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uring Tasha Bibb’s sophomore year at Mississippi College, she was not sure what she wanted to do after graduation. That’s when she learned about the nonprofit Innovate Mississippi, then called Mississippi Technology Alliance. Today, she is the organization’s director of entrepreneurial development. “Being exposed to the concept of entrepreneurship made me want to further my education for that field,” she says. “It was a different level of business from what I’d seen before, and I’ve always been interested in business for the idea of creating something new and learning to develop a path for what you’re creating to succeed.” Bibb was born in Jackson and moved to Clinton with her family in 1993. She graduated from MC with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2005. She later enrolled at Jackson State University, where she received a master’s degree in business administration in 2009. When she first heard about the nonprofit, Bibb said, it had begun working with local entrepreneurs, but was still growing and taking shape. She contacted Innovate and asked to learn more, and then, after graduation, she joined the organization as a marketing assistant, helping coordinate events such as the annual Conference on Technology Innovation.

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In 2008, she became the entrepreneurial development analyst for Innovate’s entrepreneurial-development department, where she ascertained risk levels in areas of business and helped entrepreneurs obtain the resources to overcome those risks. In her current position, she works with entrepreneurs and tech startups in the state to help them develop and connect with resources. She also organizes programs such as Startup Weekend, which is designed to help entrepreneurs test the viability of their business plan; Mississippi Coding Academy, an 11-month coding program for high-school graduates; and the New Venture Challenge, a pitch competition in which entrepreneurs meet with mentors to develop their business over a month. “Right now, those of us at Innovate Mississippi see ourselves as one of the entrepreneurial ecosystem builders for Mississippi,” Bibb says. “We work to determine what kind of resources we have available in the state and what we don’t, and we help people with a business idea and not much more meet with others to build and develop that idea into something that can become viable.” Bibb and her husband, Robert, have been married for 11 years and have a 7-year old daughter, Sydnee, and a 3-yearold son, Preston. —Dustin Cardon

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6 ............................ Talks 10 ......................... Op / Ed 14 ............ Cover Story 22 ........... food & Drink 24 ......................... 8 Days 26 ........................ Events

6 Marching For Their Lives

High-school students demonstrated against gun violence this past weekend in Jackson.

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28 Houston Blues, Jackson Soul

“Whenever I come home and I see singers that used to sing background for me doing their own thing, I realize that it’s my responsibility to keep pressing.” —Keeshea Pratt, “Keeshea Pratt Keeps Going”

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4 ..... publisher’s Note

Ron Fontenote photography; file photo; Ko Bragg

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PUBLISHER’s note

by Todd Stauffer, Publisher

Complacency vs. The Permission to Care Deeply

y eyes well up pretty much every time I think about that little bulldog puppy, Kokito, dying on a United Airlines flight a few weeks ago. I’m sad that the dog died, and I’m heartbroken for the dog’s little girl and mom. But what also really hurts to think about is the idea that the dog was barking for hours before it died, and that the combination of an uninformed authority figure and complacency on the part of people around that dog allowed it to die. If I’d have been on that plane, I don’t know if I would have done anything. I didn’t know before I read these stories that a dog would die in an overhead compartment—I would have assumed not if a flight attendant put it there. I hate to think I might have sat there, thinking the barking was a nuisance, but turning up my headphones and assuming that someone else knew what was supposed to happen in that situation. The idea that people in authority made judgment errors and then other adults didn’t question that authority and bring about a resolution is part of the heartbreak. Failure of the humans around it allowed that dog to die. And it’s true that the decision to act under those circumstances might have had consequences. You might get thrown off the plane (or dragged off forcibly—it’s United) or harassed or arrested because you disagree with a bad decision made by an airline employee. Yet, direct action is the only thing—in this particular case—that would have kept that puppy alive and the puppy’s

little girl, her mother, the flight attendant and other passengers from that devastating experience. (Information helps, too, and now we all thankfully have more when it comes to pets in overhead bins.) For me, this news cycle has been a lesson in the ineffectiveness of complacency. As anyone gets older—even a Millennial, much less a Gen-Xer like myself—there’s often a tendency to be willing to go with the flow a little more. You get a little older, or wealthier, or more comfortable, and you’re willing to give a pass to certain ideas. Yeah, maybe the NRA is getting a little more radical than

One of the biggest letdowns of the modern era—and the money involved in American politics—is the complacency that sets in once someone gets into office. The work of the supporter or citizen seems to stop there—understandably, in some cases, because the campaigns are so long and grueling, and there are so many barriers to participation in the first place. Make no mistake that a complacent citizen serves the special interests. The less we watch our politicians, the more sway the lobbyists get. (The NRA, once again, comes to mind.) Watching the “March For Our Lives” this weekend—and all of the young kids at the microphones making commonsense, impassioned arguments in favor of reasonable gun control—I see the next generation taking full voice. As of about a month ago, the youth in this country began a movement. If they can make it stick, they may be able to push our complacency out of their way and get some stuff done. We’ve been at perpetual war for nearly 20 years. We’ve got an economy that remains ridiculously tilted toward the “haves” and the financial sector at the expense of the people who work for a living. The idea of universal health insurance was dealt so many little cuts by the forces of complacency that, to this day, we really haven’t tried it. (Except in places where we did try it, like Kynect in Kentucky, until a new partisan governor gutted the successful program because it was “working too well,” in the words of the state’s major daily paper.) One of the rules that we have at the Jackson Free Press is that everyone who

Failure of the humans around it allowed that dog to die. it used to be—but, hey, you’re a Second Amendment supporter, and it’s not like you’ve got time to watch the organization all the time. Maybe the Tea Party or Trumpism has invaded rational conservative politics, making it difficult for a reasonable, serious person to win a Republican primary. On the Democratic side, maybe complacency comes in the form of “Republican Lite” candidates that complacent party leaders trot out to somehow appeal to voters because they say the same things the Republican says, but softer. At their best, our politics are participatory. It’s about having a voice, making your case, having a discussion, making up your mind. Sometimes changing it once you get new information. Then, taking action.

works here must give everyone else in the office “permission to care deeply.” None of us is getting paid much to make the JFP happen. Our team does what they do because they care about keeping our readers informed while helping them enjoy their life in metro Jackson. Our shared goal is to help make life better for all Jacksonians and Mississippians through journalism and community engagement. That same concept is something that we can use in a broader context to fight complacency and make progress for people in this country. Becoming complacent about certain things—where our products come from; whether we have a middle class; whether the environment is being cared for; who gets health insurance or decent health services; how and when you can sell a certain type of gun—is really the flip side of failing to care deeply about the state of our community. Democracy isn’t easy. Ours is made even tougher by the big money at stake and the inability of our current system to curb those excesses. Progress is possible, but it won’t be easy. At this moment in our country, complacency isn’t an option. Don’t listen to people who tell you to sit down, or take fewer risks, or that airline employees are infallible. Give yourself permission to care deeply, to act courageously, to find your voice and to exercise your humanity. (And be as respectful as possible—especially on planes.) Meanwhile, I’m not flying United. Not until Oscar Munoz “takes personal responsibility” for running a ridiculously tone-deaf airline and steps down as CEO. Todd Stauffer is the president and publisher of the Jackson Free Press. Email him at todd@jacksonfreepress.com.

