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Food & Beer Issue

pp 16-18

A Grocery in Downtown

Preventing Rape, Abuse

Dreher, 9

Celebrating

Juneteenth Smith, p 27

Summers Jr., p 8

Inspiring Jackson Men To Know pp 20-22

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JACKSONIAN Jim Taylor

uaint houses and gravel drives line the roads south of Brandon, but none is quite the same as the residence at 1120 Star Road. The renovated house has served as the offices for The Pointe Church since it purchased the 10 acres of land surrounding it in 2010 and moved to the location in 2013. While the state-of-the-art sanctuary is only a few hundred feet behind it, the homey offices show that pastor Jim Taylor wants people to feel invited and wants The Pointe to challenge the traditional church model. Growing up just near Memphis, Taylor always went to church on Sundays but never truly got involved until he enrolled at the University of Mississippi and attended a campus ministry meeting. “It didn’t look like anything I’d seen on Sunday mornings,” he says. “It was like people wanted to be there. They didn’t feel like they had to be there, and that’s what grabbed me.” He began helping the campus ministry in leadership roles and felt like God was calling him to be a pastor, but at the time, he wasn’t interested. He was introverted and was lucky to eke out a “C” in his speech class, he says. Instead of pursuing ministry, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in managerial finance in 2000, hoping to become a stockbroker. “I basically put God at arm’s length and ran from him for about two years and just had a moment after I had graduated from college,” Taylor says. “It was like a ‘Paul on the Damas-

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cus road’ moment. God just really came to me one day and opened my eyes to see how far I was from him and from where I used to be. I said, ‘I just want you, Lord. I want that relationship I had with you.’ Immediately, I just felt like God spoke into my spirit, ‘I want you to be in ministry.’” From 2001 to 2004, he studied at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and was appointed as an associate pastor at Brandon First United Methodist Church shortly after graduating. He worked there for three years before he felt a call to reach people who wanted the community of a church but wouldn’t normally attend, due to negative past experiences with churches or just difficulty connecting with a church body. That inspired him to start The Pointe in 2007. “If you go out there and talk to people, most people don’t have a problem with Jesus,” Taylor says. “They have a problem with churches. So we said, ‘Let’s create a place that loves people unconditionally, accepts them where they are.” The Pointe currently has about 425 members and has continued to grow solely through word of mouth. “If you create a place that people love to be at, then they’ll tell people about it,” he says. When not preaching, Taylor enjoys running, golfing and spending time with his wife, Anna, who is an optometrist in Brandon, and their two children, Zach, 7, and Laura Kate, 3. —Micah Smith

cover photo of Julio Del Castillo by Imani Khayyam

8 Downtown Development Jackson’s Landmark building is getting a big renovation: part residential; part commercial.

18 A New Beer Experience

Jesse Houston is getting together with chef Phillip Esteban from California for Saltine Oyster Bar’s beer dinner on June 28.

27 Juneteenth in the City

“We’re trying to introduce Juneteenth as a platform versus an event. Plus, we are doing a historical thing in a historical place, together.” —Quincy Grant, “Juneteenth in Downtown Jackson”

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editor’s note

by Amber Helsel, Assistant Editor

In Tough Times, Be Grateful

hy does it always seem like the only times many of us say thanks for what we have is either when we or someone close to us has gotten out of (or is in) a terrible situation, or it’s Thanksgiving and giving thanks is just what you do? I’ll admit that during the holiday, I don’t really do much thanking. It’s not a political statement or anything; I just tend to feel like my gratefulness wouldn’t be genuine because it’s just part of the tradition. But a few things have made me realize that it’s important to give thanks every day—not just one day of the year. My dad and stepmom were recently in a motorcycle accident. I won’t get into their injuries, but just know they’re OK. It was a jarring experience to get that phone call, and an even worse one when I saw my dad the next weekend. I’ve never seen him so helpless. It hurt me so deeply to see a strong man who never, ever stopped moving in his life have to have help with almost everything, even something as simple as texting. We talk about once a week now, and he tells me about how he’s recovering, what doctors he has seen and what they’re saying. Recently, he said to me that after he recovers, he’ll try his best to help those who need it. He’s always tried to do that anyway, he said, but now he really gets it. After that accident, I realized how grateful I should be to have a body that works the way it’s supposed to. I can run, jump, play, lift really heavy weights, play tennis or swim. It’s not a big ordeal. I just get up and go. So the next time I went to my early-morning workout class at the gym, I ran a couple of laps just for him, just because I have working (and dare I say fine) legs.

The weekend after seeing my dad, I sprained my ankle pretty badly, and suddenly, I actually did want to run. During my own recovery period, I kept thinking that I couldn’t wait to finally be able to run again. Or at least swim laps. I’ll probably always hate running, but at the very least, those experiences made me grateful that I can do those things. And I’m grateful to finally be able to go up and down stairs again without having to be so careful. My injury

shooter allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS or posting Donald Trump’s ridiculous speech about the incident, in which he attacked President Obama for saying nothing about “radical Islam” and slammed Hillary Clinton for saying that she wants to admit 64,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. “In his remarks today, President Obama disgracefully refused to even say the words ‘radical Islam,’” Trump said.

‘No act of hate or terror will ever change who we are or the values that make us Americans.’ pales in comparison to his, of course. I recovered in about two weeks, while he has to spend the next eight months healing. A couple of days ago, I was reminded again how lucky I am, how lucky all of us are, to just be alive. On the early morning of June 12, Omar Mateen opened fire in Pulse nightclub in Orlando, killing at least 50 people and injuring 53 more. Mateen took 30 people hostage, and it took police three hours to finally take him down. I saw the news alert around 7 a.m., when I was half asleep. I glanced at it, put my phone down and went back to sleep. So I was sleeping peacefully while people fought for their lives. It’s times like these when we should all pull together and protect one another, no matter where we are in our lives. But on my Facebook feed, I saw a lot of people either focusing on statements that the

“For that reason alone, he should step down. If Hillary Clinton, after this attack, still cannot say the two words ‘radical Islam,’ she should get out of this race for the presidency. … If we do not get tough and smart real fast, we are not going to have a country anymore because our leaders are weak.” He said his condolences to the victims in the beginning, but then he just used the cameras pointed toward him to attack and divide. But Obama spoke on a platform of unity. “What is clear is that (Mateen) was a person filled with hatred,” Obama said during his speech. “… This is a sobering reminder that attacks on any American, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation, is an attack on all of us and on the fundamental values of equality and dignity that define us as a country. No act

of hate or terror will ever change who we are or the values that make us Americans.” Though I don’t know who to attribute it to, I’ve always liked the quote, “When you have more than you need, build a longer table—not a higher fence.” As a country, we do have more than we need. Where else could you get a grilled-cheese sandwich with cheese sticks in the middle, which is, while truly delicious, also not really that necessary? In a way, building a longer table is part of the rhetoric of southern culture, so why not do it now? We love to tell stories, right? What better way to do that than to build a longer table so more people can sit at it and listen and talk? It’s all about inclusion, not exclusion. I think including others is part of a grateful mindset. You’re grateful for what you have, so why not include others in that? Include everyone, no matter his or her or their skin color, gender, religious background or sexual orientation. We need to surround the victims of the Pulse shooting, their friends and families, and give them our support, love and help. We need to surround the injured and the sick, those who are hurting ... and those whose liberties are violated day in and day out. I don’t have family or friends in Orlando. I don’t know the victims. But I don’t have to know them to feel devastated at the senseless loss of so many lives. My heart goes out to those people, to the city’s LGBT community, to the LGBT communities around the world and to our LGBT friends right here in Mississippi. I stand with you. Assistant Editor Amber Helsel likes music, art, food and food-related art. She is a member of both the Horde and the Alliance, depending on how she feels that day. Send her story ideas at amber@jacksonfreepress. com. To see more LGBT coverage, visit jfp. ms/lgbt.

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contributors

Adria Walker

R.H. Coupe

Danie Matthews

Dustin Cardon

Maya Miller

Arielle Dreher

Tim Summers Jr.

Jessica Smith

Editorial Assistant Adria Walker likes existentialism and astrophysics. She enjoys debating about “Star Wars,” reading Camus, Kafka and Kundera, and learning about people’s belief systems. She wrote a Men We Love blurb.

Freelance writer R.H. Coupe is currently a Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Strasbourg and lives in Strasbourg, France, with his wife, Anne, and their youngest daughter, Denver. He wrote a Men We Love blurb.

Freelance writer Danie Matthews is Mississippi College graduate. She’s a fan of conscious hip-hop, neo-soul and classic R&B, and hopes to one day become a full-time music writer. She wrote a Men We Love blurb.

Web Editor Dustin Cardon is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. He enjoys reading fantasy novels and wants to write them himself one day. He wrote a Men We Love blurb.

Deputy News Editor Maya Miller writes about crime, music, art and her ever-growing obsession with Beyoncé. Send her crime and news tips to maya@jacksonfreepress. com. She interviewed Aunjanue Ellis.

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 state sexual assault training.

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 State Street TIGER Grant.

Freelance writer Jessica Smith is a Jackson-based musician and community activist. Outside of writing, she enjoys exploring parts of the city that are unknown to her but, most of all, meeting new people. She wrote about Juneteenth events.

JFP ONE-ON-ONE

with Mayor Tony Yarber Open to the Public

Monday, June 20 Millsaps College, Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex 5:45 p.m. seating; Discussion 6 - 7pm (discussion will be filmed so early arrival is encouraged) Join us for complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks and light snacks after the discussion.

Jackson Free Press Editor-in-Chief Donna Ladd sits down with Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber for a one-on-one discussion seeking solutions to violence and crime in underserved communities. This discussion will go deep into the issues Donna has explored in her recent reporting for the JFP. (jfp.ms/preventingviolence)

“The apartments are the last thing to be completed. The grocery store could be at the very end of 2016.”

Staff at domesticabuse shelters receive violence prevention and bystander training. p9

–Bee McNamara, junior partner at the Weinstein Nelson firm, discussing development of the old AT&T building downtown

Tuesday, June 7 Attorneys representing Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn in a Supreme Court lawsuit claim it doesn’t matter that bills were read aloud at a superfast pace during a legislative dispute with House Democrats.

Thursday, June 9 Thousands of Muslims travel from all over the world to attend a final tribute to the late Muhammad Ali—who died June 3—held in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. … Rt. Rev. Brian Seage, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, announces that Episcopal priests in Mississippi no longer need his permission to perform weddings for same-sex couples. Friday, June 10 U.S. House GOP leaders from Mississippi block U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson from offering legislation to ban Confederate imagery from the House side of the Capitol complex. … Local advocates and civil-rights activists hold a community town-hall meeting at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center concerning the controversial state flag. Saturday, June 11 University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter says the college will revise a plaque beside a Confederate monument on its Oxford campus to add information about the Civil War and slavery.

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Sunday, June 12 Omar Mateen, an American-born Muslim who claimed to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State group, opens fire and kills 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., before being killed in a shootout with a SWAT team.

Monday, June 13 Working Together Jackson, a religious and community mega-group comprised of the heads of around 40 Jacksonarea organizations, sits down with Mayor Yarber to ask him about issues facing their constituents.

Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.

by Tim Summers, Jr.

or Bill Wilson of Fondren, like many others, the memory of city infrastructure projects from years past haunts the current endeavor to rip up and reconstruct sections of North State Street from Hartfield Street in the south to where it crosses Sheppard Street. “Invariably, I am seeing incredibly inflated advisory cost and engineering cost. And so it is like you are going to do a million-dollar project, and you are going to spend $4 million on studying it, and you still get screwed,” Wilson said at the June 9 listening session for the “Greening the Gateways” project at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on Duling Avenue. The engineering firm Neel-Schaffer received the contract for managing the $19million project to completely renovate State Street from the pipes underneath to the asphalt above, a derivative of the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, grant. The City of Jackson competed against other projects to win funding for the “Greening the Gateways” proposal, which also includes some work on West County Line Road. This is a separate segment of work than the State Street efforts, Robert Walker, senior vice president and central region manager for Neel-Schaffer, said at the listening event. “So both projects are a part of the TIGER grant application,” Walker said. “The idea is to not just reconstruct the road but fix the utilities, provide more green space and more multi-use sidewalk along the corridor.

