Many think Americans are all Christians, yet they see pride, arrogance, haughty spirits, and loud demeanor. Americans can be thought of as rich and must give the people they serve money and objects. There are times a missionary will give because God directed them to give but must be sure the giving won’t hurt the receiver or the relationship.

Libby’s advice is to never loan money because the relationship can be ruined if the loan is not repaid. A married woman will probably travel with children, so she must remember God is the first priority and next is family. Children must not be neglected and must know they are loved and important to the family and the mission work. Many times children can open doors that adults can’t, since they are generally loved overseas.

In summary and most importantly, Libby states missionaries go because they have a call from the Lord to share the greatest story ever told.

Dan and Libby are available for interim church ministry and as a speaker for various events.

They can be contacted at danpan1946@gmail.com.

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Mya Bell's Abstract Photos Mya Bell is a 16-year-old Mississippi School of The Arts

student with a focus in Vocal, Theater and Photography. She is the daughter of Joanne Bell Wright.

To view her website go to MyaBell-2021.weebly.com. Follow her on Instagram @myabell_photography

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DR. BRENDA WILDER

Dr. Wilder has a Bachelor of Music Education from Mississippi State University, a Masters of Music Education from Mississippi University for Women, and a Ph.D in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Mississippi.

Being an active researcher, Dr. Wilder has been involved in numerous research projects on Modern Day Slavery and has served as a Fellow for the Tougaloo College

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Modern Day Slavery Institute.

Additional research projects include Nuclear Disaster Preparedness in Mississippi, Earthquake Preparedness of HBCU Colleges in Mississippi, and The Effects of Music for Mental, Emotional, and

Photo by Mitch C. Davis

Dr. Brenda Wilder recently joined the staff of Woman to Woman with Joanne as Assistant Editor. She resides in Clinton, Mississippi, and recently retired from Tougaloo College, where she served as an Assistant Professor of Music and Coordinator of QEP/Faculty Development. She is Pianist for First United Methodist Church in Clinton and teaches private piano and voice students for the newly organized Clinton Music Conservatory, featuring Kiddy Keys for preschool children. Dr. Wilder works as an adjunct music professor at Hinds Community College and enjoys freelance writing.

Her articles have been published in The Clinton Courier, Southwest Rankin News, and Long Beach Breeze.

Physical Healing of Residents on the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coasts Following Hurricane Katrina.

Dr. Wilder’s publications and honors include being featured in Mississippi

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Assistant Editor of Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine Today in an article named Mississippians Confront Modern Day Slavery and in Jackson Free Press in an article named Brenda Wilder.

She is published in the Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences and received numerous awards for Student Recruitment and Best High School Day Booth at Tougaloo College. She is recipient of the 2015 Virgia Brooks-Shedd Excellence in Community Service Award, which recognizes the Tougaloo College faculty member whose attunement to the needs of others has led to selfless contributions of time and talent to advance the common weal.

She has been a featured performer for the Steinway National Tour and is listed in Strattsmore Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who of American Women. Her music articles have been published in Pedalpoint and Church Musician Today.

Dr. Wilder enjoys playing piano, public speaking, and adjudicating piano festivals.

She has served as a judge for the National Piano Guild in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Nevada, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. and enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and eight grandchildren.

DR. AMANDA LUCAS

Staff Writer Highly motivated and driven Dr. Amanda Lucas has been featured in over 11 publications and written 12 articles for publications such as Town & Gown Magazine, The GRIOT, and Reader’s Digest.

Her recently published books include “IT’S NOT ME, IT’S GRADUATE SCHOOL: SURVIVING GRADUATE SCHOOL THE SASSY WAY” and also “Grown & Gone: Freshman Survival Guide.”

Both books speak to a generation of ambitious women who are caught in the depth of their academic careers and life goals. It gives renewed aspirations to the uninspired female student with clear objectives of excellence.

Photo by Mitch C. Davis

She recently released her urban suspense novel “Broken Contempt” under the pseudonym Audrey Red. She is a published writer, business owner, womanist, avid researcher, active alum and mother of one.

Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine proudly welcomes her to our team.

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KATE JAMES Staff Writer

Kate James was born, raised, and currently resides in Brandon, Ms. She is a wife and mother of two boys: Easton (5) and Gracen (1). She has been an avid writer since childhood starting with short kids’ stories for fun and moving to short stories and essays after college at Mississippi State University.