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contributors

Dustin Cardon

Amber Helsel

Ko Bragg

Arielle Dreher

Stephen Wilson

Micah Smith

Meghan Garner

Kimberly Griffin

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 contributed to the cover package.

Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a feminist, writer, artist and otaku. She loves cats, food, music, anime and storytelling, and often runs sound for CityHeart Church. Email story ideas to amber@jacksonfreepress.com. She contributed to the cover package.

City Reporter Ko Bragg is a Philadelphia, Miss., transplant who recently completed her master’s in journalism. She loves traveling and has been to 25 countries to date. She wrote about “March for Our Lives” and officer-involved shootings.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is trying to read more than 52 books this year and wants to foster an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her tips and story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote about the Mississippi Legislature.

Staff Photographer Stephen Wilson is always on the scene, bringing you views from the six. He took the cover photo, as well as photos inside the issue.

Music Editor Micah Smith is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. Send gig info to music@jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote about the Keeshea Pratt Band.

Digital Marketing Strategist Meghan Garner works to help local businesses thrive through JFP’s website building, content marketing, SEO and digital creative services. Write her at meghan@jacksonfreepress. com to get digital help.

Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin is a Jackson native who loves Jesus, her mama, cooking, traveling, the Callaway Chargers, chocolate, her godson, working out and locally owned restaurants, not necessarily in that order.

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“You can put a silencer on a gun, but you can’t put one on me, and you can’t put one on any of our voices.” — Victoria Long, 15, a student at Madison Central High School, at the March for Our Lives in Jackson on Saturday, March 24.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Thursday, March 22 The Mississippi House does not consider House Bill 1083, which would have allowed schools and colleges to let teachers or staff members carry guns after having firearms training, killing the bill for the 2018 regular session. Friday, March 23 The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees names Alfred Rankins Jr., the current Alcorn State University president, as the new IHL commissioner. … Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics announces that officials will now respond to the scene of every suspected overdose in the state in order to assist coroners and medical examiners in reporting deaths by opioid overdose. Saturday, March 24 Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rally in Washington, D.C., and cities across America to press for gun control in the “March for Our Lives,” including 200 people in downtown Jackson.

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Sunday, March 25 Mississippi lawmakers pass a roughly $6-billion budget to fund state agencies beginning in July.

Monday, March 26 A post on the NextDoor neighborhood website indicates that the City may change its policy and require JPD to start releasing names of the officers involved in a shooting within 72 hours. Tuesday, March 27 Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for the repeal of the Second Amendment. … Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry rules out criminal charges against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.

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Youth Take Lead on Guns in Schools by Ko Bragg

s the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School demand stricter gun laws, many people in the Jackson metro area recall that 20 years ago, Rankin County had its own high-profile school shooting. The gunman at Pearl High School was 16-year-old Luke Woodham. On Oct. 1, 1997, he woke up, stabbed his mother and drove her car to school wearing a trenchcoat concealing a .30-30-caliber rifle. He shot and killed two girls, including his ex-girlfriend, hitting seven others . Assistant Principal Joel Myrick ran to his truck to get the pistol he kept there unloaded. But he never fired at Woodham. “I knew not to shoot because the backstop was not safe. ... I didn’t just go blasting away,” he told The New York Times in February, adding that he does not believe in arming teachers. At the sight of Myrick’s gun, Woodham went back to his mother’s car. While driving away, he lost control of the vehicle. Myrick caught up and held Woodham at gunpoint until the police arrived. At the “March for Our Lives” protest in Jackson on March 24, this shooting came up in speeches, and the victims’ names joined over 200 other names listed on a poster board commemorating

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Wednesday, March 21 Gov. Phil Bryant names Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, who has served as Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner since 2011, to replace Sen. Thad Cochran on April 1. … Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba says he is taking paternity leave until April 3 after the birth of his second daughter, Nubia Ngozi.

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Nearly 200 students, parents and gun-control supporters gathered in downtown Jackson March 24, 2018, for the local “March for Our Lives.”

those lost in shootings in Sandy Hook, Conn., Columbine High School in Colorado, Virginia Tech, the Pulse Nightclub in Florida, Las Vegas and others. ‘Only in America’ Mary Helen Abel leads the state chapter of Moms Demand Action, a nationwide anti-gun violence organization started after Sandy Hook. Abel talked about the Pearl

High School shooting in Jackson. “In central Mississippi, nobody has to tell us that what happened at Parkland can happen anywhere because it happened less than 10 miles away from where we’re standing right now in October of 1997,” she said standing at a podium at the base of the Mississippi Supreme Court. Abel was a junior in high school in 1997. This weekend, she was among about 200 Mississippians who marched to support the Parkland students’ push for stricter gun laws taking place in 800 places throughout the world. “Only in America is ‘yet another mass shooting,’ a phrase ... It’s part of our vocabulary,” Abel added. Maggie Jefferis, a student at Murrah High School, brought up a threat that circulated on Facebook Feb. 20 saying a classmate was going to shoot up the school because he had enough of being bullied. “We were lucky; our school shooter didn’t exist,” Jefferis said to the crowd. “He was a hoax, an ill-timed joke created for a laugh that instead caused mass panic.” Jefferis described sitting with classmates on the edge of their seats that next day, ready to jump at any moment. Still, she and other high-schoolers who spoke that day repeatedly stressed that they do not want their teachers to be armed. “Putting guns in the hands of teachers

“If black people could organize like that, boy…”

“It’s like telling my son he can have $20 if he can pick it off the basketball goal, you know, and he can’t jump 10 feet.”

— Tetrina Blalock, on the March For Our Lives

— House Speaker Philip Gunn on the Senate’s proposal to make cities and counties provide funds before the state matches them for roads and bridges.