World’s

Best

Dad

by Micah Smith

From a classy necktie to a “World’s Best Dad” mug, Father’s Day gifts aren’t always the most original ideas, but a nice card tells whether its from the heart or from the discount bin. See if you can guess these Mississippi father-offspring duos from their cards.

And at the same time providing obviously a reconstructed road, which is much needed.” Stan Wright, project manager for Neel-

Wright said. “It is essentially a 10-foot wide sidewalk that allows cyclists and pedestrians to use it.” Tim Summers Jr.

Wednesday, June 8 Mississippi Department of Health Director Mary Currier says her department has already laid off some workers in recent months because of state spending constraints and will cut more jobs after the new budget year begins July 1.

Fondren’s TIGER Total Makeover

Citizens gathered at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Fondren with representatives of engineering firm Neel-Schaffer about the State Street section of the “Greening the Gateways” road project, to be completed in 2020.

Schaffer, said that the project, subdivided into three sections, includes a multi-use trail for cyclists and pedestrians, in addition to the road rework. “The road is going to be reconstructed. We are going to dig it all up. It is will be a total reconstruction. And there will be a multiuse trail from one end to the other,”

‘Not Just the Cosmetics’ The type of traffic, whether two lane or three, sets up the delineation of the three stages of the work. One of the highlights for anyone that has ever traveled up State for long enough is the complete and total overhaul of the road itself, not only the surface issues, but the pipes and sewer lines

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“The clubs have always been a place where we could go, and we shouldn’t have to be afraid to go to the club because somebody may come in with a hateful agenda and kill us.” –Valencia Robinson, one of the organizers of the Orlando vigil at JC’s, speaking about the Orlando mass shooting beneath that can leak and undermine any work on the asphalt above. Some residents, like Lawson Newman who lives on State Street, is happy about the improvements to the road, mostly because of the way it will control the constant problem with runoff. “That’s a critical issue,” Newman said during the listening event. “In my section of North State Street, the street has been paved over so many times that the curb is no longer visible. And stormwater in the street just runs into people’s yards and down your driveway and into your backyard … or into the crawlspace of your house … wherever it wants to go.” “It will be inconvenient at times and over a period of time, but I think ultimately the benefits will far outweigh the inconvenience,” Newman said. “And the improvements in the Fondren business district look like they are going to be nice, and probably improve, not just the cosmetics but … traffic flow in certain areas and make everything work a little better,” Newman added.

Providing Access for All The roadway will get additions required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, including adequate sidewalk space for wheelchair access. Mike Hintz, a disabled Jacksonian who lives in the area, said the plans seem like an improvement. “Normally they will hire a contractor who will just grind the asphalt and pave over it and you don’t get any new curb cuts or accessibility improvements that are required by ADA since 1990,” Hintz said. “ADA requires, when they pave a surface they have to make everything accessible. They tend to not. This appears to be done right.” “This looks like it is going to be very similar in quality to the Fortification Street improvements that they did between State and I-55,” Hintz said. Although this would help, be parts of Fondren will still lack adequate access, even to St. Luke’s. “I came through the McDade’s parking lot, and there’s no curb cut to get to the sidewalk from over there,” Hintz said. “I had to go out in the street and come down half a

“For us, this is the starting point. This is the launch pad. People have been trying to get rid of that ﬂag for decades. This isn’t anything new.” –Actress Aunjanue Ellis on helping to organize the Flag Day rally to take down the Mississippi state ﬂag in Washington, D.C.

block, and there is a curb cut right over here by the front of the church, but I have to go out into the street to get to it.” However, Wilson is not too upset about the work, quite the opposite actually. He simply remains cautious with his enthusiasm. “We know that there are going to be logistical challenges,” Wilson said, “but at this point the road is becoming so unusable that whatever they do is going to be a positive for us.” He and another Fondren resident, Sarah Morris, agreed, though, that how the money is dispersed will remain at the top of their concerns, not the inconvenience of having to find a new way to get around. “That’s our biggest fear,” Wilson said, “that huge amounts of money will go into studying it…” Here Morris interrupted, “And it will stop in the middle.” “But if you are guaranteed that it is going to be a much better ride and benefit the people that live in Fondren and people that don’t,” Morris said. “You learn to live with things. You learn that there is a back way to

get to your house. And yeah, it’s inconvenient, and dust is everywhere … so it is not too much difference.” Email city reporter Tim Summers, Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com See more local news at jfp.ms/localnews.

Most viral stories at jfp.ms:

1. “How Deaf Kids Learn in Mississippi” by Sierra Mannie 2. “Fondren Garage: A Little Bit of Everything” by Danie Matthews 3. “Junior Jail: Surviving Mississippi’s Juvenile Justice System” by Arielle Dreher and Maya Miller 4. “Mississippi: America’s Third World?” by Yoknyam Dabale 5. “State Health Ofﬁcer: Cuts Mean ‘Sending People Home’” by Arielle Dreher Join the conversation at jfp.ms

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The best buffet in Vicksburg just got better! We are proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Heritage Buffet on June 17. We’ve rebuilt the best buffet, so you can build the plate of your dreams while enjoying the stunning views of the Mississippi River. You will find some great new dishes to go along with your favorites like our crab legs and down home fried chicken.

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Enjoy meats prepared to perfection from the new carving station, and don’t forget to try out our new Salad Bar and Dessert Island featuring hand dipped ice cream.

TALK | city

‘Landmark’: ‘Coolest, Sexiest Building in Mississippi’? by Tim Summers Jr.

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Imani Khayyam

yke Nelson clearly isn’t afraid of heights, as he leans problems, Nelson said. He laid out the firm’s plans to partner downtown is leased, and almost every apartment has a waitover the side of the old AT&T building in downtown with a grocery store in the old cafeteria space, “which is to ing list.” Jackson, describing the effect of the infinity pool on serve the needs not only the people of downtown, but the Allen, who has been in talks with Weinstein Nelson, the rooftop. surrounding areas, as well.” echoed the impact it would have for the culture of down “So, my idea is to build up the pool so your infinity “We haven’t signed anything, yet, but we’re looking to town, perhaps as the beginning of resurgence similar to Baedge would be to this view,” Nelson, one of the partners with do a full-service grocery store that would take that side, and ton Rouge. the company that bought the build “In Revitalization 101, in any ing known as the Landmark, said. city, it all begins with people living His firm, Weinstein Nelson, has built downtown,” Allen said, referencing Basimilar urban projects across the South, ton Rouge. “Eighteen years ago, there including in Baton Rouge, La., and was no one downtown; now there are Charlotte, N.C. thousands of people. There were two He points to the other buildings restaurants; now there are 63. There around, including the King Edward were no hotel rooms, and now there Hotel and the Standard Life, and exare 1,400.” plains that he hopes that with the de “And that’s a city that is pretty velopment of the Landmark, more much like our city,” Allen said, stating similar projects will begin to fill in his hope that it will lead to more similar the downtown area. The apartments, expansion of downtown options. “It’s a around 200 one- and two-bedroom big deal.” layouts, will effectively double the Allen listed several other develnumber of available residential spaces opment projects, including the Deposit in the downtown area. Guaranty National Bank Lofts, the old “If you look at national trends, Eastland federal courthouse, the Edithe desire to be in an apartment is very son-Walthall hotel and the Capitol Art strong,” Nelson said. “The desire to Lofts project, all of which are waiting be in an urban center and not have to for the state Legislature to approve and The Weinstein Nelson firm, here represented by partner Dyke Nelson and junior partner Bee McNamara, is renovating the Landmark Building, bringing the only grocery store drive anywhere is very strong.” allocate before renovation can begin. downtown. The Jackson Free Press held its 2015 Best of Jackson party in the space. The building, with a large curv “The Legislature killed them last ing front, will be separated into the year; there was none. And this year they residential side and a commercial office have put in $60 million, but they can space. The residential side, some of which AT&T used for that side lays out really well because it used to be a cafeteria,” only be $12 million a year for five years,” Allen said. “And media presentations, including a full rear-projection screen- Nelson said. we’ve got $30 million in needs in downtown Jackson alone. ing room, will be renovated into apartments, which will take Experience in other markets tells them that people are And that’s for the whole state.” some time. The distinction plays a big role in the timeline for attracted to prepared food, not preserved food. “You can Those funds, Allen said, were to assist the renovation of the development of the building, as Weinstein Nelson junior imagine this side in all glass, where you can see somebody buildings built before the Americans with Disabilities Act’s partner Bee McNamara explains, as the group will begin al- making sushi on this side, and someone’s making hamburg- requirements, which can sometimes hit developers with untering the office space to fit renters’ needs. ers on that side. If all of those things are happening at the foreseen costs. And in downtown, most of the buildings are “That build-out won’t happen until we have a tenant,” same time, it really energizes the space.” older than the ADA, so those sorts of renovations, along with McNamara said. “They literally could sign a lease tomorrow, This is a similar step to what their firm did in Baton other leftover poor construction decisions, such as the use of and we start building that out tomorrow, and they move in Rouge with a project called 440 on Third. Nelson said that asbestos, keep developers and banks shy of big risk. whenever we want.” when he moved his family from San Francisco to the Louisi- “It’s going to happen,” Allen said of the greater down Those spaces, he said, would be first to fill, and then the ana capital city 15 years ago, the downtown area was “deso- town development, “but it is happening slowly.” residential side would have to be completely redone, and that late, it was unsafe, and people had a bad perception about it.” However, Weinstein Nelson doesn’t have to wait for tax would put the completion date for the project sometime in Then they built the 440, he said, and now the downtown credits and approval. All they have to do is open their doors. 2017. “We are thinking early 2017, mid 2017,” McNamara (area) is “thriving.” “The encouraging thing about this is that they were able said. “We are hoping to begin construction within the next He compared it to Jackson’s own issues downtown, in- to buy the building,” Allen said, “so all of that construction few months.” cluding the lack of eateries operating after 5 p.m. and the cost, when you factor that in to the rehab, it can work.” But while the offices and the apartments are laid out and perceived safety problem. McNamara said on June 9 that the firm was excited to renovated, the shop space downstairs will fill out, McNamara “There was no grocery store, now there’s a grocery store. begin making arrangements with companies for the office said, including the only grocery store for downtown. “The There’s lots of restaurants, lots of bars, lots of everything,” space, starting immediately. As for the residential developapartments are the last thing to be completed,” McNamara Nelson said. And in addition to the grocery store, they an- ment, although it will take some time, they look forward to said. “The grocery store could be at the very end of 2016.” ticipate other shops will populate the ground floor in the bringing a more cosmopolitan living situation to the nowmonths to come. stagnant downtown area. Grocery Store for Downtown “We are excited to bring it to the market,” McNamara Empty, defunct storefronts circle around a recessed No Need for Tax Credits said. “We want to be the coolest, sexiest building in Missiscommon area on the ground floor. Tiny trees, young and Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners, sippi. That’s the goal. You don’t see infinity pools with a skyreaching up for the light, are set in pairs around the circle— said that the development was crucial to downtown, not just line in Mississippi, and that’s what we are bringing.” where the Southern Komfort brass band led a second-line pa- for residential space but for its financial independence from rade for the JFP’s carnival-theme 2015 Best of Jackson party. state and local assistance. Email city reporter Tim Summers, Jr. at Across from the security guard’s desk, a large, empty space— “It is incredibly important because it will literally double tim@jacksonfreepress.com and follow him on what used to be a cafeteria with a bright, white kitchen in the number of apartments in the Capitol Street area,” Al- Twitter @tims_alive. See more local news at jfp. the back—sits ready to address one of the Jackson’s nagging len said during a June 9 phone interview. “Every apartment ms/localnews.