Kate recently began working in the children’s Ministry at Journey Church in Brandon, Mississippi and she is also involved in the La Leche Leagues of Metro Jackson, Mississippi and is an advocate for educated feeding and mothering. She has a passion for bringing women together to encourage and support each other.

As a writer for Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine, Kate loves the focus on strong women in the community! “In a time where bad news is everywhere, it’s refreshing to have encouragement and inspiration from local women!”

She hopes to highlight the positive of these strong women to be interviewed and share their stories as a way to offer motivation and hope to others.

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Kate is excited about working with Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine as she has always wanted to write for a magazine.

“As a little girl I once wrote my own magazine/ newspaper and sold them for a quarter at my Papa’s Auto Parts Store. I remember including an interview with a family friend and a couple news stories as well!”

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MYA BELL

Staff Photographer

Mya has blossomed into a beautiful and talented young lady who has a heart for God and she keeps Him first in everything that she does.

In grade school, she played Dorothy in the Wiz and she had key roles in several other plays. In Middle school she was on the girls’ basketball team in 7th and 8th grade, she also ran track and was in the choir.

In high school during her 9th and 10thgrade year, she won the school talent show 1st place both years, (Germantown’s got talent) and she was in the choir as well as she ran track and

played LaCrosse.

She is now a student at Mississippi School of The Arts in Brookhaven, Mississippi and she loves it. She is an artsy kind of girl and she loves to sing, act and take pictures. She has joined several clubs since her start there and we know great things are going to come from her.

Mya has been and still is an honor student and she loves helping people. She has a passion forSenior Citizens and she thinks they are the sweetest people. Her heart is to serve God in everything that she does. She leads worship during High School Ignite and Middle School Ignite at Pinelake Church’s Madison Campus as well.

She currently serves as Photographer for Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine and she loves life behind the camera. We could not be more proud to have her join the team.

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Mya (JaMya) Bell was born in Flowood, Mississippi at River Oaks Hospital.

She is the daughter of Joanne Bell, founder of the magazine and she is now 16 years old. She lived in Crystal Springs with her mother and father (Antonio) until they divorced in 2007 and she along with her mother and other siblings relocated to Madison, Ms after living in Byram, MS for one year.

KAITLYN ANDERSON Staff Writer & Social Media Manager.

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Kaitlyn Anderson was born and raised in Jackson Mississippi where she continues to reside. She is an active member at Pinelake Church, Madison campus, where she is part of the Worship Team and also a Worship Leader for the Children’s Ministry on Sundays. She works part-time at Pinelake as a childcare teacher as well.

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Kaitlyn is a sophomore at Holmes Community College, where she is majoring in Mass Communications. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with family and friends but she also loves to volunteer.

She has been writing to soldiers since she was six years old because she loves to encourage and pray for those who are struggling and need someone to talk to. She also has been a part of an online counseling

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site, where she listens and helps others who are going through tough situations.

Kaitlyn has always wanted to write for a magazine and with Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine, she loves the fact that it is very inspirational and encouraging to women of all races, ages, and backgrounds.

“I hope to be able to share my story to not just people in Mississippi, but all across the world. I hope that this is only the beginning of something big and will open the door for whatever God has for me. And I hope to inspire young women who are still trying to find their place in this world and God’s will for this life. I want to motivate them to believe in themselves and go after their dreams.”

CHRISTINE DAVIS

Virtual Assistant

Christine began her career in 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

While surviving the storm safely at home, Christine learned how to effectively organize and manage her home, family and business using skills obtained from previous employment. From facilitating meetings to creating decks, Christine learned how to use her abilities to become a blessing as an entrepreneur to other small businesses and corporations!

been featured as a guest on Blog talk’s Women in Business Radio, where she discussed “Characteristics of a Successful Woman Entrepreneur” and Shekinah Women Of Beauty Television Show where she shared her journey of entrepreneurship.

In 2019, Christine, selfpublished her first book, Color With The Word, an adult coloring book that is full of peace and inspiration for those that are living and dealing with the stress of the world.

Today, Christine leverages over ten years of experience to provide a specialist’s point-of-view when it comes to administration and social media management. She plays a supportive role to various small businesses and organizations in various aspects of their business.

As an Administrative professional, Christine creates documents and presentations, updates and maintains calendars, provides shopping cart and website support for her clients through Anointed Assistant.