Celebrating the Life of Man Killed by JPD by Ko Bragg

Giving Kids Credit Jefferis’ mom, Tifani Keith, said her

The family and friends of Lee Edward Bonner, killed by the Jackson Police Department, gathered at the home where it took place to do a neighborhood cleanup on March 24, 2018, much like the ones Bonner organized when he was alive.

brother’s left eye was gone when he made it to the hospital and that Bonner had been shot twice in the head, twice in the back, once in the left arm bursting the main artery there, twice in both sides, two times in the pelvis and twice more in the leg. “It didn’t take that many shots—he wasn’t nothing but 130 pounds,” Richard told the Jackson Free Press. “Nobody deserves that. They could have shot him in the leg, arm or anything. ... It’s like they came with the intention to do that.” Richard’s words are almost identical to what the grandmother of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man Sacramento, Calif., police shot 20 times in her backyard on

daughter came to her the night that the school-shooter threat circulated on Facebook. While she recalls being unnerved, she was reassured that her daughter and her classmates reported the post immediately. Keith believes that students should be the ones leading the change. “We should absolutely listen to them—they are the ones facing this fear in the schools, this violence,” Keith said. “... We don’t give them the credit that they deserve. We do not always treat them as the full human beings that they are.” Talamieka Brice began her remarks with a series of apologies: for turning away as school shootings happened, for accept-

March 18 because they thought he had a gun, although it turned out to be a cell phone. “They didn’t have to kill him like that, they didn’t have to shoot him so many times,” Sequita Thompson said Monday about Clark at a press conference in Sacramento. She also believes they could have aimed for an arm or a leg, or used a Taser for instance. In Clark’s case, his community has been protesting on his behalf, even shutting down an interstate. But, in Jackson, no one has taken to the streets for any of the last seven officer-involved shootings since Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba took office in July 2017 with none of the officers involved identified to date. Bonner’s brother wants police reform, but also for the community to come together and demand change—and more answers from JPD. ‘I Know My Brother’ Richard looked out over Deer Park Street, which serves as a border of the west Jackson community he grew up in, just a stone’s throw away from Jackson State University. He pointed out empty lots where more homes used to stand, and he reminisced about the corner store that now has wooden planks across the windows. Richard sipped a grape Faygo that he was careful to throw into the trash when he finished, instead of casting it among the overwhelming litter that peppered the neighborhood. Richard reflected about the police harassing him and his brothers even when they were young—decades before Richard, Bonner and the brother in between them spent any time in jail. Bonner had been out of jail for at least 10 months

ing the lies congressmen told over the years, and for believing in empty “thoughts and prayers.” She thanked the youth for reminding her there is a generation behind her for whom she needs to fight. “I’ve spent so much time pushing against the narrative of the adults, the baby boomers before me, that I lost sight of the generation behind me,” Brice said to the crowd. “And the fact that I am now the adult, and your life is in my hands at the voting booth, at the dinner table, at the small places where bigotry and ignorance grows and entraps citizens around us. … I am awake now.” Later, Brice talked to the Jackson Free

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Press about feeling powerless at times, especially with an older generation constantly impressing that things are never going to change. She had forgotten that in her youth, she had that same fire and passion. “I just want to use my role as an adult, my voice as a mother and an artist and a business owner to be able to make things better for the next generation,” she added. Sen. Sollie Norwood, D-Jackson, took photos with people there and praised the young people for their efforts. “I feel the passion of the youngsters that (are) engaged and involved. ... I think it’s our responsibility to support them,” Sen. Norwood told the Jackson Free Press.

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simply creates a reality in which our first choice for dealing with any problem is to kill it,” she said. “Feeling your life flash before your eyes the same way mine did when I read a Facebook post made about a kid that did not exist makes you realize that we don’t have as much time as we think we do.” A mix of both adults and young folks made statements at Saturday’s march, bringing about a clear shift—adults were realizing that they need to let youth lead the way toward gun reform in their schools.

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ylvester Richard, 34, pulled up to Deer Park Street on Saturday, March 24, in a burgundy Chevy Tahoe sitting on 30-inch rims. He was at least an hour late, but not in a rush. He stopped to fist-bump folks sitting outside of what looked like an abandoned building, but actually served as a makeshift pool hall. People danced on the corner outside of it and sipped from malt beers in 40-ounce bottles partially masked with paper bags. “Here he comes; he’s waving to his constituents,” Richard’s cousin Tetrina Blalock said as he got closer to her and the rest of their family and friends. As Richard walked toward a blue tent set up in a dusty empty lot in the middle of the block where his family had gathered, everyone applauded as Blalock had encouraged everyone to do, as she made fun of him for rolling up like a celebrity. The family had come together to do a neighborhood clean-up throughout the streets near the 1300 block of Deer Park Street, where Jackson police shot Richard’s brother, Lee Edward Bonner, perhaps a dozen times about a month ago. Bonner was known for doing neighborhood cleanups and encouraging people around him to care about where they lived. On Feb. 21, two plain-clothes detectives pursued Bonner and another man, whom JPD did not capture, in what police called a narcotics investigation. After a foot chase that led to an abandoned house on Deer Park Street with an overgrown yard, police say Bonner pulled put a gun and fired at the officers at least once, so they returned fire. Bonner died days later from injuries sustained during that shooting. The family does not necessarily contest that Bonner may have pulled a gun out, but they do see his death as “overkill.” Richard told the Jackson Free Press that his

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$6 Billion Budget, But No Roads, Bridges Funds by Arielle Dreher

million as was originally requested. Budget writers found the funds to give to CPS and to the Mississippi Department of Human Services, in order to draw down matching federal funds for the state’s foster-care system. Rep. Sam Mims, R-McComb, told

The 2018 legislative session came to an end this week with lawmakers passing a $6-billion budget—and proposals from more infrastructure funding to rewriting the education funding formula dead.

the House that the joint budget for DHS and CPS would help DHS draw down federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Family funds for the foster-care program, in order to cover CPS’ budget needs. He could not identify what programs that currently use TANF dollars would lose funding as a result of the shift in funds, however. Medicaid Wedge? On Monday night, tensions ran high in the statehouse after the House of Rep-