TALK | state

Reducing Rape, Violence with ‘Engaged Bystanders’

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A Ripple Effect Nearly one in five women report experiencing rape at some point in their lives, Centers for Disease Control data show, and the percentage of Mississippi women who experience rape, physical violence or stalk-

ing by an intimate partner is higher than the national average, a 2010 CDC study shows. That same report estimates about 460,000 female victims of intimate partner violence in the state in 2010. Using federal funding, the Mississippi Department of Health is working to bring those numbers down by implementing Green Dot training across the state to get communities to reconsider their role in preventing violence. At last week’s four-day training, MDH had staff at the state’s do-

of confronting either coworker directly. “The reality is that most people can think of times in their life when they’ve seen something that’s concerning, and it’s been hard to step in,” Emmal told the Jackson Free Press. Instead of encouraging people to merely overcome those barriers and directly address potential problems, Green Dot training offers the three options: direct, delegate or distract. Green Dot trains community members to delegate an action to a friend or Arielle Dreher

sk your listener to imagine a map of your community with red dots,” senior trainer Nina Johnson advised workers from domestic-violence centers across the state on June 6 in a conference room at the State Woolfolk Building. The trainer for Green Dot, etc. then explained those dots. “A red dot is the choice that someone makes to raise their hand to hit someone. A red dot is a choice that someone makes to stand outside someone’s home or work unwantedly; a red dot is the choice to have sex with someone without their consent,” Johnson said. The room was mostly silent except the occasional scratch of a pen on paper, as participants took notes to help write their 90second anti-violence pitches back in their own communities. Green Dot, etc. is a community strategy aimed at ending domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Next, Johnson said, they would need to explain the answers to the problems—the green dots. “Those are choices or behaviors to stop harmful behaviors from taking place,” she explained. An example of a green dot could be saying to someone in danger: “Hey I’ve been concerned about you since you’ve been in that relationship.” Or, “Hey, cool off. It looks like things need to calm down here.” A green dot also could be sharing an article or a social-media post, or one of the actions the group had brainstormed that day, she said. Participants had filled posters with specific “green dot” actions any person can take to stop sexual assault, stalking and domestic violence in their community. Trainers had placed “Direct,” “Delegate” and “Distract” posters around the room; participants then added ideas from writing Facebook statuses to asking for directions in order to diffuse a contentious argument. After a nearly silent 10 minutes while they wrote their pitches, the room was abuzz as participants practiced their pitches on someone they didn’t know from across the room and likely across the state and offered one another feedback. “Oh, I liked your scenario at the end.” “Maybe you could give a more specific example of a green dot in your community.” “Don’t forget to say what the problem is in your community.”

Green Dot, etc. trainers held a four-day training for staff from Mississippi’s domestic-violence shelters to learn how to prevent violence and instruct communities throughout the state in becoming active bystanders.

mestic-violence shelters go through training to be Green Dot instructors after training rape-crisis center staffs last year. Now they will return to their communities across the state and train community members there. The agency hopes the training will have a ripple effect, training people from teachers to bartenders to be engaged bystanders, knowing how to intervene to prevent violence. Green Dot also offers college and high-school training, but for now, Mississippi’s strategy will focus on adults. Melissa Emmal, director of community engagement for Green Dot, etc., helped facilitate last week’s training in Jackson for staff members at the state’s domestic-violence shelters. She said Green Dot training differs from similar violence prevention or bystander trainings because it acknowledges barriers people might have to intervening and encourages involvement from everyone in the community and offers them alternatives to intervening directly if they are too shy to do so. For example, if a bystander sees a disturbing relationship between co-workers, a “delegate” approach would be to turn in an anonymous tip to Human Resources instead

another party or, in some situations, simply distract from the current situation at hand. “‘Distract’ is literally thinking … ‘Is there something I could just do in this moment to lessen the likelihood that harm is going to happen?’” Emmal said. “So it could be you see a couple arguing in a store, and you literally just go up and ask for directions or spill a jar of pickles and break it or set off a car alarm.” The idea is to get people equipped to do something realistic, Emmal said, so communities will become full of engaged bystanders that actually have tools. Green Dot training also acknowledges that an average person might not witness an instance of violence, and in those moments when a person is not directly intervening, you can still do things like inviting others to join the movement in conversations or on social media to influence community norms. The norm Green Dot seeks to set is that no violence is tolerated in any community. “Not because of a law or policy, but because it’s really not,” Emmal said. “Because the citizens say it’s not, and if you’re a part of this community, you do your part to keep it safe.”

Targeting Influentials Christy Ainsworth, deputy director at the health department’s Office Against Interpersonal Violence, said many other states are implementing Green Dot trainings statewide. Last year the department had staff members from all of Mississippi’s rape-crisis centers trained to become instructors, and after last week’s training, staff members from the state’s domestic-violence shelters. “The hope is that both of these organizations that are funded through our office and ultimately through the health department would start layering the community with this Green Dot message, which is bystander intervention, then eventually we will move down into college age and into youth,” Ainsworth told the Jackson Free Press. Mississippi’s domestic-violence programs received 40,317 calls for emergency assistance or referrals in 2015, but law-enforcement officers only submitted 10,131 domestic-violence offense reports to the attorney general’s office in the same year. The data disparity is likely because not all victims report incidents—and clearly even if a victim does make a report, it isn’t always to both a domestic-violence shelter and law enforcement simultaneously. Ainsworth, who used to work in an emergency room, said that data do not give a complete picture of the problem. “Not every victim calls a shelter, and not every domestic violence offense is reported; they (the numbers) are a small portion of what is actually going on,” Ainsworth said. “A lot of victims come in ER that didn’t want to go to the shelter or didn’t want to call the police, so there’s some missing numbers there.” Ainsworth and Emmal hope that Green Dot training will start a movement of bystander intervention in the state and ultimately drive down the state’s domestic violence rates. All the Mississippi staff members who went through the four-day training are now certified to do one-hour and longer five-hour bystander intervention trainings in their own communities, targeted at people with social influence. Emmal said in her Alaska community, a local bartender went on the news to talk about his training experience. “No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something, and (learn) how to be an active bystander,” Ainsworth said. Email state reporter ArielleDreheratarielle@jackson freepress.com or follow her on Twitter @arielle_amara.

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Aunjanue Ellis on Heritage, Hate and the Mississippi Flag by Maya Miller

I believe it was Brother (Abram) Muhammad who brought up the idea at the Smith Robertson forum of the black community drawing back from interacting from white America. How did you feel about his statement?

I believe that there is a merit in this idea, this notion of his kids, of his child being taught who he or she is in our schools, that it’s our responsibility to do it ourselves. If we aren’t getting what we need, this nourishment that we need

pleted destroyed it because he allowed Freedom Riders to have meetings at his church. So, that is a part of who I am, and the house that I live in is where that happened—where he was arrested. It’s impossible for me to extricate myself from that. ... My mother was kicked out of Alcorn (State University) for starting a protest there in the ’60s. It’s in my DNA to do this kind of work. If I didn’t do it, I would be failing what I feel was my family’s mission to be involved and elevate my community and do everything we can to be citizens of the world in the way that betters the life of our fellow men and women. Arielle Dreher

ast spring, actress and Mississippi native Aunjanue Ellis stepped out on the red carpet wearing a dress bearing the phrase, “Take It Down Mississippi.” Since then, she has taken a public stance against the state flag and organized the June 14 rally at the U.S. Capitol on Flag Day for activists to take a stand against the message of hate. Speakers included Ellis, musician Genesis Be, professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Youth Media Project student journalist Maisie Brown and attorney Carlos Moore, who filed a lawsuit against the state for the flag saying that it is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Ellis recently spoke to the Jackson Free Press by phone on heritage, hate and bringing down the flag, after speaking at the a community town-hall meeting in Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center on June 9.

What do you say to the generation who want to be involved in changing things?

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The first thing I would say is you have to do it. You have to decide that the situation here in MissisHow did you get started with Take It Down sippi is just not acceptable. The high rate of poverty and the whole movement for taking down here, the state of the educational system here, all of the Mississippi flag? these things are symptomatic of the principles and I’ve had an emotional sort of disconnection bephilosophies of that flag. tween the flag since I was very young. It was emotion Standing up means standing apart. Some days, al, and then I went to school, then I returned home I don’t feel like fighting. I just want to have a life and and it became ... just very jarring for me because I felt go to the movies with my niece and nephew, go to like it was an expression of arrogance about white sudinner every now and then, and hang out with my premacy. I really strongly felt that race and racism are family, but I know that what I’m doing is the right problems all over this country, but there’s a particular thing. I know I’m doing this because of my niece and kind of arrogance in Mississippi that I feel is unacnephew and the kind of world that I want them to ceptable. It physically made me uncomfortable, and grow up in. For me, there’s no option. it’s because it’s hard when you live somewhere, and I have no interest in personal expressions that you love it, but then you have this image of somepeople make about the Confederate flag. If you want thing that is so the opposite of your feeling, which is to put that flag on your car, if you want to fly it in love. After a point, it (became) untenable to me, and your yard, that is your right. What is wrong is that I I had to act. have to pay for it with tax money, and Mississippi is an American (state). Those flags are all over this country, At the town hall, you made this very interestand they’re on public property. We who disagree, who ing point about the African American com- Actress and Mississippi native Aunjanue Ellis spoke at a townthink it’s wrong, who literally know that people have munity as being “damaged.” Could you dive used that flag as a marching order to kill people who hall on June 9 at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center. She and other advocates held a rally Tuesday, June 14, in into that a little bit for me? look like us—we shouldn’t have to pay for that. It’s I feel the imagery of that flag is very exclusively Washington, D.C., urging Congress and President Barack Obama that simple, and that is all we’re saying. We’re not tryto take down the Mississippi flag. associated with language that says that “African Amering to diminish your heritage or take anything away icans are chattel,” and they’re no more that. It’s also from what you think your forefathers did or fought been used as ... marching orders for young white men who for our people to thrive and survive in this country, then it’s for. Absolutely...celebrate that heritage. But that heritage is take the lives of African Americans. There’s a great deal of fear going to come from outside sources. Then we have to, at also my heritage. We just had a different experience of it. associated with that. If you have grown up, been raised in some point, take responsibility for that ourselves if it’s not that, been steeped in that all your life, that affects you without happening, and that’s what’s happening now... . We’re not be- With the flag rally Tuesday, whom did you work (you) knowing it. When you go to school every day and that’s ing educated about who we are, and that’s what a woman said with in gathering people up in D.C. for Flag Day? what you receive is that flag, it tells you who you are. I think last night: “Just start with the kids on your block.” We have a coalition of people, and you know, it’s not that the imagery has consumed us and our culture. Engaging with them and telling them, not just telling some one organization. When we decided we wanted to do We have generation after generation of young men and them but listening to them and seeing where they are as Afri- it, I just got on the phone with folks that I knew who were women and old men and women who don’t know their value, can Americans (who) are in 2016 in Mississippi. From that, doing this kind of work any(way). I told them to come meet who don’t know their worth. In certain situations, you have tell them “OK, these are things that I feel that you should me in Hattiesburg, and we just started throwing around ideas. people who are so scarred and so damaged by that, that in know in order to feel like you should feel: You’re powerful. We wanted to do this in D.C. in a much bigger fashion. the face of this injustice, they don’t know how to fight back. You’re strong. You’re independent. You can speak up. You can For us, this is the starting point. This is the launch pad. They’re so afraid of the repercussions. ... I call it isolation. Not speak your mind and stand for what is guaranteed to you.” People have been trying to get rid of that flag for decades. wanting to feel isolated from your communities, not wanting This isn’t anything new. to feel isolated from your coworkers. When you were growing up, did your family stress We have a legacy of trying to do this kind of work here, I understand it because I know what it’s like when I take pride in your African American heritage? and we’re just living up to that legacy and trying to continue. this position, and it’s not expedient. It’s not sexy. I have to You know, I grew up with the story of my grandfather. We will continue to push until we get somewhere. What fight tooth and nail to get folks sometimes to even want to That was his legacy that was weaved into my daily life—the happened on Tuesday (at the U.S. Capitol) is just a drop in participate with this kind of work that I’m doing, and I un- story of who he was and the kind of man he was. One of the bucket, but if you keep dropping and dropping into it, it’s derstand this. They don’t want to feel like they’re not a part of those stories is that he was arrested in the middle of the night going to get full. the American Dream. for bombing his own church. Society Hill (Baptist Church) This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For The knowledge of that is too painful to engage. was bombed by the KKK and police officers, and they com- more on the history of the Confederate flag, visit jfp.ms/slavery. 11

