Watch: Our exclusive interview with mayoral candidate John Horhn
“We’re going to be drinking water out of a fire hose trying to save this city,” Horhn told us in a wide-ranging interview that lasted more than 40 minutes.
“To the ends of our own rainbows”: JPS students shine in award-winning, all-female play
Ida B. Wells APAC’s production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf earned the troupe a second consecutive opportunity to represent Mississippi at the International Thespian Festival this summer. JYN goes behind the curtain.
Here’s what 106 Jackson teens have to say about their city
With local elections approaching, JYN surveyed public high school students to gauge their opinions on a range of issues. They didn’t hold back.
JPS students challenge mayoral candidates to address their reality
High school students from across the district pressed Jackson mayoral candidates on water, crime, education, and more at a historic youth-led forum
One-on-one interview with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
The mayor talked about Jackson’s economic and educational challenges, infrastructure issues, his long-term goals, addressing the needs of young people and lots more.