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resentatives sent back the Medicaid budget for more conference between the chambers as leverage to ensure that a different technical bill survived the legislative process. Their strategy seemed to work, and representatives and senators began to negotiate a technical amendments bill, which contains speStephen Wilson

tate revenues are higher than expected, and lawmakers set aside about $112 million, or 2 percent, of the state budget for its rainy day fund, as they worked several late nights at the Mississippi Legislature to pass a roughly $6-billion budget to fund state agencies starting in July. Rep. John Read, R-Gautier, who leads the House Appropriations Committee, said the final budget is not great, but it at least level-funds or exceeds original estimates for agencies. “Is it workable and doable? Yes. …. I’m proud of it,” Read told reporters on Monday night, before lawmakers filed the last of the budget bills. Public-school programs, public universities and the state’s foster-care system received increases in funding from last year. Senate and House leaders opted to increase K-12 education funding by approximately $11 million, directing dollars to early-learning collaboratives and the School Recognition Program, which rewards Aand B-rated schools as well as any that increase a letter grade. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said the School Recognition Program needed more funds because more schools are improving. “That’s the results we ought to see,” he told reporters during conference weekend. The Legislature also sought to patch a rocky relationship with attorneys in the “Olivia Y” litigation against the state’s foster-care system. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has been out of compliance with the settlement agreement since December. Commissioner Jess Dickinson told lawmakers this year that he needed about $133 million to run his agency, not $98

without violating his parole, and it seemed that Bonner had been determined to stay out for good this time, Richard said in the interview. “I know my brother—he tried,” Richard added. “The way (the police) came at him ... it was something very personal.” Blalock has also told the Jackson Free Press that she believes her cousin’s shooting was personal. Richard and Blalock have both also said that Bonner had previously filed complaints against the officers who shot him, but a JFP records request to the JPD turned up no such documents. Still, Richard contends that the detectives were in

cific legislative directions for the Division of Medicaid to follow, like the type of medical care covered or amount of prescriptions allowed for Mississippians who use Medicaid for health-insurance coverage. Rep. Jason White, R-West; Rep. Chris Brown, R-Nettleton; and Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, came back to the House chamber after the 8 p.m. deadline for the technical amendments legislation had passed with copies in hand. They had come to an agreement with senators, namely Sen.

Deer Park on Feb. 21 to be bothersome, not for a narcotics investigation. “They ain’t find no drugs on him, at all period,” Richard said. Richard also takes issue with the way JPD was quick to release that his brother was a convicted felon. Having a criminal record himself, Richard does not see being a good person and a convicted felon as mutually exclusive. “You look at a (whole) person. You just don’t view them from their background,” Richard said. “You don’t know what a person does for the community.” Stepping Up Less than 200 feet from the place where Bonner had been shot, a blue T-shirt was cloaked around the sign as if it

Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, who had earlier told the Senate that he sent House members the Senate’s position at 10:15 a.m. that morning. White, who looked exhausted, told reporters that some of the House’s preferred provisions stayed in the bill, like language to help rural hospitals choose what type of reimbursement they want to receive from Medicaid. Senate Bill 2836 also directs an audit of the Division of Medicaid. “One of the accusations of managed care (companies) is that they don’t pay providers in a timely manner, so this would be a way to make sure beneficiaries do what they need to be doing,” Brown told reporters last night. The main difference between the House and the Senate position on the technical amendments bill is whether or not the State should re-bid managed-care contracts. Wiggins told the Senate on Tuesday morning as they passed the technical amendments bill that the re-bidding idea, which the House supported, is not in the agreed-upon measure. “The Senate has been strong on that. We did not want to open up the policy or the precedent that the Legislature is getting into the sole-sourced contracts, (which) we’ve had a lot of problems with, particularly in this case,” Wiggins said. The House passed the Medicaid budget bill, and at press time, the agreement was still intact. Lawmakers in both chambers passed a Medicaid budget bill and a technical amendments bill also survived, ensuring that the Legislature will continue to have some authority and be able to hold Medicaid accountable going forward. Email state reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com.

moonlighted as a mannequin. On the shirt, screen-printed white doves flittered above Bonner in a blue fitted cap with the brim to the rear. Above the image on the shirt reads “Justice for Lee Bonner.” Family and friends gathered in that yard to pray before the cleanup, and many had on various T-shirts with Bonner’s picture pressed onto them. As they bowed their heads around a shrine with white candles and a wooden cross with a blue bandana tied around it, the remnants of a blue foil balloon in the tree branches crackled in the wind. It had gotten caught during the balloon release and candlelight vigil the family had hosted the week Bonner had passed. Bonner’s godmother stepped out of the prayer circle as she began to cry. Email Ko Bragg at ko@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Adofo MinkA Police-State Violence: The Elephant in the Room

e live in a police state. That is when a government uses organized force to act arbitrarily and violently against the interests of the masses of people, rendering them subjects instead of citizens. The term encompasses the institutions of policing, prosecutor’s offices, the prison system, courts, the surveillance-state apparatus and government as we currently know it. Historically, governments have used that power to enforce the hegemonic rule of the State and corporate interests that a few control to the detriment of the many. Anyone who doesn’t believe we live in a police state is either living in an alternative universe or has willfully blinded themselves to the reality that has beset us. I didn’t need the murders of Jackson residents to let me know that the city is a police state. I didn’t need the Lumumba administration to move in lockstep with the Jackson Police Department and refuse to hold officers accountable in the face of terror to understand that the mayor is a high-ranking official in the police state. I didn’t need to see poor people’s human rights systematically violated to understand that what passes for a justice system in Hinds County and throughout the state of Mississippi is a vile station of oppression and degradation. U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst didn’t have to threaten Jackson’s majorityblack and mostly poor population with the

violation of basic constitutional principles, and international human rights norms and standards to let me know it is open season on poor and black people in Jackson. These are all symptoms of a deeper malady. When I reflect on the ongoing police-state violence locally, I am reminded of the timeless words of George Jackson, “... understand the reality of

These are all symptoms of a deeper malady. our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act.” What will it take for more of us to challenge the hegemonic rule of the police state? What will it take for us to see that the dominant narratives around crime and violence only lead us in circles? How many more people will police have to kill before we demand the upending of the status quo? In the midst of this raging debate about gun control, gun violence and crimi-

nality, we must reflect deeply. Who is controlling the narrative, and where are they trying to lead us? Whose interests are “leaders” serving? What is more violent than the racially bigoted police state domestically? What is more violent than the U.S. military industrial complex globally? Martin Luther King Jr. said that the greatest purveyor of violence in the world was the U.S. government. This still rings true. Our primary focus must be on state violence because that begets all other violence. We have been socialized and indoctrinated to view state violence as legitimate. It is not. We must not be led astray by hypocritical politicians and misleaders who claim to abhor violence in Jackson and other urban cities, but will go to Congress and vote for President Trump’s $700-billion war budget. This kind of recklessness wreaks terror and havoc on poor and black people around the world. Governments do it in the name of greed, imperial power and the further entrenchment of the status quo. We must build a grassroots movement to dismantle the police state, abolish the prison system as we know it and defund the military industrial complex. Adofo Minka is a defense attorney in Jackson and a regular JFP columnist. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of the JFP.