I Come from Mississippi

hen I heard the news of the massacre at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., last June, it horrified me, but I can’t say it surprised me. I come from Mississippi, where the struggle for racial harmony has always been particularly tough and violent. Ten people were convicted of assaulting African Americans in Jackson in racially motivated attacks. They harassed and assaulted poor, defenseless people with beer bottles and slingshots. One of these convictions came from the murder of an African American man, James Anderson, when an attacker went too far. They brutally beat and then ran him over with their truck. This may seem like a scene from 50 years ago at the height of the civil rights conflict, but it isn’t. These issues that Americans faced so many decades ago are the same ones we face today. After every other state in the union has done the right thing and removed the Confederate symbol from their flags, Mississippi stands alone, steeped in injustice and fear. I need you to understand that I come from Mississippi. I know the history of my home state. This is the state that is the last stronghold of overt racism and hatred towards African Americans. Mississippi is where Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy, was kidnapped and murdered—his killers known but allowed to walk free. This is the state where police arrested nine students at Tougaloo College, all on a quest to reach their academic goals in their effort to live the American dream. Their crime? Reading in a “whites only” public library. The entirety of the University of Mississippi erupted in outrage because of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a black man, James Meredith, to attend the school. The riot was so terrible that the National Guard had to mobilize for Meredith’s protection. This is where my forefathers were hung from trees and had the Confederate flag driven into the ground beside their bodies, and in April, our governor declared the month as “Confederate Heritage Month,” proudly championing a symbol that has represented nothing but murder and injustice for an entire people. This has been the legacy of Mississippi, but we are standing on a precipice. We are at a pivotal moment in history that will define our state and define us as Mississippians. This is the moment for us all to make the right choice. What will we do? Will we continue to follow the path laid out in our tragic history, or will we stand up for what we know is right? Our great state has made leaps and bounds as our country wrestled with its conscience and struggled with the horrors of the past. The entire country has a history that is thick with terrible crimes, but Americans have always strived to correct our country’s wrongs. This is why the Confederate symbol must go. This symbol is neither noble nor righteous. It represents nothing but hatred, bigotry and intolerance. We can no longer lift up and praise the history of a confederacy that went to war against our government for the “right” to slavery. We as Mississippians, as Americans, must disavow all symbols of hate. The world is watching us to see if we will hold ourselves to the same standards of justice and equality that we preach to other nations. Let’s not perpetuate division by taking stands that continue to divide us. Our elected officials should work to unify us on the things that we have in common, not try to divide us with hate rhetoric. The Confederate symbol has divided us for much too long. Mississippi, the spotlight is on us. We have an opportunity here to be an example for the entire country. Let’s lead the conversation, and encourage change. We’ve done it before. We’ve come together to right the wrongs of the past, and take a stand for justice. Let’s continue on the path that we’ve already begun to forge. I come from Mississippi, and yes, this state has a terrible history. But we have such a rich future ahead of us. Let’s call on Mississippi lawmakers to show the world how great this state can be and remove the Confederate symbol from the Mississippi state flag. 12 Duvalier Malone is the CEO and founder of Duvalier Malone Enterprises. June 15 - 21, 2016 • jfp.ms

This is the moment for us all to make the right choice.

Politicizing Tragedy

he nation woke up Sunday to a horrific shock—the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history—that at least for now appears to be part terror, part hate crime. Most politicians acknowledged in their condolences that from what we know, while the slaughter was obviously a domestic terrorist “lone-wolf” attack, it could also easily be considered a hate crime. President Obama called it “an act of terror and an act of hate.” On Monday, the Associated Press said the shooter’s motivation was still a “murky combination” of possible motives, with explanations ranging from “his ex-wife saying he suffered from mental illness and his Afghan-immigrant father suggesting he may have acted out of anti-gay hatred” to a possible connection with Islamic extremist groups. Pulse is a gay nightclub, and June is Pride Month. To ignore the fact that the shooter targeted the LGBT community is missing half of the picture. And still, Mississippi politicians seemed to miss this completely, acknowledging the terror and not the homophobia behind the attack. They instead used it as an opportunity to step up anti-terror defenses and commend law enforcement. In a statement on Facebook, Gov. Phil Bryant said, “Please join Deborah and me in praying for God’s peace and comfort for those affected by the horrific act of terror in Orlando.” He went on to say he was moving state assets to “concentrated areas of people” and asked everyone to be on alert “to any suspicious activity.” “Remember, if you see something, say something,” an attached graphic read. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann echoed

the governor in a statement Monday, saying, “We are deeply saddened over the terrorist attack in Orlando. Any attack on any citizen is an attack on us all. This doubles our resolve to defeat hatred and those who would destroy our form of government.” His statement went on to commend law enforcement officials for their service. It’s not that these statements are bad or wrong, but they are certainly incomplete. The first communities to organize and hold vigils were the LGBT communities. In a state that has not been kind in recent months, Jackson’s LGBT community drew more than 100 people to a vigil Sunday at 6 p.m., a show of solidarity between those who identify as LGBT and their allies in the nation’s capital. In a state that has legislated hatred toward them, Orlando must seem like another threat, and at least a reminder that it is still not safe to be LGBT in this nation, let alone this state that rejects them. The least the state’s leadership could have done is acknowledge the existence of Mississippi’s LGBT community, acknowledge how their pain was tenfold on Sunday, acknowledge the fear that likely jolted through each of them to know that even a place like a gay bar, a safe space and sanctuary, could be exploited for hatred and become the scene of America’s worst modern mass shooting. Of course, for state leaders to acknowledge the LGBT community would mean acknowledging the backwardness of their thinking. The part of the religious right that endorses anti-LGBT legislation and signs bills like HB 1523 would have to admit to contributing to a climate of fear, not inclusion.

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ack in my day, the “American Dream” was to have a successful marriage, a booming career, to own your own home, and if you’re lucky, have children who didn’t resent you. The only problem was that women couldn’t vote. We can now. Next, black people needed to be respected and not herded and treated like animals. It’s debatable whether the “inclusion” of African Americans ever really took place. Next, the LGBT community simply needed to be able to walk around in public and hold hands with their lovers without risk of being tied to a fence and left to die. We’ve won that one. But we want more. As children watched their elders clamor for which gender or ethnic group had the right to be, they lost respect for them. There were the elite few whose parents had enough money to threaten their future securities. They would always be taken care of. So why even get involved? There were those who were born with nothing, who would die with nothing, who were blessed with the ability to make the best out of whatever they had. Then there were those of “Middle Earth” who were industrious, hard-working, that eventually built a life they were proud of. Everyone would applaud. These three families were not confined to these groups. Just like in the “Old World,” there were ways of moving between the three. You could unknowingly marry into one of them, you could work your way into another, or you could simply be gifted one of them. Either way, in the quest to attain rights, visibility and security, we neglected our inner lives, our inner freedoms, our inner happiness. As we neglected ourselves as individuals, we coped by creating other things that made us feel, instantly. The only problem with feelings is that they aren’t always factual, and without being properly armed with the facts, it’s difficult to assess the true problem and form a proper solution or opinion. So ignorance is bliss, unless you’re angry; then, some actions produce irreparable results. What we consider to be true of masculine and feminine are but a social construct, and so were the Jim Crow Laws. Opinions are there to express thought and perspective, but once these things, in any form, manifest into the reality of ex-

cluding one person or an entire people, should we not, at that point, consider that creating a hegemony of thoughts and practices that affect so many people negatively be revisited? Our answer may very well be no, until the shoes are no longer available to provide comfort and protection to our sensitive feet. And to decide that one person or group of people deserve such disadvantages is a look into a broken kaleidoscope dreaming of stars while staring at the clay. So just how do we “Make America Great Again?” By investing in Americans (all of us). Do I propose a proper method of investment? Here’s an idea: Instead of thinking about how to govern the country, I suggest we first learn to govern ourselves. I am president, CEO, employee, teacher, student, lover and child in my life, and “In God” I trust. Any infringements on this “country” (me) is in direct violation of the Peace Trade Agreement I signed when I showed up to life today. And you signed this agreement when you showed up to your life today, whether you know it or not. The universe is a vast network of macro and microcosms coexisting. You are your own individual network of magic and infinity. You are perfect. Is there a standard of what is perfect? Seemingly, but this is only in relation to what is perfect for you. Selfish, right? Yes and no. It is silly to walk around this planet consumed with the idea that you are the only one who matters, but it is equally foolish not to think about your own needs and desires. This is that Peace Trade Agreement I spoke of earlier, the balance between my wants and needs in connection to yours. And this is where the problem lies. Someone has to be willing to sacrifice, right? But who and/or what? Just like the passing of the House Bill 1523, a bill seemingly implementing into law ideas or statues supposedly enforcing “a greater good” in a state, in a country where each individual has the right to believe as he or she sees fit, from a religion that supposes the offering of salvation, not the force feeding of it to people who are not hungry. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him, her or them drink. Katherine E. Day, an author, filmmaker, and designer is native to Mississippi. She loves traveling, adventures, and gardening.

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2016 Summer Beer Tasting

by JFP Staff with Raise Your Pints and LD’s BeerRun e did it again. We tried six more beers in our annual beer tasting. Thanks for LD’s BeerRun for supplying us with the drinks and to Craig Hendry and Raise Your Pints for organizing the tasting.

Biloxi Brewing Co. Salty Dog Type: Gose

Aroma Micah Smith: Flowery; citrus; light scent. Mary Osborne: Grapefruit. Maya Miller: Uh … it smells like beer? Not badsmelling beer, though. Zilpha Young: Mild; sweet; citrus. Sierra Mannie: Mango. Arielle Dreher: Sweet and salty, sort of like pee. Tim Summers Jr.: Bitter. Amber Helsel: Sour. Craig Hendry: Sweet. Chad Dacus: Floral; citrus with slight funky sour. Larry Voss: Somewhat flora for a typical gose; very slight funk; lemon. Brad Lovejoy: Great aroma of malt and wheat; lemon-y. Taste MS: Sour, but in a pleasant way; crisp and fruity. MM: Kinda citrus-y; it tastes like sparkling water and oranges. AH: The smell of wet dog—not a bad thing, in this case. LV: Moderate salt; tangy; lemon on the finish; very light biscuit-y wheat; fairly dry. BL: Great aroma of malt and wheat; lemon-y.

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It reminds me of: MS: Pineapple; beach; Pine-Sol; rain; boardwalk. SM: Wine; Europe; fall; cold air. AD: That one beer that sits in your fridge too long. TS: The sea; surf; sun. CH: Beach; boats; summer; sodium; shrimp. CD: Summer time by the barbecue grill. BL: A margarita on the beach.

Maya Miller, Zilpha Young and Tim Summers Jr. try beers during the Jackson Free Press’ 2016 beer tasting.

I would pair this with: MS: Philly cheesesteak. MM: Burgers and Netflix. SM: SUBWAY bacon ranch sandwich. ZY: Salami. CH: Gulf-caught fish. CD: Barbecue ribs from The Pig & Pint LV: Grilled pork chops. BL: Amerigo’s chicken Margarite

Alpine Beer Company Mandarin Nectar Type: Fruit beer

Aroma: MS: Citrus; sour; fruity. MM: Oranges; honey. SM: Mandarin; vegetables, specifically beets. ZY: Citrus; slightly musty. AD: Faint sweetness. AH: Nectar; sweet. CD: Very subtle fruit. LV: Malty; tropical fruity; overall aroma is understated. BL: Delicate aroma of oranges and honey. Taste: MS: Sweet; crisp; effervescent. SM: Bitter; milky. ZY: Mild flavor; subtly sweet; spicy; orange zest. AD: Smooth; faint orange; orange zest. TS: Fruity with a tiny hint of orange, coriander on the edge. CD: Thin with light fruity oranges; orange zest. LV: Dry; slight to moderate bitterness; melon; orange rind; slight honey. BL: Very sweet (honey-like) with a prominent orange flavor. It reminds me of: MM: A long weekend in Oxford, Miss. SM: Orange soda with cigarettes in it. ZY: Zesting an orange. TS: A Coney dog. AH: Eating a grapefruit with a hint of honey CH: Bees; honey. CD: Melted orange popsicle. LV: Orange sherbet minus the tang. BL: Honeysuckle on the Natchez Trace. I would pair this with: MS: Hamburger MM: Baseball-game food. ZY: Pork chops. AD: Summer time, sitting by a body of water. TS: Sweet, light appetizers. AH: Barbecue pork sandwich. CH: Crawfish. CD: Shrimp scampi. LV: Salty foods. BL: Fresh fruit tart.