Christine was born and raised and still resides in Jackson, MS. She is a loving wife of 20 years and doting mother of three children, an 18-year-old daughter, a 14-year-old son and a 9-yearold daughter. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, an Associate Degree in Nursing from Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS and Master’s Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration on Social Media, from Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).

Christine’s success has led to a piece in Optimal Living Magazine -The Emergence of the Virtual Assistant. She has also

“Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine touches women where they are. It provides encouragement, strength,

and empowerment to women who are looking at the magazine. It shows what women are capable of doing, while providing encouragement to get up, and get to work on what we are supposed to be doing in life, our purpose. I want to work with Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine because I may be able to assist a woman through encouragement, simply by an article or a picture that is in the magazine.”

“What I hope to accomplish is nothing that I could do alone. It could only be accomplished by the Woman To Woman With Joanne The Magazine team, and that is to assist with building up women. I want to touch women’s lives, and create a change. I want to provide information and assistance in the areas of our lives that some women have never been encouraged or pushed to change, grow or develop. I hope to provide my gift and talent, my spirit, my smile, my encouragement not only to the readers, but to Joanne and the team of women who support her.”

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Holiday Movie Of The Year

QUEEN & SLIM

By Dr. Amanda Lucas

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year I noticed my social hibernation came in handy, not only spiritually and emotionally but mentally.

I looked at everything with a different light whether it was friends, associates, or co-workers. There were definitely moments of me going into myself and only coming out for those who were special or those who gave me energy, and me realizing that was what I really needed. So I took the latter part of 2019 to spend time with family and traveling more. I’ve also taken on a love for a variety of different cultural podcasts and YouTube videos that discuss what’s going on in pop culture. By the end of the summer I had discovered some amazing cinematography, new art, and blogs and had turned back into an avid movie watcher and movie goer. All the while I always kept that close connection with my favorite artist, music guru’s, and art junkies.

During this time I uncovered some amazing artistic photography and it was from the photo’s of a dark skin couple who constantly popped up on my timeline with a caption that read “Justice for Queen & Slim” that really threw me for a loop.

Once I realized it was a movie, I

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was committed. I wanted to see how these pictures played out into the end. I wasn’t sure what the movie was about because the trailer hadn’t been released, but what I did know was that I gravitated to the simple look of both the male and female co-stars as they sat on the old school car. They were a part of me in some way. I connected to their depth and secrecy. My isolation had been exposed. I was not only living in the photo dynamic to things that were beautiful to me, but I knew this movie would be a part of me.

I was experiencing all things beautiful in my daily life with peace and travel.

Soon after a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, I found out I was following one of the directors Melina Matsouka for the movie on Instagram. Which led me to realize the other director was Lena Waithe who also created one of my favorite shows “The Chi.” I knew then that this was going to be new cultural blackness at it’s best. I listened to every interview thereafter.

When the movie was released I was excited. I thought the night of would be a small crowd as usual but to my surprise it was a huge line outside the door. Mostly couples, waiting with the same anxiousness I had to get in and sit down. It was beautiful to see their faces and all of us holding the hand of the one we loved.

Everyone looked happy and holiday

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filled the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It was a good night for love on the screen and family togetherness in our hearts.

As the movie started, Jodie Smith Turner who plays Queen, I do remember from True Blood was cold, calculated, and career driven; the epitome of the new middle age unmarried African American woman. One who defied the odds of everything she had faced. A mother who was killed by her Uncle and no other relatives, it felt like somewhere deep down inside she was making Slim love her and run with her at the same time after their so called incident. And Slim played by my ultimate crush Daniel Kaluuya, made us fall in love with him over and over again.

African American male underachiever, everyday guy with a great sense of humor just looking to hook up. It shows the first awkwardness of an overachieving woman dating an everyday Joe that has become the daily norm when added with the Tinder dating app and walls built up. They had moments of romance that reminded me so much of my own love as well as moments

of fear that brought a new suspense that you expect with a thriller and not a love story. I cried twice but I cringed more.