Mayor, JPD: Get on Same Page About Officer Shootings

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hen it comes to police transparency, Jackson is on a volatile tectonic plate that could cause tremors at any moment. Especially when City officials are the ones off-kilter and inconsistent. Since Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba brought in Interim Police Chief Anthony Moore earlier this year, there have been three officer-involved shootings, two of The police them fatal. On Tuesday, Lumumba are not free announced a future task force to refrom criticism view the Jackson Police Department’s policies of withholding the names of and reform, officers who shoot civilians. An hour and neither is later, Moore hosted a meeting at the our mayor. JPD Headquarters, where his officers expressed that they are “100 percent” against identifying officers who shoot civilians with most in attendance, with attendees asking how they could support officers in this “fight.” JPD encouraged attendees to 10 speak at the city-council meeting later that evening.

Across town, the Bonner family could not agree less with JPD’s protocol. They lost Lee Bonner after two plain-clothes detectives shot him between eight and 17 times on Feb. 21. In Tuesday’s meeting, the department did not hear from people who might not wholeheartedly praise everything they do— those who want to be protected and hold police accountable at the same time, to ask that JPD walk and chew gum with us. Checks and balances are important in law enforcement. Citizens pay taxes for police officers to uphold their end of the bargain, not for officers to have unique protections they do not afford the citizens they have sworn to serve and protect. JPD has been quick to send out mugshots of police-shooting victims and those merely accused of a crime, even juveniles, providing no details if they are later cleared. This same department refuses to see the irony in refusing to identify officers who shoot citizens. Police badges do not grant the superpowers to unleash an impenetrable force field around officers who shoot civilians and taxpayers. The police are not free from criticism and reform, and neither is our mayor. Moore and Lumumba need to quickly get on the same page before apparent infighting causes an earthquake.

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A Platform for Community by Dustin Cardon

Rachel Glazer

n Thursday, March 22, Cathead Distillery in downtown Jackson (422 S. Farish St.) was bustling with activity at JXN Gumbo as J.J. Townsend launched his nonprofit community crowd-funding platform, Citizenville. During the event, participating community organizations gave presentations pitching their project for Citizenville, and attendees made $5 donations for a bowl of gumbo and to vote for their favorite presenter. The community project that got the most votes received the proceeds from the donations. Townsend describes Citizenville, which he originally called Citizen JXN but officially changed its name after the event, as a platform similar to GoFundMe or Kickstarter, but more community-minded. It will allow local citizens and sponsors to support projects that benefit the community. He says he changed the name because he wants the organization to reach beyond Jackson and include more of Mississippi. “Citizenville is more all-inclusive,” he says. Townsend, 25, was born in Long Beach, Miss., and attended Long Beach High School and graduated in May 2011. He then attended the University of Mississippi, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business in May 2015. Shortly after graduating from UM, Townsend joined Teach for America, an organization that seeks to expand education opportunities for children and create systemic change through that avenue. “I’ve always been passionate about education, lit-

S.O.U.L., which Veda Johny (right) founded two years ago, won the proceeds from JXN Gumbo on Thursday, March 22, at Cathead Distillery. Ryan Jones Williams (left), a member of the organization’s team, presented with her during the event.

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J.J. Townsend launched community crowdfunding platfrom Citizenville, formerly known as Citizen JXN, during JXN Gumbo at Cathead Distillery on Thursday, March 22.

eracy and the arts, and the work teachers put in to help in low-income districts is inspiring to me,” he says. “It’s important to teach the future leaders of our communities to read, write and think critically.” He underwent TFA training in summer 2015 and moved to Jackson to teach in Jackson Public Schools that August. Townsend has been teaching fifth grade reading and language arts at Clausell Elementary School for three years. He is currently studying education leadership through a Teach For America fellowship program at Delta State University and is set to graduate in 2019 with a master’s degree in the subject. He says the idea for Citizenville grew from the stories of people who are doing great work in Jackson, he says, but may not have the resources they need. “After I moved here, I saw people who had great ideas but who faced barriers to getting support for those ideas and finding money to implement them,” Townsend says. He pitched the original idea for Citizenville at Innovate Mississippi’s Startup Weekend in April 2016, and developed it with input and feedback from other entrepreneurs at the event. Townsend had originally intended for the website to include information about registering to vote, polling places and other community-based information, but other participants helped him narrow his focus to the community-based crowdfunding platform. How Citizenville works is a user posts a commu-

nity-project idea on citizenjxn.org, the platform’s website. After that, a team evaluates it to determine if it qualifies as a community initiative. Townsend says the projects should benefit the community in areas such as safety, health, education, infrastructure, transportation, the arts or the environment. “A community project is one that doesn’t focus on making a profit or benefiting one individual, but a neighborhood or community at large,” Townsend says. He says the idea will not appear as a crowdfunding project until after the Citizenville team verifies it, and the process takes about two days. Townsend says that about 150 people attended JXN Gumbo and donated $850 in ticket sales. Additional sales from T-shirts and other sources raised the total to more than $1,000. Six entrepreneurs pitched their projects for the event, and the winning project was S.O.U.L. (or Spreading Our Love Unconditionally), which Veda Johny, a second-grade teacher at Sykes Elementary School in Jackson, founded around two years ago. “While driving from Vegas to the Grand Canyon two years ago God told me to go the community to help; then in Hollywood I saw people walking around with boards (signs) looking for a place to sleep,” she says. “I felt then that I needed to help the homeless in Jackson, where I was living. I gathered 10 people, friends of mine who also wanted to work in community, and we founded S.O.U.L.”

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the presenters Who: Jena Howie, Smilow Prep teacher Idea: Magnolia Coin

What: an “education currency” to incentivize students to make good grades and behave in class. Howie plans to partner with schools and teachers to provide the coins for students. The project also involves working with local businesses to take students on trips to local businesses to learn crafts like pottery. Depending on what individual students want, the program would reward them with trips to places such as trampoline parks or to studios for painting lessons. Who: Karissa Bowley and Derek Augustus Idea: Environmentality

What: Recycling pickup. Currently, Environmentality picks up just glass in its residential program and all recyclables in its commercial program, but Bowley and Augustus want to eventually be able to take all materials to ensure they are all managed responsibly, Bowley says.

The organization currently provides food each morning at Stewpot Community Service’s Opportunity Center, and on weekends, S.O.U.L. gives out breakfast at places such as Poindexter and Smith parks. Two people on the S.O.U.L. team also secure toiletries to give out along with the food, and the program provides shoes in a program called Sole to S.O.U.L. In her pitch, Johny talked about the resources and products that the organization can provide, including providing homeless adults with literacy lessons, haircuts, food and chiropractor services, and helping them attain employment and traditional housing. “I used to think feeding and clothing the homeless was all I would do, but there came a time where there were two that I fed every day ... and I didn’t see one for a week,” she says. “I found out was he had been in the hospital, and I thought, ‘If he had a house, that wouldn’t happen,’ and I wanted to start a transitional home program.” Townsend says the goal of Citizenville is to have incentives for users to be engaged in their community, and to help groups running projects get started and reach their goals. He says that what he has realized is that everyday people may not have as many resources or as large of a platform to accomplish their community projects, and they may even feel intimidated. “All ideas fester, and nothing really happens,” he says. And that is where he wants Citizenville to come in. For more information, visit citizenjxn.org.