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company Heirloom Ale Type: Sour ale

Aroma: SM: Grapefruit; wheat; pine; pinot noir. ZY: Strangely like wine. AD: Pine; red wine; fresh air. TS: Rich, complex; grape rind. AH: Caramel; root beer. CH: “Earthy.” CD: Oak and pinot with fresh-cut wheat. LV: Alcohol; dark fruit. Taste: MO: Citric; hint of pink peppercorn; sparkly. MM: Very sour; not like SweeTarts (no matter what they tell you!); like a bad grapefruit. SM: Spicy; Christmas. ZY: Spicy, not hot but with spice; tart; sour grapes. AD: Tart pinot noir made with young grapes. TS: Obviously, the red wine matched with the thorns; oaken. AH: Bitter; very dry wine; popping; heavily salted caramel. CH: Complex. CD: Sweet and sour with a red wine aftertaste. LV: Sweet maltiness; bready; light to moderate tangyness; dark fruit; less alcohol flavor compared to the aroma. It reminds me of: MM: My ex-boyfriend. ZY: Picking muscadines in my grandma’s backyard. AD: A classy wine beer that I would want when I want cold red wine. TS: The last beer of the night. AH: Fondren Beverage Emporium. CH: SweeTarts. CD: Sitting by a fire. I would pair this with: MM: A restraining order. ZY: Sharp cheddar. AD: Pasta TS: Steak and potatoes. CH: Grilled steak. CD: Smoked duck with blackberry sauce. LV: Dessert.

Chandeleur Brewing Company Curlew’s Toasted Coconut Porter Type: Porter

Aroma: MO: Chocolate; nutty; light honey; chocolate coffee. MM: Like brown sugar and coffee. ZY: Coffee; chocolate; creamy. AD: Chocolate; a hint of coffee; porter goodness; toffee. AH: Weed; dark chocolate; caramel. CD: Smokey coffee with slight chocolate. LV: Roasted malt; coffee; slight chocolate. Taste: MM: Like burnt coffee. ZY: Woody; not much acidity; like burnt caramel. AD: Chocolate/velvety; aftertaste of coconut. TS: Coffee; sour. AH: Chocolate; coconut; toffee; grapes; black coffee. CH: Cold coffee. CD: Chocolate and raisins. LV: True to the aroma; coffee; some chocolate; lingering (hop) bitterness. BL: Rich toffee and chocolate with a finishing of flaked coconut. It reminds me of: MO: Chocolate candy bar AD: My favorite kind of beer that I can drink in the summer time! TS: Cool summer afternoon. AH: Sipping a beer at an outdoor festival. CH: Winter time. CD: Watching the sunset on the beach while eating fresh seafood. BL: Cups Espresso Café in Brandon. I would pair this with: MO: Steak; salmon. MM: A big bacon cheeseburger or steak. AD: Coconut ice cream. AH: Tiramisu. CH: HERSHEY’S chocolate bar. CD: Raw oysters at Saltine Oyster Bar or a cream-cheese pop at Deep South Pops. LV: Barbecue. BL: Coconut cream pie.

Amber Helsel

Southern Prohibition Brewing Co. Crowd Control Type: IPA

Aroma: MO: Citrus; grapefruit. MM: Like mandarin oranges! ZY: Citrus and mint. AD: Peach, tangerine sweet; fresh air (40 degrees or lower) that’s sharp. AH: Really strong orange smell; citrus; licorice? CD: Pine-y and citrus with sweet caramel. LV: Pine-y/citrus bomb; some malt. BL: Orange juice, and I mean that in the best possible way. Taste: MO: Citrus; grapefruit; tangy. MM: Why do I keep doing this to myself? Tart; bitter; sharp. Help. ZY: Very bitter, but also very bright and citrus-y. AD: Sweet; flower-y; crisp. AH: Acetone; mop water; very bitter; lemon. CD: Hoppy but not over the top; balanced hop/malt flavors. LV: Boom—over-the-top citrus bomb; juicy; solid malt backbone but the mosaic hops rule the day; citrus; melon; tropical fruit. It reminds me of: ZY: The beach in summer. AD: The beer I buy on summer nights while everyone is drinking Bud Lights. CH: Pint nights. CD: Football season and grilling burgers. LV: Being in the tropics. BL: The best IPA ever. I would pair this with: MO: Baked fish. MM: Maybe burnt barbecue chicken, real crispy on the edge—good sh*t. ZY: Veggie ravioli. AD: Literally anything. CH: That fried bologna and egg sandwich at The Pig & Pint. CD: Venison bacon burger and spicy oven fries with jalapeño ketchup. LV: Hamburger; steak; spicy Mexican food. BL: Pineapple cashew chicken fried rice from Thai Tasty.

Miller Brewing Company Steel Reserve Alloy Series Blk Berry 211 Type: Fruit beer

Aroma: MO: Tangy grape with Jolly Ranchers; chewable Flintstones vitamins. MM: It smells like blue KoolAid mated with an IPA. ZY: Smells like the color purple. AD: The purple Jolly Ranchers that no one ate or the purple Gatorade I refused to drink during grade school. AH: Grape soda. CH: Like Gatorade. CD: Purple Gatorade with a purple Jolly Rancher. LV: Sweet berries—tons of sugar. Taste: MO: Fruity pebbles; purple drank. ZY: Like the syrup in a Fruit Gusher. AD: Grape soda; liquid Jolly Rancher. AH: Drunk Gatorade; Jolly Ranchers and vodka. CH: Bad cough syrup. CD: Watered-down grape soda. LV: Loud berry fruit punch It reminds me of: MO: A bad nightmare. MM: Mixing cheap vodka with a purple soda when I was a freshman in college *ahem* I mean senior. ZY: Being 7 and eating Gushers. AD: When my mom made me drink Gatorade after I had played a basketball game in middle school. AH: Partying when I was a teenager. CH: Cough syrup. CD: Melted grape JELL-O shots. LV: Grape popsicle. BL: 5-year-old’s birthday party. I would pair this with: MO: A drunk night in jail. MM: A Lunchables meal. ZY: Late-night McDonald’s AD: Despair—it’s a drink, but don’t drink it. AH: The most greasy food ever. CD: Vanilla ice cream might make this better. LV: A toilet bowl. BL: Cheetos.

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A June Celebration by Jane Flood

Pan-Seared Soft-Shell Crabs

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Serves four 1/2 cup flour A pinch (1/16th teaspoon) of salt, or more to taste 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper 12 small soft shell crabs, cleaned 1 cup butter or olive oil 2 limes cut in to four sections each.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour, salt and cayenne pepper and lightly dredge the crabs in the flour mixture. Prepare the butter sauce and keep warm. Heat an ovenproof sauté pan large enough to hold the crabs (or work in

Beurre Blanc (Basic White Butter Sauce)

June birthdays are a perfect time to create dishes with soft-shell crabs.

nice addition to the barbecues and picnics of summer is an equally informal but celebratory sit-down lunch or dinner for a few friends. It just so happens that one of my very favorite people, my sister Savanna, has a June birthday. Maybe for that reason, I am partial to June birthday parties. Thinking of what she would like for her special dinner is a fun pursuit. Because we grew up loving seafood, this year I decided on something extra special for the entree: a sautéed soft-shell crab entrée placed on a decadent white butter sauce. While these crunchy, rich and sweet crabs are wonderful enough to serve with just a squeeze of fresh lemon, the white butter sauce creates another level of decadence and presentation.

Makes two cups 6 tablespoons white wine 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream (necessary if sauce is not used very shortly after making) 1 pound cold butter, broken or cut into small pieces Salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon lemon juice

batches). Add the butter or oil and heat until very hot. Lay the crabs in the pan, top side-down and pan-fry them for about two or three minutes. Turn them over to fry the other side and finish cooking them in the oven for about three minutes more. Place a ladle full of the butter sauce onto four plates. Remove crabs from the pan and arrange on top of the butter sauce. Garnish plates with lime sections. This dish is excellent with a fruity Chardonnay or a cold iced tea with lemon. If you plan to serve the butter sauce almost immediately after its preparation, the cream can be omitted. If you want to make the sauce ahead of time, it will only stay emulsified with the addition of cream.

Directions

Put the white wine and white-wine vinegar into a medium-sized heavy saucepan with shallots, bay leaf and cracked pepper, and reduce over a medium heat. If you’re preparing it ahead of time, when the shallot mixture is reduced to about three tablespoons, add the cream and reduce by half. Whisk the butter in, piece by piece, until it is all incorporated. Strain sauce through a fine-mesh strainer. Add salt, pepper and lemon to taste. Keep warm in a double boiler. See more online at jfp.ms/junefood celebration.

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A New Beer Experience

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n June 28, Saltine Oyster Bar is hosting its fourth guest-chef dinner since the restaurant’s opening. Jesse Houston first got the idea for this dinner when he went to Ironside Fish & Oyster Bar in San Diego, Calif., to do a guest-chef dinner earlier this year. While there, chef Jason McLeod took him to a nine-chef, nine-course beer dinner that paired dishes with AleSmith Brewing Company beers. “It was literally, I think, the best meal I’ve ever had in my life,” Houston says. “It was definitely by far the best beer dinner I’ve ever experienced, just being super well thought out, super well executed. Every little detail balanced and paired beautifully.” One of the chefs at that beer dinner, Phillip Esteban, attended Houston’s dinner at Ironside. Houston visited his restaurant, The Cork and Craft, which has a brewery and a winery. There, he met Abnormal Beer Company’s brewmaster, Derek Gallanosa. He also visited Mike Arquines at Mostra Coffee, who was one of the chefs at the beer dinner. “It was really mind-blowing what they’re doing with coffee,” Houston says. For example, Aquines, a chef-turned-coffee roaster, ages coffee in bourbon barrels that once held imperial

stouts, which Houston says gives the coffee different flavors. Aquines is also the creator of The LAB: Dining Sessions, which is a series of pop-up beer dinners. He has also been working with Esteban. Houston is pairing with Aquines, Esteban and Gallanosa for Saltine’s beer dinner on June 28, which he says will be like nothing Jackson has ever seen. The menu includes dishes such as oysters with coffee, vanilla and cream paired with a Lucky Town Brewing Co. Saltine Stout; scallops with Zaba, honeydew melon, fennel, sudachi and Hokkaido milk bread with Southern Prohibition Brewing Crowd Control Imperial IPA; and moulard duck with saffron velouté, endive, garlic and a maple-coffee demi-glaze paired with Lucky Town Brewing Co. Hot Coffee and Mostra Coffee. “There won’t be anything like it probably ever again, in Jackson, and there definitely hasn’t been anything like it do date,” Houston says. The beer dinner is at Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave.) on Tuesday, June 28, at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $60 per person, and the beer pairings are $15. For more information, or to make reservations, call 601-982-2899. —Amber Helsel

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University’s dean of undergraduate students and cyberlearning, to men who serve as liaisons to factions of the community. Each of these men makes a difference in our community just doing what they do, whether it’s fighting for

Beau York

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courtesy Robert BLaine

or Beau York, co-owner of Jackson-based podcast network Podastery, creativity and technology often go hand-in-hand. York, a Jackson native, graduated from Mississippi College with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 2006. He then accepted a position in sales at C Spire Wireless before transitioning to product development and marketing few years later. Three years ago, he made the decision to leave the company in order to focus on Podastery. “I saw a lot of potential in podcasting,” he says. “I had been listening for … close to 10 years at that point. … There was this unique sense of trust. I felt as though the podcasters I was listening to were friends even though I’d never met them. This kind of emotional reaction that it got from me, I recognized that as the same kind of emotional reaction that any marketing campaign would dream of.” However, despite the inherent benefits of the format, he noticed the industry wasn’t taking off and wanted to see how he could help it mature.