The greatest part of the movie was when they arrived in New Orleans to see Queen’s uncle, Uncle Earl played by an OG Bokeem Woodbine who also played in Jason’s Lyric, and Dead Presidents. The bounce music and women in the house are so southern that my love for New Orleans grew even more inside my heart. I was instantly proud to have been raised in the south. When Jodie Smith hair is cut during this scene, the real her shines through. The movie gave us a moment where we realize oh “this is her truth.” My only wish was for more screen time from Bokeem Woodbine, he’s amazing a thousand times over. I didn’t want them to leave him. I could of stared at him the entire time. Him being older brought on a transit and hypnotizing notion that more was to come. Regardless they continued their journey and went on a

second date to a blue’s club similar to “F. Jones” in Jackson, MS. They then begin to recognize each other. There was something normalized in those moments. They were safe and they were free. I definitely could relate. It was now a magnet pulling everything together.

By the time they made it further south, the movie gave us glimpses of an abolitionist’s house where Queen and Slim actually had to take refuge in the floor to hide from the police. I love history. I was sure this had to be along the underground railroad. After that and moments of Queen always hurting herself, they finally made love in a dead end road surrounded by fear yet hope; while a young kid who met them along their journey shot and killed an African American cop, thinking he was being just like them.

brash of emotions, but you always feel the fear of being caught, the shocking belief of all the hurt Queen has endured, and the constant desire for this situation to be right for them both. One thing I learned throughout life when traveling is that you depend on those you travel with, and you guys stick together because you’re facing unfamiliar territory. The entire time they are running I feel that is what’s happening but when the time comes for Slim to make a choice between him and Queen he chooses her. So this movie ultimately shows us that black love is still alive and well, but it comes with a choice. Them or us.

Bonnie and Clyde I would say no, more like a modern day Romeo and Juliet.

Justice for Queen & Slim and so many others, -Amanda “Revolution” Lucas, PhD

Throughout the movie, you feel a

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Letting Go Of The Expectations Of

OTHERS

By Kaitlyn Anderson

It can be hard trying to figure out who you are or what you want to do in life. Take it from me, I know.

It’s especially hard when you have people in your life who have their own ideas of who they think you are supposed to be. But at some point in our lives we must decide if we are living for ourselves or for others.

About 3 years ago, I didn’t have any idea who I was, where I wanted to be, or what was next. Did I have goals? Yes. Did I have dreams?

Yes. But I honestly had no idea what my life would look like after high school. I was in a tough spot because my family, for the most part knew what they wanted to do and who they were when they graduated high school.

At first, I thought I knew what I wanted to do. I thought joining the marines was my calling but it wasn’t. I thought for sure I was going to join my favorite university’s marching band, but that wasn’t for me. After a hard four years of high school, I decided to take a semester off instead of jumping right into college. Although people doubted me and some even told me that if I didn’t go to college right after high

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school, then I wouldn’t go at all; but I did it anyway. It was hard knowing that the people who were closest to me didn’t believe in me, but that decision ended up being one of the best decisions I ever made.

Even though I made the decision on my own, it did help having my mom’s support. She knew that I was tired and I needed some time to rest and recuperate before jumping into college to possibly fail.

This decision was the beginning of me coming into my own. When I began college in the spring, I proved to those who doubted me that I could do it on my own.

My first year in college, I dealt with depression and loneliness because my friends had been busy starting their college life while I was trying to prepare for it. So, I dealt with being lonely, which gave my counselor an idea. In December 2017, he invited me and my mom to his church Pinelake, for a Christmas service. I immediately fell in love with the church. He knew that I had lost contact with some of my friends and could see I was depressed, so he thought about a small group that one of the campuses of Pinelake had for

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college students.

Even though joining another church’s small group came with its own set of problems, I thought, what if this is a way for me to make new friends? What if these people are the type of people that I need in my life? And that’s exactly what happened. I ended up joining a small group. At first I didn’t really tell anyone close to me because I didn’t want to disappoint anyone, which also caused my mom to have problems because she kept the secret for me too. We were members of a family church and didn’t want to hurt anyone. It was also hard because some of our family was helping us financially because we were going through a hardship at the time.

Looking back, I wouldn’t have done anything differently except being honest about it from the start, but this was a decision that I made on my own. And from this decision, more opportunities and doors have opened for me. So, if you ever feel as if you don’t have what it takes to make your own decisions, step out on faith and trust God, believing that He will sustain you.