Coding M the Future by Amber Helsel

ost of us understand at this point that coding is an important skill to have, and with the rise of technology, it will be an integral part of our future. A 2016 report from job-analytics firm Burning Glass showed that in 2015, seven million jobs valued coding skills, in fields such as information technology, data analytics, engineering, science, and even art and design. It also said that programming jobs are growing 50 percent faster than the overall market.

Who: Álida Reyes, a Spanish teacher at Murrah High School Idea: Jackson Dreaming

What: A collective where high-school creatives ages 14 to 17 learn to market their talent and knowledge within the community, and media managing, host and participate in community events, and partner with community stakeholders and business owners. As collective members, High School students will lead “The Little Creatives Shop,” where they will mentor middle- and elementary-school students. The idea is to partner with schools or existing after school programs where collective members can teach and support younger creatives. Who: D.J. Baker, a farmer and former FoodCorps alumnus, served at Brown Elementary School Idea: Esculent

What: Baker says the mission is to assist everyday people in reexperiencing the connection between food and health through growing their own fruits, herbs and vegetables at home, a place of business, community gathering place or a school. Who: Janet Parker, director of business development at Innovate Mississippi Idea: Mississippi Coding Academy (see below)

What: an 11-month coding and software development program for high school graduates and some college students (see below). During the presentation, Parker said that Innovate is planning to expand the project by providing take-home laptops for student coders without their own.

Technology-and-business nonprofit Innovate Mississippi, which works to help entrepreneurs in the state, understands the growing need for coding. In 2017, the organization launched Mississippi Coding Academies with branches in Columbus and Mississippi. In the program, recent high-school graduates (and some college students) meet for 35 hours per week over the course of 11 months to learn coding and soft skills in business. The Jackson branch is in the “innovation hub” in downtown Jackson near

Innovate Mississippi offices (121 N. State St., Suite 500). A press release says that the program has benefits such as preparing its students for careers in technology, qualifying them for jobs that pay $50,000 annually, reducing the shortage of coders in Mississippi and tapping into the students’ unused potential. The Jackson program began in October 2017, and the Columbus program began in November 2017. For more details on the Mississippi Coding Academies, visit mscoding.org.

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On Thursday, March 29, Jackson Professional Group will continue its economicdevelopment series with part two of four, “Human Capital & The Creative Economy,” which will have focuses on film; the arts; science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields; and the community. The event will include panelists such as Mississippi Light Collaborative Director Anik Kurkjian, Greater Jackson Arts Council Project Manager David Lewis, comedienne Cherita Brent (Rita B) and Robin Kurtz, the chief administrative officer of community-based organization Center for Social Entrepreneurship. The event is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the State Room (952 State St.). For more information, find the event on Facebook. Startup Weekend

If starting a business seems daunting, why not spend an entire weekend learning about what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Startup Weekend, which is a national event that started in Seattle in 2011, is designed to coach people to business ownership. During the weekend, participants pitch a new idea and create a prototype of a product that fits the needs of their customers. The entrepreneurs will receive feed16 back and work more on the idea. The event

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Near the beginning of this year, Mangia Bene Marketing Manager Susan Farris and Mantle. City Club co-owner Christopher Lomax met and developed the concept for an event called Entrepreneur Quarterly to help local entrepreneurs connect and discuss topics that affect them such as marketing and branding. The first EQ was on March 1 and featured panelists such as Nader Dabit, the brain behind Jackson Area Web & App Developers; Monica Cannon, the director of community outreach for Midtown Partners; Roderick Red, who owns local film company Red Squared Productions; and Dawn Dugle of Lean in Mississippi. Farris and Lomax plan to host the event once every quarter at Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St.). The next dates are June 7, Sept. 6 and Dec. 6. For more information, find Entrepreneur Quarterly on Facebook.

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includes mentoring, networking, coding, design, and food, coffee and more. Startup Weekend Jackson, which Innovate Mississippi will host, is April 20-22 at Coalesce Coworking (109 N. State St.). For more information, find the event on Facebook or visit communities.techstars.com. MVMT 2018

On Tuesday, May 8, C Spire will host MVMT 2018, which showcases innovations and trends in technology. The event includes keynote speaker Stephen Bye, president of C Spire; Randi Zuckerburg, founder of Zuckerberg Media and Sue’s Test Kitchen; Sarah Bond, the general manager of business development for Microsoft; and Howard Wright, vice president of global business development for Intel Sports Group. It will also have exhibits such as virtual-reality simulations and one on advancing the technology of assisted- or self-driving cars. People can choose to participate in the Tech Experience, which includes the speakers and exhibit access; however, those who want to delve more into information technology, MVMT also has tickets for the Infosec + Tech Experience, including halfday admittance to the Infosec Summit. The summit brings together IT thought leaders and industry experts for a series of talks and breakout session to discuss trends and technology in the industry, and also potential

threats to it. MVMT 2018 is free to attend for students and educators. The event will have a breakout session for educators and a panel on the future of the workplace for students. Tech Experience tickets are $45, and the Infosec + Tech Experience is $89. The event is Tuesday, May 8, at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, find the event on Facebook. Mississippi IT Symposium

On Wednesday, May 2, Executive Functions Management will host the Mississippi IT Symposium. The event’s website, mississippitsymposium.com says the event’s goal is to create an environment that is conducive to peer-networking about information-technology executives, management and their vendors. The event includes keynote speakers such as Jeremy Graves, the lead instructional designer and supervisor of instruction for the Boise State University Center for Professional Development; Scott Augenbaum, a retired supervisory special agent for the FBI; and Frances Lucas, the former president of Millsaps College. The symposium will cover topics such as multi-generational workforces, decision-making in IT, third-party-vendor management, data and intellectual property, and IT strategy. The event is from 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex (105

E. Pascagoula St.). For more information, find the event on Facebook or you can visit mississippitsymposium.com. Co.Starters

On May 2, Co.Starters Jackson, a nine-week event for people who want to start or grow a business, will begin. It walks business owners through creating a business plan, interviewing potential customers and partners, and refining their business “pitch.” On the last week, they present their pitch deck to friends and family. The program will also give participants a good idea of whether their business idea is viable, if it can be profitable and if there’s a chance they can get some funding or customers to make it grow. Must Go 1 Million Cups

If you’re an entrepreneur or have dreams of being one, make plans to start attending 1 Million Cups. The event, which is each Wednesday at Coalesce (109 N. State St.), gives entrepreneurs a chance to present their businesses and ideas in front of community members. Recent events have included presenters such as marketing expert Adam Collins, and the team behind Campusknot, a learning system for students and professors. For more information, find 1 Million Cups on Facebook. Email amber@jacksonfreepress.com.