His initial goals were to create iTunes-featured content, to have a podcast with more than 100 episodes and to create a podcast for a small business. For the latter, he brought The Country Squire, Tobacconist, on board. In bringing the spirit of the mom-and-pop business online and engaging with existing customers, the business inadvertently gained an international audience, as well, he says. York, 32, also created one of Podastery’s flagship series, “Let’s Talk Jackson,” which features interviews with a variety of local artists, activists and entrepreneurs. Recently, the business released an app, the Satchel Podcast Player, which allows users to discover content based on their location. The app also won a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, an organization that works to create informed and engaged communities. He also is volunteering to teach Mississippi Youth Media Project students to podcast this summer. York enjoys spending time with his wife, Christina, and their two children. —Amber Helsel

social justice or talking about Jackson’s issues. They are only a few examples of the inspiring men in the Jackson community, but are outstanding ones, nonetheless. Celebrate the important men in our lives this year by getting to know these gentlemen.

courtesy Beau York

ach Father’s Day, we present the Guys We Love issue, which highlights men who are making a difference in the community. This year’s batch is no exception. In this issue, we have everything from podcasters, to Jackson State

Robert Blaine

eyond serving as Jackson State University’s dean of undergraduate studies and cyberlearning, Robert Blaine also holds the distinction of being one of the only Suzuki Method-trained trombone players in the world. He says the method is all about teaching children to be musical before they learn to read notes. “It focuses on technique and … the mechanics of playing an instrument, and it uses a lot of playing by ear before you learn how to read,” Blaine says. “… It starts children very, very early, so a lot of kids start string instruments with the Suzuki Method as early as 3 years old.” Blaine started playing the trombone at the age of 4. “That’s pretty unusual because the instrument was actually bigger than me at the time,” he says. He received his bachelor’s degree in music performance from Indiana University in 1989, a master’s degree in the subject from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1994 and a doctorate degree from the University of Rochester in New York in 1997. He began working as an orchestra conductor and professor of music for JSU in 2004. In 2012, he became the interim associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts; in 2013, he became the

special assistant to the provost for cyberlearning; and in 2014, he accepted his current position. His dissertation for his doctorate degree was on converging the arts, technology and education. For it, he wrote three virtual-reality computer games that helped teach complex solo trombone works. He says the work he does at JSU is about that same idea. He uses technology as a vehicle to enhance education. “It’s kind of a really large version of what I did for my dissertation,” he says. “I didn’t expect … to ever be able to do that. I wasn’t looking for that opportunity.” Blaine, 49, also serves as an Apple Distinguished Educator, which allows him to look for ways to create highquality education opportunities for students regardless of their backgrounds. “A lot of education is the quality of what students are able to access,” he says. “It depends on the amount of privilege they have, so low income students don’t necessarily receive the same quality of education as far as what they have access to, as (do) students that have a lot more privilege. My goal is to use technology in ways to level the playing field.” —Amber Helsel

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Thomas Price

homas Price, a Belhaven resident who works as a project manager and designer for Hotel and Restaurant Supply Jackson, has spent the past year working with popular local restaurants such as Amerigo and Char. Price’s company helps design interior layouts and sells and installs equipment for restaurants. Price had been working with architectural firm Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons as an intern architect before he was laid off in September 2015. Early this year, a former coworker from CDFL who had started working for Hotel and Restaurant Supply Jackson contacted Price to offer him a position with the company. Originally from Vacaville, Calif., Price, 39, attended Mississippi State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 2003. “I’ve been fascinated with buildings ever since I was a boy,” Price

Farmer’s Market ing from Mississippi State University in 1987 and a master’s degree in business administration from Millsaps College in 1997. Al-Turk, 56, has owned and operated a variety of business, from engineeringconsulting firms to ice cream shops. He also served as a board member for the Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, but his work at the museum takes up much of his time. Al-Turk and his wife, Karen, live in Ridgeland and have two daughters, Amanda and Sarah, two granddaughters, Presley and Harper, and two grandsons, Sutton and Hayes. —R.H. Coupe

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This farmers market was supported by the U S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant 15MPPMS0055. says. “I look at a building like a puzzle with many pieces to it, and seeing how things go together in a building is a process that brings a great feeling when you can properly grasp all the complexity of it.” In addition to working on improvements for restaurants in the Jackson metro area, Price also joins with other local podcasters to record The Co-op podcast once a month at graphic-design company Land vs. Ocean, which focuses on issues in Jackson. He is also one of three co-hosts for the Token Talk podcast, which Price describes as “(podcasters) with three cross-cultural backgrounds who provide social commentary from a minority perspective.” The weekly podcast, which is available on Satchel, Soundcloud and iTunes, focuses primarily on current events, both nationally and around Jackson. “I think Jackson has great potential and anything I can do to help it grow, I will,” Price says. “I love to take people around, show them midtown and Fondren, show them places like the Apothecary, which I think is one of the best craft bars in the nation and can serve up things to brighten up anyone’s day. Living and working in Jackson is a big deal to me, and I love being able to take part in the community and everything that goes on here.” Price has two daughters, 10-year-old Madalyn and 16-year-old Jocelynn. —Dustin Cardon

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ackson is home to the International Museum of Muslim Cultures, the first Islamic history and culture museum in the United States. Emad Al-Turk is the co-founder, along with Okolo Rashid, and current president and chief executive officer for the museum, which opened in April 2001. Al-Turk says its purpose is “to change Americans’ stereotypical depictions of Islam and Muslims.” Al-Turk says he felt the need for the museum before the 9/11 attacks, but the misinformation following the attack showed him there was an even more profound need to educate his community about Muslim culture in the U.S. and around the world. “There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world,” he says, adding that Americans get their knowledge of Islam from just a small portion of that world. He wants to fix that. Al-Turk was born in Palestine and went to high school in Kuwait before moving to the U.S. in 1977. He moved back to Kuwait after receiving his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Mississippi in 1980 but returned to Mississippi in 1983 and has lived here ever since. He also earned a master’s degree in the civil engineer-

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n any given Sunday at Battlefield Park during the summer, one may find a crowd of sports fans, vendor trucks stocked with food and soccer tournaments on the fields. Mississippi International Soccer League meets in this park, providing the Latin community of Jackson a space for cultural communion and a rivalrous game of soccer. Since Hurricane Katrina, many Latinos from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast relocated to Hattiesburg and then the Jackson area. With rising popularity in soccer, Efren Nuñez and Julio Del Castillo created MISOL as an opportunity for the local Latin community to enjoy food, culture and soccer. “I was looking for my community,” Castillo, vice president of MISOL, says, “and I decided to create this soccer league with my friend Efren.” After traveling around the South, Castillo, born in Peru, moved to Jackson in 1993. The 55-year-old is the current president of the Latin American Business Association, also known as LABA-Link, a development community-service group that strives to connect individuals and the Latin American business population to the greater business community of Mississippi. He is also a project officer III for the state. At one point, MISOL had 16 participating teams, along with an audience of about 200 people. The players (usually labor, construction or restaurant workers) are from Central America, Mexico, Peru, Africa and other countries, so “people can interact with their own nationality,” he says. Now, only six teams commit to the tournament. Due to high rates of immigration issues, deportation and police profiling, some Latinos are afraid of leaving their houses. Nevertheless, Castillo is hopeful about MISOL. “It’s like a community union … to keep from trouble,” he says. He encourages people to register now for the soccer tournament, which begins in July this summer. Castillo has three children: Andrew, 22, Sara, 24, and Katherine, 20. —Christopher Peace

argaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” LaDarion Ammons, a Jackson native, uses these words constantly as a reminder to himself and others that they must step up and try to bring about change. Ammons, 24, is a graduate of Jim Hill High School and Mississippi State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in African American studies. He is currently pursuing a law degree from Mississippi College’s School of Law, from which he will graduate in May 2017. Beginning in high school and continuing through college, Ammons served as a mentor for other young people. In March 2015, Ammons and his high-school friend, Carl Williams, 25, were able to incorporate Brothers of MS, an organization that mentors youth between the ages of 10 and 18. “When I got back to Jackson,” Ammons says, “I realized there were a lot of mentoring organizations, but not (ones with predominantly younger mentors). We surrounded ourselves with Jackson Public Schools alum and looked at innovative, creative ways to mentor.” Ammons is the son of Charles Ammons III and Carolyn Ammons, local business owners, and brother to Tabitha, Jackie and Charsity Ammons, and Charles Dulaney. Ammons says his close proximity to family is part of what makes him appreciate living in Jackson. “I have a lot of family in Jackson,” LaDarion Ammons says. “I get to work with my dad and his businesses, I get to give back. … To me, there’s no better place to be.” —Adria Walker

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elvin Robinson refers to himself as a creative. This title is fitting for the 29-year-old entrepreneur who has managed to hone several skills, including photography and videography. His passion for these skills were aroused at an early age when he was gifted his first camera. He says his mom bought him a mini camcorder for Christmas, and he liked it. He started playing football and got out of photography and videography for a little while but later got back into them. The Jackson native graduated from Provine High school in 2005 and went on to pursue a degree in English at Hinds Community College but did not finish. Robinson says from here he decided to work on perfecting his artistry with the few skills he had learned over time. “I was a music artist, but I did not have the budget to pay people for certain things that I wanted done,” he says. “I decided to do it myself.” He currently works as an administrative clerk for the City of Jackson while managing all aspects of his own company, Canis Canem Edit Productions, which was established in 2014. Working closely with other local influencers, Robinson has been behind several projects, including Mississippi Road Map—a program that helps low-income families—where he created a short-form documentary for the company. He also worked with the We Are Jackson Campaign, hosts his personal podcast, The Roguish Gent, and is the producer for the local web series, LateNight JXN. Robinson stresses the importance of community and is thankful he is a part of helping change the narrative in the city. “I think sometimes Jackson isn’t seen in the most flattering light, and if you control the narrative, you can control the way people see you,” he says. “Jackson has its issues, like every city, but whoever controls that narrative gets to tell that story.” —Danie Matthews

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An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood is at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Chris Robinson, former lead singer for the Black Crowes, leads the rock band. $30 in advance, $35 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net.

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THURSDAY 6/16

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Museum After Hours: Dreamscapes and Dragons is from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Includes a pop-up exhibition featuring works from Kelly Walters and Sam Clark, dining, games, music and more. Free with cash bar; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. … “Barefoot in the Park” is at 7:30 p.m. at Black Rose Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon). The play is about newlyweds who decide to play matchmaker. Reservations required. Additional dates: June 17-18, 7:30 p.m., June 19, 2 p.m. $10-$15; call 825-1293; blackrosetheatre.org.

dian, writer and TV host Zach Anner. Registration required. Additional dates: June 15, 3-7:30 p.m., June 16, 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m. $25-$250; call 968-0600; msmegaconference.org. … Juneteenth in the Park is from 7 p.m. to midnight at Smith Park (302 Amite St.). Includes food, games, vendors and music from DJ Jonasty, DevMaccc, J. Skyy, CLEW, D. Horton, Scraper Gang and Coke Bumaye. Admission $5, food prices vary; find the event on Facebook.

SATURDAY 6/18

The Juneteenth Festival is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Battlefield Park (953 Porter St.). The festival is a celebration of the final freeing of slaves on June 19, 1865. Includes games, sports, music, arts and crafts, speakers, a health fair and a legal by Micah Smith fair. Vendors and sponsors welcome. Free; call 601-397-1671 or 601-942-7182; email thomjacksonfreepress.com ashill00@gmail.com. … The Fax: 601-510-9019 Juneteenth on Farish Parade Daily updates at & Festival is from 2 to 8 p.m. jfpevents.com in the Historic Farish Street District (Farish Street). Includes a parade at 2 p.m. and a festival at 3 p.m. Includes food, family-friendly activities and music from artists such as Mike Rob & the 601 Band, Victoria Cross, Dolla Black, Rashad Smith, J Da Groova and Amanda Furdge. Sponsors, vendors and volunteers welcome. Free; email moniquemapp@ legacybuildersinc.org; eventbrite.com.

