Lailaa Bashir: Star Athlete
by August Harp Photo above of Lailaa Bashir by Kelsee Ford Game. The amount of time between when Lailaa Bashir was born and the first time she fell in love with tennis: 1460 days. How long it took Bashir to knock off her first opponent in the qualifiers for the Southern Regional tournament in 2011: […]
Woolworth Sit-In Vets Recount ‘Brutal Attacks’
by Kaitlyn Fowler Photo above by Chauncey Nettles: The “Woolworth’s Sit-In for Change” Exhibit opened at Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center this summer. Rev. Edwin King came to the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center in downtown Jackson on June 14 ready to educate the audience there during a conversation about the “Woolworth’s Sit-In […]
Minia Johnson: A Long Journey
by Kenytta Brown Photo above of Minia Johnson by Kelsee Ford On May 3, 2009, Minia Johnson’s godmother, Classy Victor, woke her up and said, “Get in the car. It’s time to go.” On their way from Picayune, Miss., riding inside a white Cadillac heading on their way home at 11 p.m. Suddenly, two cars […]
Aja Purvis: A Free Spirit and Writer
by Chauncey Nettles Photo of Aja Purvis by Kelsee Ford It was around 10:15 a.m. on a Tuesday at Murrah High School. Aja Purvis sat at her desk closest to the wall. She was nervous and impatient about getting her essay back. She had worked so hard on her grammar and spelling the night before, […]
Liberty and Justice for ‘All’
[gdlr_frame type=”border” align=”left” caption=”Photo Courtesy Imani Khayyam”][gdlr_image_link type=”image” image_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Meche_LeFlore_Ik.jpg” link_url=”https://www.jxnpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Meche_LeFlore_Ik.jpg” alt=””][/gdlr_frame] By Meché Leflore I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation Under God indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ah, America, a country that prides itself on being a […]
Meche Leflore: Talking for a Living
by Ariyana Jones Photo of Meché Leflore by Kelsee Ford “Oh Lord, I wonder what they are going to say about her this time,” Meché Leflore’s mother, Paula Sharp, thought with a sigh as she pulled up to the auburn building of Davis Magnet IB Elementary School in downtown Jackson. Her heart pounded as she walked […]
Shakira Porter: Overcoming Abuse, Helping Others
by Maisie Brown Photo of Shakira Porter by Kelsee Ford “It was dark. It was scary. The longer I sat, the walls just seemed to slowly close in on me. I felt really lonely. Sometimes it was nice to be by myself, but other times I felt really alone.” This is what 17-year-old senior Shakira […]
Raha Maxwell: Reporting Real Solutions to Problems
By Kelsee Ford Photo above of Raha Maxwell by Kelsee Ford On Feb. 18, 2002, Raha Maxwell received news no child wants to hear. In his brown house laid with bricks on Alexander Road in Bolton, Miss., his mother, June Hardwick, said the words that would change his life forever: “Raha, your father was just […]
Kaitlyn Fowler: Targeting the ‘World of Journalism’
by Darryn Price Photo above of Kaitlyn Fowler by Kelsee Ford Kaitlyn Fowler originally wanted to study business, but a theater convention on February 2017 in Gulfport, Miss., helped redirect her goals. Ryan Pangracs, an international thespian officer who is responsible for leading workshops at theater conventions and traveling to Washington, D.C., for National Arts Advocacy Day, directed […]
August Harp: In Love with Soccer
By Lailaa Bashir Photo above of August Harp by Kelsee Ford The number of days it took for August Harp to first experience his lifelong passion: 1080. The time it took to pry him from the seat to enter the YMCA: 15 minutes. The time it took for Harp to fall in love with soccer for […]