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2018 THEMES: Master Gardener Camp: June 11-15 Let’s Build It! Camp: June 25-29 Camp Olympia: July 9-13 NASA Astro Camp: July 16-20 Culinary Chemistry: July 23-27 Master Artist Camp: July 30-August 3

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Northpark Mall (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) will host “Easter in Real Life” in its center court until Saturday, March 31. Visitors can take photos with the Easter Bunny, with various packages with different sized prints made on site. For more information, call 601-385-9880 or find Northpark Mall on Facebook.

Easter Egg Hunt at The Oaks

The Oaks House Museum (823 N. Jefferson St.) in Jackson will host its second annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The event is free and will feature face painting, handmade Easter teacakes, Victorian fun foods and an Easter Bunny cutout for photos. For more information, call 601-353-9339 or email info@theoakshousemuseum.org.

Ag Museum Easter Egg Hunt

The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Dr.) will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The egg hunt itself begins at noon with separate hunts for children ages 0 to 3, 4 to 7, and 8 to 12. The event will also feature egg-dyeing and -decorating, face-painting, games, carousel and train rides, hot dogs and pictures with the Easter Bunny. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children age 3 to 18. For more information, call 601-432-4500 or find the event on Facebook.

Flowood will hold its annual Easter egg hunt at Liberty Park (694 Liberty Road, Flowood) on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to noon. The event is free and open for children up to age 12 to participate, and the event will also have games, prizes and more. For more information, visit cityofflowood.com.

Kodak Moments With the Easter Bunny

Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N.) will offer photos with the Easter Bunny on Friday, March 30, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photo sessions are $25 per family, and customers will receive a memory card to take home with the pictures. For more information, call 601-982-5861 or visit highlandvillagejxn.com.

Ridgecrest Activities Center (7469 Old Canton Road, Madison) will host the Ridgecrest Eggstravaganza on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event is for children up to fifth grade, and Ridgecrest will have age-divided hunting areas for them. The Eggstravaganza will also have live animals for children to pet and get photos with. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro (407 S. Congress St.) will host an Easter jazz brunch on Sunday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes cinnamon buns, biscuits and more, and the event will have live jazz. To make reservations, visit opentable.com. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Easter at Broad Street Baking Co.

For Easter, Broad Street (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101) will have almond cream cheese Easter king cakes, sugar cookies and hot cross buns. For more information, visit broadstbakery.com.

Easter at Nandy’s Candy

For Easter, Nandy’s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380, 601-362-9553) will have treats such as divinity caramel, chocolate-whipped and peanut-butter eggs, Easter-decorated apples, personalized chocolate eggs, white-chocolate ducks, chocolate rabbits in different sizes, crosses and bunnies

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French bread and chicken biscuits made with buttermilk-battered chicken and sorghum molasses glaze; egg dishes such as R’evolution Benedict with poached eggs, sugar-cured ham, a sweet corn biscuit and sriracha hollandaise; and more. Drink selections will include mimosas, Bloody Marys, brandy milk punch and more. Guests can make reservations at OpenTable.com or by calling Seafood R’evolution at 601-853-3474. For more information, visit seafoodrevolution.com.

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Bunnies & Butterflies

The Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) will host “Bunnies & Butterflies” on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The spring-themed event will feature gardening activities, costumemaking, activities on the science of bubbles, a butterfly release in the museum’s Literacy Garden and more. The event is included with general admission to the museum, which is $10 per person. For more information, visit mschildrensmuseum.org.

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City of Ridgeland Easter Egg Hunt

The City of Ridgeland will host an Easter egg hunt on Thursday, March 29, at Freedom Ridge Park (253 W. School St., Ridgeland) from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The egg hunt is for children ages 10 and under and includes a visit from the Easter bunny. The event is free admission. For more information, call 601-853-2011.

Wells Easter Egg Hunt

Wells Memorial United Methodist Church (2019 Bailey Ave.) will host an Easter egg |hunt on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event includes crafts, hundreds of eggs, games and snacks. The event is free, but kids need to bring a bag or a basket for Easter eggs. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

On Sunday, April 1, the Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Road) will host an Easter brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The spread includes salads such as Wellington salad, deviled eggs and shrimp salad with cucumber, onion and tomato salad; a carving station with dishes such as prime rib with horseradish and au jus, and roast lamb with mint jelly; entrees such as honey-mustard-crusted pork tenderloin and fried Mississippi catfish; and desserts such as pecan pie, three-layer chocolate cake and lemon icebox pie. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Easter at La Brioche

For Easter, La Brioche Patisserie (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299; Mississippi Museum of Art, 380 S. Lamar St., 601-9659900) will have its Easter chaja cake, which has layers of coconut dacquoise and pastry cream, and is decorated in Chantilly cream, shredded coconut and a nest of candy. For more information, visit labriochems.com or find the business on Facebook.

City of Jackson Easter Egg Hunt Easter at Campbell’s Bakery

For Easter, Campbell’s (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628; 123 Jones St., Madison, 769300-2790; campbellsbakery.ms) will have iced teacakes in eggs, bunnies and crosses, Easterthemed petit fours and cupcakes with jelly beans and more.

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On Saturday, March 31, the Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.) will have a special Easter version of its “Story Time and Discovery Encounter” event from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Children can hear a special animal story at the Gertrude C. Ford Education Center Display Hall and then meet Discovery Ambassador bunnies. The event is free with admission and membership. For more information, visit jacksonzoo.org or find the event on Facebook.

Seafood R’evolution Brunch

On Sunday, April 1, Seafood R’evolution will host an Easter Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The restaurant will have dishes such as uiche Lorraine with frisée and mustard salad; prime rib roast au jus with Yorkshire pudding, brunch sandwiches including steak and egg on

with sprinkles, white-chocolate carrot suckers and more. Nandy’s will also have an Easter basket giveaway until Friday, March 30. To participate, people must like and share the business’ Facebook post about the event. For more information, visit nandyscandy.com or find the business on Facebook.

Medical Mall Easter Bunny Pictures

On Saturday, March 31, dentist office Mississippi Smiles is partnering with the Jackson Medical Mall to host a “Pictures with the Easter Bunny” event at the mall’s Thad Cochran Center (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The event is from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. All children will receive a 4-inch-by-6-inch photo of them with the Easter bunny. The limit is one picture per family. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Easter at Hickory Pit

For Easter, the Hickory Pit (1491 Canton Mart Road) will have desserts such as lemon pie and carrot cake, and barbecue and sides. For more information, call 601-956-7079.