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Jackson Area Events January 2020

TUESDAY, JAN 07 Music in the City with New JXN, 5:30 and 8:00 PM, MS Museum of Art, 380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS Free Seminar: Jumpstart 2020, 6:30 PM, Cultivation Food Hall, 1200 Eastover Dr, Jackson, MS Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts Jackson, MS Keep Building Jackson Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 10:00 am, Arts Center of Mississippi, Jackson, MS Swearing In Ceremony, 12:00 pm, Mississippi State Capitol Building, Jackson, MS Music in the City, 5:45 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS WEDNESDAY, JAN 08 Free Seminar: Jumpstart 2020, 12:00 PM, Cultivation Food Hall, 1200 Eastover Dr, Jackson, MS Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Keep Building Jackson Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 10:00 am, Arts Center of Mississippi, Jackson, MS Jazz Nights, 6:00 pm, 4th Avenue Lounge, Jackson, MS Charlie’s Effin’ Karaoke, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS MS Museum of Natural Science Story Time, 1:00 PM, MS Museum of Natural Science, 380 S Lamar, Jackson, New Bourbon Street Jazz Band at Hal and Mal’s, 6:00 PM, 200 Commerce St, Jackson, MS THURSDAY, JAN 09 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Keep Building Jackson Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 10:00 am, Arts Center of Mississippi, Jackson, MS “The Broken Road” Book Signing, 5:00 pm, Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS Ladies Night, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS FRIDAY, JAN 10

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3rd Annual Mind, Body, Soul and Business Conference. 6:00 PM VIP Reception, 7:00 pm Conference, Anderson United Methodist Church, Jackson, MS. Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Koinonia Friday Forum, 9:00 am, Refill Café, Jackson, MS Keep Building Jackson Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 10:00 am, Arts Center of Mississippi, Jackson, MS “Clean Getaway” Book Signing, 5:00 pm, Lemuria Bookstore, Jackson, MS Offbeat Friday Night Live, 8:00 pm, Offbeat, Jackson, MS

Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Free West African Dance Class, 2:00 pm, Central United Methodist Family Life Center, Jackson, MS

SATURDAY, JAN 11

TUESDAY, JAN 14

3rd Annual Mind, Body, Soul and Business Conference. 9:00 am Conference, Anderson United Methodist Church, Jackson, MS. Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Keep Building Jackson Celebrates 10th Anniversary,10:00 am, Arts Center of Mississippi, Jackson, MS Visiting Artist: Kinetic Etchings, 11:00 am, Mississippi Children’s Museum, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS All Ages Pokémon League, 12:00 pm, Van’s Comics, Cards and Games, Ridgeland, MS Yoga to Prepare for Birth - Expecting Couples Workshop, 2:00 pm, Recover Cryo Spa, Ridgeland, MS

Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS

SUNDAY, JAN 12

Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Family Fun Science Night, 6:00pm, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, MS Fondren Fitness Fun Run, 6:00 pm, Fondren Fitness, Jackson, MS Ron White, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS Ladies Night, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS

Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Blythe Doll Customization Panel, 8:00 am, Blythe Doll House, Jackson, MS Iron Horse Grill Sunday Brunch, 10:00 am, The Iron Horse Grill, Jackson, MS 1908 Provisions Sunday Brunch, 10:00 am, 1908 Provisions Restaurant, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS The Bean Path l Tech Office Hours,12:30 pm, Medgar Evers Library, Jackson, MS Hoot & Holler Family Creation Lab, 2:00 pm,

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MONDAY, JAN 13 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Monthly Home Remodelers Networking Luncheon, 11:00 am, Hilton Garden Inn, Jackson, MS Ramen Night, 6:00 pm, Saltine Oyster Bar, Jackson, MS The Detectives and Amerigos present, 7:00 pm, Amerigos Italian, Flowood, MS Marbin, 7:30 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS

WEDNESDAY, JAN 15 Story Time, MS Museum of Natural Science, 1:00 pm, 380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Creative Healing Studio, 12:30 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Jazz Nights, 6:00 pm, 4th Avenue Lounge, Jackson, MS Charlie’s Effin’ Karaoke, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS THURSDAY, JAN 16

FRIDAY, JAN 17 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Jackson Personal Injury Attorneys Meetup, 9:00 am, Sneaky Beans, Jackson, MS

Koinonia Friday Forum, 9:00 am, Refill Café, Jackson, MS Look & Learn with Hoot, 10:30 am, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Offbeat Friday Night Live, 8:00 pm, Offbeat, Jackson, MS SATURDAY, JAN 18 Black Women Business Expo, 10:00 AM, Clyde Muse Convention Center, Pearl, MS. Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS “The Robot Zoo” Exhibit Debut, 9:00 am, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, MS Storytelling Festival, 10:00 am, Mississippi Children’s Museum, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS All Ages Pokémon League, 12:00 pm, Van’s Comics, Cards and Games, Ridgeland, MS JDRF Hope Gala, 6:00 pm, The Westin, Jackson, MS Liverpool Legends, 7:30 pm, Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS Latin Dance Party,10:00 pm, Salsa Mississippi Club & Studio, Jackson, MS