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Museum After Hours: Dreamscapes and Dragons, which features artwork from Sam Clark and Kelly Walters, including her piece “Disembodied Flight,” is Thursday, June 16, at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

FRIDAY 6/17

The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Jackson Marriott (200 E. Amite St.). The conference is for people with disabilities and their 24 families as well as professionals. The keynote speaker is come-

SUNDAY 6/19

Cocktails & Sushi Sundays is from 5 to 10 p.m. at Wasabi Sushi & Bar (100 E. Capitol St., Suite 105). The

daytime social includes hibachi food, drinks, live music and cigars on the patio. For ages 21 and up. No cover with RSVP; call 948-8808; email cocktailsandsushi@gmail.com.

MONDAY 6/20

One on One with Mayor Tony Yarber is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) in room AC215. The mayor of Jackson sits down with Jackson Free Press editor Donna Ladd for a discussion about youth violence, the criminal-justice system, education, and solutions for crime and poverty. A small reception follows. Free; call 601-362-6121; follow Jackson Free Press on Facebook.

TUESDAY 6/21

Chef’s Table is at 6:30 p.m. at The Strawberry Cafe (107 Depot Drive, Madison). Enjoy a seven-course meal that includes smoked crab and artichoke dip, baked rotini and more. Reservations required. $48 per person, wine pairing available; call 601-856-3822; email eat@strawberrycafemadison.com. … “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” Dinner Theater is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Georgia Blue, Flowood (223 Ridge Way, Flowood). Mississippi Murder Mysteries presents the interactive show with a baseball theme. Includes a threecourse meal. Seating at 6:30 p.m. RSVP. For ages 13 and up. $47; call 601-850-2318; fringedinnertheatre.com.

WEDNESDAY 6/22

History Is Lunch is at noon at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Authors Teena Horn, Alan Huffman and Johnny Jones discuss the book “Lines Were Drawn: Remembering Court-Ordered Integration at a Mississippi High School.” Free; call 601-576-6998.

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One on One with Mayor Tony Yarber June 20, 6-8:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). In room AC215. The mayor of Jackson sits down with JFP editor Donna Ladd for a discussion about youth violence, the criminal justice systems, and solutions for crime and poverty. Free; call 362-6121; follow JFP on Facebook.

50th Commemoration of the March Against Fear Lecture June 15, 6-8 p.m., at Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO (1017 John R. Lynch St.). The speaker is Mukasa Dada, and the topic is “The Evolution of the March Against Fear and the Black Power Freedom Struggle.” Free; call 977-7914; mscivilrightsveterans.com.

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Juneteenth in the Park June 17, 7 p.m.-midnight, at Smith Park (302 Amite St.). Includes food, vendors and music from DJ Jonasty, DevMaccc, J. Skyy, CLEW, D. Horton, Scraper Gang and Coke Bumaye. $5; find the event on Facebook.

Story Time on the Porch June 16, 3-4 p.m., at Eudora Welty House and Museum (1119 Pinehurst Place). The summer reading a craft program is for children in pre-K to fourth grade. Free; call 601-353-7762.

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If you were watching college baseball, you might have missed the strong showing from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 8-11. Thursday, June 16 Soccer (8:30-11 p.m., FS1): The USA started group play with a loss but then came back to win their group, which sets them up against Ecuador in a quarterfinal matchup for the 2016 Copa América. Friday, June 17 Soccer (7:30-10 a.m., ESPN): This should be a good Euro 2016 matchup to set your DVR for, as Italy takes on Sweden in Group E play. Saturday, June 18 College baseball (2-11 p.m., ESPN2): Game one and two of the 2016 College World Series kick off the double-elimination part of the finals, with Oklahoma State taking on UC Santa Barbara, and Miami (Florida) facing Arizona. Sunday, June 19 NBA (7-11 p.m., ABC): Watch game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals—if necessary—between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Juneteenth Festival June 18, 1-7 p.m., at Battlefield Park (953 Porter St.). The festival is a celebration of the final freeing of slaves on June 19, 1865. Includes games, sports, music, arts and crafts, speakers, a health fair and a legal fair. Free; call 601-397-1671; email thomashill00@gmail.com. Juneteenth on Farish Parade & Festival June 18, 2-8 p.m., at Historic Farish Street District (Farish Street). Includes a parade at 2 p.m. and a festival at 3 p.m. Includes food, family-friendly activities and music from Mike Rob & the 601 Band, Victoria Cross, Dolla Black, Rashad Smith, J Da Groova and Amanda Furdge. Free; email moniquemapp@ legacybuildersinc.org; eventbrite.com. Little Divas and Daddy Dance June 18, 6:30 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). At Center Court. EyeShine Creative Arts Company hosts the father-daughter dance. Includes dinner, dancing, entertainment and a photo shoot. $15; call 982-8467; eventbrite.com.

Monday, June 20 Soccer (1:30-4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2): Tune in for the final group game for Euro 2016’s Group B, as Slovakia plays England, and Russia faces Wales. Tuesday, June 21 Soccer (8-11 p.m., FS1): If USA gets past Ecuador, then the American team will meet an opponent in the semifinals of the 2016 Copa América. Wednesday, June 22 Soccer (1:30-4 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2): The final game in Group E, as Italy faces Ireland, and Sweden faces Belgium in Euro 2016. UM’s men’s team tied for 26th with nine points, and the UM women tied for 22nd with 10 points in the championships. MSU’s men’s team finished ninth with 18 points, and the MSU women’s team finished 13th with 22 points. Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.

Events at Mississippi Girlchoir Office (1991 Lakeland Drive, Suite M) • Mississippi Girlchoir Auditions, Grades 3-6 June 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Auditions last 15 minutes and consist of vocalizations, rhythm sequences and singing common songs. Appointment required. $25 fee; call 601-981-9863. • Mississippi Girlchoir Auditions, Grades 7-12 June 18, 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 fee; call 601-981-9863.

FOOD & DRINK Canton Craft Beer and Cocktail Festival June 18, 4 p.m., at Historic Canton Square (Courthouse Square, Canton). Features more than 100 craft beers, wine tastings, cocktails and music. For ages 21 and up. $25; call 800-745-3000.

Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner June 20, 6 p.m., at Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St.). Enjoy limited-release beer from Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Across America series with your five-course meal. Reservations required. $60 per person ($40 food only); call 368-1919; email spencert@salandmookies.com; salandmookies.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Men’s Health and Healthcare Conference June 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Include screenings, lunch, and a forum on preventing and treating chronic diseases. Registration required. Space limited. Free; call 601-979-1101. The Longest Day June 18, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). At Center Stage. The Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the host. The Alzheimer’s disease awareness event includes screenings, information sessions and an African dance class. Free; call 601-624-3825; family caregivers should RSVP at 601-981-1516 or email ccrittle@cmpdd.org.

STAGE & SCREEN Screen on the Green June 16, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). In the Art Garden. Includes a cash bar, concessions and a movie at dusk. This film is “Smokey and the Bandit.” Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. “Steel Magnolias” June 16-18, 7:30 p.m., June 19, 2:30 p.m., at Madison Square Center for the Arts (2103 Main St., Madison). The Center Players Community Theatre presents the play about the struggles of five Louisiana women. $12, $10 seniors and students; madisoncenterplayers.org. The Joking Around Comedy Show Featuring Kountry Wayne June 18, 8 p.m., at Wahabi Shrine Center (4123 Interstate 55 S. Frontage Road). Other performers include Big Sean Larkins, Nardo Blackmon, Skipper Da Comic, Kajuan Claiborne and Rita B. $20, $30 reserved, $40 VIP; call 601-709-7894; eventbrite.com.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood June 15, 7:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Chris Robinson, former lead singer for the Black Crowes, leads the rock band. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $30 in advance, $35 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-2927121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

LITERARY & SIGNINGS “Sunset City” June 16, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Melissa Ginsburg signs books. $25.99 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. Meredith Etc. Book Release Party June 18, 1-3 p.m., at Cherry Grove Baptist Church (1296 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive). The featured authors are Mary Haralson Coleman with Starkishia, and the book is entitled “Mary’s Story & Song.” Free admission, book: $10.98 paperback, $20.98 hardcover; meredithetc.com. 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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Big Sleepy’s - Secret Stuff, Pictures of Vernon, The Renders & Empty Atlas 7 p.m. $5 advance $8 door all ages Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Chris Robinson Brotherhood 7:30 p.m. $30 advance $35 door ardenland.net Fitzgerald’s - Andrew Pates & Jay Wadsworth 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Mark Roemer & Jamie Weems 6-8 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Jeff Maddox 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 8:30 p.m. 601-665-2073 Pelican Cove - The JOB 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Lovin Ledbetter 7:30 p.m. free

June 16 - Thursday

After planning previous Juneteenth events on Baker Street, Quincy Grant decided to relocate and expand his event this year. Juneteenth in the Park, on Friday, June 17, is one of two festivals in downtown Jackson that weekend.

very year, cities around the country recognize Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Jackson is certainly no exception, but the City’s marketing specialist, Brad Franklin, says it’s only recently that residents began to take notice in a big way. He is helping to promote a weekend of Juneteenth events in downtown Jackson. “There are several ceremonies for Juneteenth that happen every year, but citizens have little to no knowledge of such events,” he says. “Now that the awareness bug is picking up stride, we have the opportunity to push its agenda like the other culture agendas in an effort to educate and celebrate the melting pot we all reside in.” Jackson resident Quincy Grant will help kick off the weekend with Juneteenth in the Park on Friday, June 17, in Smith Park. The event will feature food trucks, vendors and games, as well as musical performances from acts such as DJ Jonasty, DevMaccc, J. Skyy, CLEW, D. Horton, Scraper Gang and Coke Bumaye. Grant, a Little Rock, Ark., native, librarian and graduate of Jackson State University, began organizing activities for Juneteenth in 2012 with the goal of raising awareness of the holiday with members of his generation. “Dropping the term (Juneteenth) onto my crew one year showed how many weren’t familiar with it,” Grant says. “After educating my peers, we decided to create a tagline for it that remains the tagline today: ‘Let’s not only celebrate; let’s educate.’” He says the number of returning faces and new faces during his second event showed him that there was support for what he wanted to accomplish. He also

learned more about the lack of knowledge about Juneteenth when he canvassed his neighborhood and discovered only one out of 40 people were familiar with the holiday. That one person happened to not be African American. Immediately, Grant knew he was on the right path, and he started planning for a bigger and better Juneteenth. That led to moving the event from its original location, Baker Street, to downtown Jackson this year and adding a more creative spin to draw more attention to the holiday. “The term needs to be continuously heard, used and discussed,” Grant says. “We’re trying to introduce Juneteenth as a platform versus an event. Plus, we are doing a historical thing in a historical place, together.” On Saturday, June 18, the City of Jackson is also partnering with Legacy Builders and Jackson Black Pages to present the Juneteenth on Farish Parade and Festival between Griffith Street and Hamilton Street. The event will feature more than 40 vendors, children’s events such as space jumps, a parade at 2 p.m., and musical performances from artists such as Mike Rob & the 601 Band, Victoria Cross, Dolla Black, Rashad Smith, J Da Groova and Amanda Furdge beginning at 3 p.m. on an outdoor stage and inside F. Jones Corner. Juneteenth in the Park is from 7 p.m. to midnight, Friday, June 17, at Smith Park (302 Amite St.). Admission is $5. The Juneteenth on Farish Parade and Festival is from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, June 18, in the Historic Farish Street District. Admission is free. For more information, find the events on Facebook. More Juneteenth events at jacksonfreepress.com/events.

