March to Equality: Alyce Clarke’s Fight for Women’s Rights and Voting in Mississippi
By Ferrari Shakespeare
Clarke emphasized in her YMP interview that it was necessary for her to be strong with men to overcome barriers and get what she wanted and needed. “As women, we always have a lot of things that come to us, and men feel like they can have the control and right to tell us what to do with our body,” she said. “But as women, we have a stronger voice than men.”
Changing Pain into Purpose: Allison Dukes, a Divorce Lawyer in the Making
Dukes, now 17 and a rising senior at Forest Hill High School, plans to attend the University of Mississippi and then become a lawyer with a focus on entertainment and divorce.
Zariah Wheat’s Bullying Experience Didn’t Deter Her From Success
By Razhell Foster Zaria Wheat was in her spacious, brightly lit bedroom when she joined a FaceTime with three of her classmates at Madison Middle School. Earlier that day at school, they had asked Wheat, a fellow seventh grader, to join an iMessage group chat with them. On the call that night, as Wheat joined […]
‘Who Do I Turn To’: A Football Scrimmage Made Allyson Knight Want to Be a JSU Tiger
Knight, 16, was born in Jackson, Mississippi. She moved around, attending several different schools, before attending Jim Hill High School. She dreams of becoming a chef because of her passion for cooking and her willingness to try new recipes. To achieve this dream, she plans to go to college to major in business and become an entrepreneur.
Examining School Equity: Why ‘Equality’ Alone Does Not Serve All Students
“When it comes to equity you want to make sure that students have access to what it is they need so they can be successful,” said Tonja Murphy.
Segregation Poem
by Starlette Simmons It was all about segregation seen throughout the nation. We thought it was over, but it’s time for realization. We had to learn how to stand up and take on a fight for something that is right. We had to look at the world through a different eye. We got on our […]
To Improve Jackson, Fix JPS
by Mirracle Caston Jackson, Miss., could be a good city, but it has some things to fix first, one of which is our schools. Our Jackson Public Schools system is not in as good of a shape as it could be. We could make a lot of changes to better the district because with our […]
Homes for the Homeless
by Bradley Mitchell Abandoned houses should be remodeled for the lower-class and homeless people in Jackson. One time when Jacorey and I were walking around, we decided to jump the gate to an abandoned house and bust the glass. After we did that, a nice woman approached us and tried to talk to us, but we ran […]
‘Define Your Life’
by Kaitlyn Fowler Rilke ends his sonnet “Archaic Torso of Apollo” saying “You must change your life.” James Wright ends “Lying In a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota” saying “I have wasted my life.” Ruth Stone ends “A Moment” saying “You do not want to repeat my life.” A minute […]
Happiness is a Curse
by Jaliyah Armon Knowing the world is fighting its last battle is like watching a loose leaf on a tree branch, dangling with the strong blowing wind, trying to hold on for dear life. Everything was damned to be dark and broken; no one ever paid attention to the crying rainbow for its positive outlook on a […]