SUNDAY, JAN 19 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Iron Horse Grill Sunday Brunch,10:00 am, The Iron Horse Grill, Jackson, MS 1908 Provisions Sunday Brunch,10:00 am, 1908 Provisions Restaurant, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS Free West African Dance Class, 2:00 pm, Central United Methodist Family Life Center, Jackson, MS MONDAY, JAN 20 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Magic Mondays at MCM, 9:00 am, Mississippi Children›s Museum, Jackson, MS MLK National Day of Service Book Drive, 11:30 am, Beth Israel Congregation, Jackson, MS Ramen Night, 6:00 pm, Saltine Oyster Bar, Jackson, MS The Detectives and Char present, 7:00 pm, Char Restaurant, Jackson, MS Mr. Showmanship: An Evening with Liberace, 7:30 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS TUESDAY, JAN 21 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00

am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Mississippi Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert, 7:00 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS WEDNESDAY, JAN 22 Story Time, MS Museum of Natural Science, 1:00 pm, 380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Jazz Nights, 6:00 pm, 4th Avenue Lounge, Jackson, MS Charlie’s Effin’ Karaoke, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS THURSDAY, JAN 23 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Museum After Hours, 5:30 pm, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Christone «Kingfish» Ingram, 7:30 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS Ladies Night, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS FRIDAY, JAN 24 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Koinonia Friday Forum, 9:00 am, Refill Café, Jackson, MS The Detectives and Anjou present, 7:00 pm, Anjou, Ridgeland, MS Offbeat Friday Night Live, 8:00 pm, Offbeat, Jackson, MS James McMurtry, 8:00 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS SATURDAY, JAN 25 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS All Ages Pokémon League, 12:00 pm, Van›s Comics, Cards and Games, Ridgeland, MS Chamber II - Mozart by Candlelight, 7:30 pm, Belhaven University - Center for the Arts, Jackson, MS Synergy Night, 9:00 pm, The Med Fish and Grill, Ridgeland, MS Latin Dance Party, 10:00 pm, Salsa Mississippi Club & Studio, Jackson, MS SUNDAY, JAN 26 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Iron Horse Grill Sunday Brunch, 10:00 am, The

Iron Horse Grill Jackson, MS 1908 Provisions Sunday Brunch, 10:00 am, 1908 Provisions Restaurant, Jackson, MS Food Is Peace: Vegan and Pescatarian Gathering, 11:00 am, Soul Wired Café, Jackson, MS Free West African Dance Class, 2:00 pm, Central United Methodist Family Life Center, Jackson, MS An Evening with Billy Strings, 7:30 pm, Duling Hall, Jackson, MS MONDAY, JAN 27 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Ramen Night, 6:00 pm, Saltine Oyster Bar, Jackson, MS TUESDAY, JAN 28 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Play. Eat. Learn. – Topic: Let’s Talk: Development of Early Childhood Speech and Language, 5:30 pm, Mississippi Children›s Museum Jackson, MS «Roald Dahl›s Matilda the Musical,» 7:30 pm, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS WEDNESDAY, JAN 29 Story Time, MS Museum of Natural Science, 1:00 pm, 380 S Lamar St, Jackson, MS Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Jazz Nights, 6:00 pm, 4th Avenue Lounge, Jackson, MS “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical,” 7:30 pm, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS Charlie’s Effin’ Karaoke, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS THURSDAY, JAN 30 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS The Detectives and Olde Towne Depot present, 7:00 pm, Olde Towne Depot, Clinton, MS «Roald Dahl›s Matilda the Musical,» 7:30 pm, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS Ladies Night, 9:00 pm, Ole Tavern, Jackson, MS FRIDAY, JAN 31 Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi, 8:00 am, Let›s Roam Scavenger Hunts, Jackson, MS Koinonia Friday Forum, 9:00 am, Refill Café, Jackson, MS «Roald Dahl›s Matilda the Musical,» 7:30 pm, New Stage Theatre, Jackson, MS

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