Cerami’s - Stace & Cassie 6 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Jed Marum Fitzgerald’s - Ron Etheridge 7:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jonathan Alexander Georgia Blue, Madison - Larry Brewer Hal & Mal’s - Brotherly Love 6-8 p.m. free Iron Horse Grill - Mike Munson 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 6:30 p.m. free Martin’s - Pure Luck 10 p.m. Pelican Cove - Hunter Gibson & Ronnie McGee (Dueling Pianos) 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Travelin’ Jane 7:30 p.m. Sylvia’s - Thursday Night Live feat. The Blues Man & Sunshine McGhee 9 p.m. free

June 17 - Friday Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Nashville South 8 p.m. Big Sleepy’s - Medicine Bow, Alex Fraser & Scott & Crawford 8 p.m. Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Adam Wakefield 7:30 p.m. $10 ardenland.net F. Jones Corner - Sorrento Ussery midnight $10 Fenian’s - Cooper Miles Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson & Ronnie McGee (Dueling Pianos) 7:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Skip & Mike Hal & Mal’s - Taylor Hildebrand 7-10 p.m. free Iron Horse Grill - Bernard Jenkins 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Sole Shakers 7 p.m. free M Bar - Flirt Fridays feat. DJ T. Lewis free Martin’s - Jarekus Singleton 10 p.m. Pelican Cove - The StoneCoats 7 p.m. Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Rockit 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Crocker & Reynolds 5:30 p.m.; Spunk Monkees 8 p.m. $5; Jonathan Alexander (deck) 10 p.m. free Smith Park - Juneteenth in the Park feat. DJ Jonasty, DevMaccc, J. Skyy, CLEW, D. Horton, Scraper Gang & Coke Bumaye 7 p.m.midnight $5 Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

June 18 - Saturday Bonnie Blair’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7-11 p.m. Clinton High School - Thacker Mountain Radio feat. Eddie Cotton Jr. & Claire Holley 6 p.m. $10 F. Jones Corner - jj Thames midnight $10 Farish Street - Juneteenth on Farish

June 19 - Sunday Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. The Hideaway - Mike & Marty’s Jam Session Kathryn’s - Shadz of Grey 6 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Road Hogs noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m. Shucker’s - Steele Heart (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.

June 20 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m. free Martin’s - Open Mic Free Jam 10 p.m. Pelican Cove - Ron Etheridge 6 p.m.

June 21 - Tuesday

Claire Holley feat. Mike Rob & the 601 Band, Victoria Cross, Dolla Black, Rashad Smith, J Da Groova, Amanda Furdge & more 2 p.m. free Fenian’s - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Brian Jones Hal & Mal’s - Rengshaw Davies 7-10 p.m. free The Hideaway - Pro Wrestling Ego feat. Burnham Road 7 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - Spectrum Jazz 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Luckenbach 7 p.m. free M Bar - Saturday Night Live feat. DJ Shanomak free Martin’s - Lightnin’ Malcolm 10 p.m. Ole Tavern - Jason Daniels Band Pelican Cove - Dirt Road Addiction 2 p.m.; Travelin’ Jane 7 p.m. Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Aaron Coker 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads (deck) 3:30 p.m. free; Spunk Monkees 8 p.m. $5; Josh Journeay (deck) 10 p.m. free Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Big Sleepy’s - Naturalist, Shut Up Matt Jewett, Die With Nature & Surfwax 8:30 p.m. $5 all ages Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson & Larry Brewer 7:30 p.m. Kathryn’s - Robin Blakeney Trio 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 p.m. The Penguin - Jazz Tuesday

June 22 - Wednesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Skip MacDonald & Mike Mathis 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz 6-8:30 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 8:30 p.m. 601-665-2073 Pelican Cove - Barry Leach 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Jason Stogner 7:30 p.m.

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6/16 - Blink 182 & Hawthorne Heights - BankPlus Amphitheater, Southaven 6/17 - LMFAO - Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, New Orleans 6/18 - Lord Huron - House of Blues, New Orleans 6/18 - Widespread Panic - Mud Island Amphitheater, Memphis 6/18 - Royal Teeth - Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge 6/18 - Pam Tillis - IP Casino, Resort & Spa, Biloxi 6/21 - Lake Street Dive - Tipitina’s, New Orleans 6/22 - Every Time I Die & Whitechapel - The Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis

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Last Week’s Answers

BY MATT JONES

43 Sprays some sticky stuff as a prank 45 Answer sharply 48 Plasma particles 49 Not mine, in bucolic comic strips 50 Carpenter’s leveler 53 Autocorrect target 56 Poopo or Titicaca, e.g. 59 Empty (of) 60 About, formally 61 “I can’t hear you!” 62 Four-color card game 63 King with three daughters 64 John Doe, e.g. 65 Part of rpm

36 Neruda works 38 Seasonal addition? 39 It usually gets rolled 41 Schroeder’s prop 42 ___-country (2010s music genre) 43 Comparatively agile 44 Opportune 45 Emmy-winning title role for Sally Field 46 All’s opposite 47 Tony-winning actress McDonald 50 Graceful swimmer

51 Xbox series since 2001 52 “Was ___ inside job?” 54 Maine’s state tree 55 Paper factory side effect 57 Ft. Lauderdale locale 58 Aries’ animal ©2016 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

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24 Lawsuit 26 Pair with a lot of pull? 27 Spherical treat that comes from a toroid 32 Bowler’s place 33 Hockey Hall of Famer Cam 34 Kal Penn’s costar John 37 Hitchcock title word 38 ___ au poivre 39 “The Grapes of Wrath” family name 40 Neither’s partner 41 Graphics program included with Windows 1.0 42 Carried, as by the wind

1 Like some mistakes 2 In the distance 3 Like some small biological projects? 4 Chum 5 Late hour, for some 6 “Caprica” star Morales 7 Light bulb unit 8 Reverb (and a cliche when a character thinks it’s someone else) 9 Ultra-wide shoe size 10 He was associated with the Jets 11 “Mr. Belvedere” actress Graff 12 Vegetable cutter 13 Fermented rice drinks 19 Recover from a setback 21 Final Jeopardy! amount 25 Not forthcoming 26 Eleventh U.S. president 27 “Shoot!” 28 It’s sold in bars and tubs 29 No later than 30 Pint-sized 31 Events at meets 34 Sweetener under recent scrutiny 35 Install in a gallery, maybe

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My long-term predictions for the next 15 months are a blend of hopeful optimism and a reasonable interpretation of the astrological omens. Here we go: 1. You will have an excellent chance to smooth and soothe the rough spots in your romantic karma. 2. You will outgrow any addiction you might have to frustrating connections. 3. Unrequited love will either be requited, or else you’ll become bored with the futile chase and move on. 4. You’ll be challenged to either refresh and reinvent an existing intimacy, or else get shrewd enough not to repeat past mistakes in a new intimacy. 5. You will have an abundance of good ideas about how to install the theme of smart fun at the heart of your strongest alliances.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

Author Courttia Newland quotes the pre-Socratic philosopher Meno: “How will you go about finding the thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?” In response to this riddle, Newland riffs on what it means to him: “Even more important than the journey itself, is the venture into the unknowable. The ability to find comfort moving forwards without quite knowing where you are going.” I nominate these to be your words to live by in the coming days, Cancerian. Have open-hearted fun as you go in search of mysterious and impossible secrets! I’m confident you will track them down—especially if you’re willing to be lost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Your homework is to write a story about the life you’re going to live between now and next April. The length of this predictive tale should be at least three pages, although it’s fine if you produce more. Here are some meditations to lubricate the flow of your imagination. 1. What three questions would you love to have answered during the next 42 weeks? 2. Of the numerous adventures that might be fun to explore, which are the two that would be most consistently energizing? 3. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your attitude or revamp about your life? 4. What new privilege will you have earned by April 2017?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

According to an old Chinese proverb, if you want to get rich, you must have a nickname. My meditations on your future suggest that this curious formula may have some validity. The next 15 months will be a favorable time to attend to the groundwork that will ultimately increase your wealth. And your luck in doing this work is likely to be oddly good if you add a frisky tweak to your identity—such as a zesty new nickname, for example. I suggest you stay away from clichés like Ace or Vixen or Sharpie, as well as off-putting ironic monikers like Poker Face and Stonewall. Instead, gravitate toward lively choices like Dazzler, FluxLuster, Hoochie-Coochie or FreeBorn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

During the next 15 months, you will have an unprecedented chance to materialize a fantasy you’ve harbored for years. Essential to your efforts will be a capacity to summon more ambition than you ever have before. I’m not talking about the grubby self-promotion that typically passes for ambition, however. Arrogant selfimportance and selfish posturing will not be part of your winning formula. Rather, the kind of ambition I’m referring to is a soaring aspiration that seeks the best and highest, not just for yourself but for everyone whose life you touch. I mean the holy hunger that drives you to express impeccable integrity as you seek to master the tasks you came to Earth to accomplish. Get started!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

During the next 15 months, composting should be a primary practice, as well as a main metaphor. If you have been lazy about saving leftover scraps from your kitchen and turning them into fertilizer, now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts. The same is true if you have been lax about transforming your pain into useful lessons that invigorate your lust for life. Be ever-alert for opportunities to capitalize on junk, muck and slop. Find secret joy in creating unexpected treasure out of old failures and wrong turns.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Have you ever made a fool of yourself while trying to fulfill your deepest yearnings? I hope so. If you haven’t, your yearnings probably aren’t deep enough. Most of

us, on multiple occasions, have pursued our longings for connection with such unruly intensity that we have made foggy decisions and engaged in questionable behavior. That’s the weird news. The good news is that now and then, the impulse to leave our safety zone in a quest to quench our deepest yearnings can actually make us smarter and more effective. I believe this is one of those times for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

During the next 13 months, what can you do to enhance your ability to be the boss of yourself? What practices can you engage in on a daily basis that will build your potency and authority and clout? How can you gain access to more of the helpers and resources you need to carry out your life’s master plan? These are excellent questions to ask yourself every day between now and July 2017. It’s time to find or create your ultimate power spot.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

The prison population in the U.S. is over two million, more than twice what it was in 1990. In contrast, Canada keeps about 41,000 people in jail, Italy 52,000, and France 66,000. That’s the bad news. The good news, at least for you and your tribe, is that a relatively small percentage of you will be incarcerated during the next 15 months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Aquarians all over the world will specialize in liberation. Not only will you be extra ethical, not only will you be skillful at evading traps—you will also be adept at emancipating yourself from your own delusions and limitations. Congratulations in advance! It’s time to start singing some new freedom songs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

The English word “catharsis” is derived from the ancient Greek katharsis, which was a technical medical term that meant “purgation” or “purification,” as in flushing out the bowels. Aristotle converted katharsis into a metaphor that described how a drama performed in the theater could “clean out” the emotions of spectators. These days, catharsis may refer to any event that precipitates a psycho-spiritual renewal by building up and then releasing tension. I foresee at least one of these strenuous blessings in your immediate future.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

The coming months will be a favorable time to boost your skills as a cagey warrior. I don’t mean you should push people around and get into lots of fights. Rather, the goal is for you to harness your aggressiveness constructively and to wield your willpower with maximum grace. In the face of fear, you will not just be brave, but brave and crafty. You’ll refrain from forcing storylines to unfold before they’re ready, and you’ll rely on strategy and good timing instead of brute strength and the decree, “Because I said so.” Now study this counsel from the ancient Chinese statesman Zhuge Liang, also known as Crouching Dragon: “The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Everything you do in the coming days should be imbued with the intention of enhancing the Flow. It’s high time to identify where the energy is stuck, and then get it unstuck. You have a sacred mandate to relieve the congestion ... to relax the tweaks ... to unravel the snarls if you can, or simply cut through them if necessary. You don’t need to tell anyone about your secret agenda. Just go about your business with zealous diligence and unflagging purpose. If it takes more effort than you wished, so be it. If your progress seems maddeningly gradual, keep the faith.

Homework: If you could change your astrological sign, what would you change it to and why? Go to Freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.”

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AT RIPLEY NO. 15343 COLTON WADE BROYLES and AMBER NICHOLE BROYLES vs. MATTHEW AARON SMITH Colton Wade Broyles and Amber Nichole Broyles filed a petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of Matthew Aaron Smith to M.L.S., a minor born 26 September 2011, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, alleging that the father of M.L.S. abandoned the child. Matthew Aaron Smith is ordered to respond to the Petition within thirty days of the final day of publication of this notice; a copy of the answer must be served upon Lewis Jenkins, Attorney, P.O. Box 220, Dyersburg, TN 38025-0220. A copy of the Petition may be obtained from the clerk of this Court. If Matthew Aaron Smith fails to respond as ordered, judgment by default will be entered for the relief demanded.

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