The City of Jackson’s Easter egg hunt is Saturday, March 31, at the V.A. Legion Softball Complex (4500 Officer Thomas Catchings Drive). The event will have live entertainment, food, and arts and crafts vendors, and an egg hunt for children ages 5 to 10. The event begins at noon, though participants should arrive up to an hour early to line up.

High Biscuits Easter Brunch

High Biscuits (7048 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland) will have an all-you-can-eat Easter lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include dishes such as shrimp-and-sausage jumbalaya and carving ham au jus, Brussels sprouts, cream of cauliflower soup, scones, coconut cupcakes, petit fours and more. Reservations are required. For more information, call 769-300-4948 or find the event on Facebook.

Easter Brunch at Iron Horse

The Iron Horse Grill (320 W. Pearl St.) will host an Easter brunch on Sunday, April 1, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The restaurant will have its omelet and waffle bar, and will also serve 12ounce prime rib and buttermilk-battered fried chicken. For more information, find the event on Facebook. See and add more at jfp.ms/easter2018.

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“NYC Comedy Night” is at Lucky Town Brewing Company.

“Fam Friday: Outdoor Movie Night” is at Highland Village.

The Second Boil is at Cathead Distillery.

BEST BETS March 28 April 4, 2018 Tennessee singersongwriter Will Hoge performs at Duling Hall on Saturday, March 31.

“The Legacy of Cotton” is from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Jochen Wierich leads the discussion of works from William Aiken Walker, Thomas Hart Benton, Dorothea Lange and Thomas Sayre, focusing on the artistic response to Mississippi agriculture. Free; msmuseumart.org.

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“Fondren Covered” is at 7 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The fundraising concert features local artists performing Motown Records hits from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, the Commodores, The Temptations, Lionel Richie and more. Proceeds go to Young Life Capernaum. $20 admission; fondrencovered.com.

SATURDAY 3/31

The “Best of Oxford Film Fest” State Tour is from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The tour presents screenings of winning entries from the Oxford Film Festival, including “Manna,” “Two Balloons,” “Truth Rises,” “Flag Flap Over Mississippi,” and more. Includes panel discussions, Q&A sessions and workshops. by Rebecca Hester Free admission; call 601-9601515; find it on Facebook. … jacksonfreepress.com Holi Mela is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hindu Temple SociFax: 601-510-9019 ety of Mississippi (173 Vernon Daily updates at Jones Ave., Brandon). The festijfpevents.com val of colors features Indian food, herbal tattoos, children’s activities, music, dancing and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook. … Will Hoge performs at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The singer-songwriter’s latest album is titled “Anchors.” Hugh Mitchell also performs. Doors open at 7 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; ardenland.net.

MONDAY 4/2

The “A Sky Full of Stars” book signing is at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Linda Williams Jackson signs copies and reads an excerpt from her latest middle-grade novel, a sequel to her award-winning debut, “Midnight Without a Moon.” $16.99 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

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Mississippi author Linda Williams Jackson signs copies of her latest middle-grade novel, “A Sky Full of Stars,” at Lemuria Books on April 2.

FRIDAY 3/30

The Soul City Blues Fest is from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The concert features performances from Willie Clayton, T.K. Soul, Bigg Robb, Carl Sims and L.J. Echols. $27-$52; ticketmaster.com. … Killer Beaz performs at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The comedian’s latest album is titled “Don’t Touch Anyone You Don’t Know.” Doors open 24 at 7 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door; ardenland.net.

SUNDAY 4/1

The Easter Jazz Brunch is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro (407 S. Congress St.). Chef Matthew Kajdan presents a special Easter brunch menu featuring cinnamon buns, hash, biscuits and more. Includes jazz music. Food prices vary; find it on Facebook.

Music in the City is at 5:15 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Pianist Karen Laubengayer and soprano Phyllis Lewis-Hale perform a program of Creole music. Cash bar available. Free admission; call 601960-1515; msmuseumart.org. … “Tickle ‘em Tuesday” is at 7 p.m. at Burgers & Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Suite 22, Ridgeland). The comedy night features stand-up comics LL da Comedian, Nick Davis and Brandon Cole. Includes live music. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY 4/4

The “Slavery By Another Name” film screening is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Cooperation Jackson (939 W. Capitol St.). Director Samuel D. Pollard’s 2012 documentary looks at the ways that black Americans have been pulled back into forced labor after the Civil War. Includes a group discussion. Free admission; call 601-421-0882; find it on Facebook.

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COMMUNITY History Is Lunch March 28, noon-1 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). In Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Tom Watts presents on the topic “A Mississippi Town Called Terry: 1867-2017.” Free; mdah.ms.gov. JPG Talks About Human Capital & the Creative Economy March 29, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at State Room (952 State St.). The panel discussion includes representatives from Mississippi Light Collaborative, the City of Jackson, Greater Jackson Arts Council, MPB Radio and more. Free; call 228-324-2946; find it on Facebook. 110-Year Anniversary of Fairview Inn March 30, 4-10:30 p.m., at Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.). The party features complimentary refreshments and mini educational sessions from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., drink specials and music from Andrew Pates from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and a special dinner menu, music from Luckenbach, complimentary cake and more at 7:30 p.m. Free admission, food and drink prices vary; find it on Facebook.

KIDS Fam Friday: Outdoor Movie Night March 30, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). In the Courtyard. The family-friendly event includes a movie screening, games, door prizes, popcorn, s’mores and more. Sleeping bags and pajamas are encouraged. Free admission; find it on Facebook. Bunnies & Butterflies March 31, 10 a.m.3 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). The spring-themed children’s event features gardening activities, costume making, bubble science activities, a butterfly release and more. $10; mschildrensmuseum.org. Easter Egg Hunt March 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Dr.). Includes an egg hunt with three age groups, egg-decorating, face-painting, carousel and train rides, hot dogs while supplies last and pictures with the Easter Bunny. $5 for ages 3-18, $7 for adults; find it on Facebook. Easter Egg Hunt March 31, noon, at V.A. Legion Softball Complex (4500 Officer Thomas Catchings Dr.). The event features live entertainment, food, and arts and craft vendors, and an Easter egg hunt for children ages 5-10. Early arrival suggested. Free; jacksonms.gov.

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SPORTS & WELLNESS Easter Weekend Crappie Fishing Tournament March 31, 5:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at Ross Barnett Reservoir. The tournament features a boat division for one- to three-person teams, a bank division for individuals and a kids division for ages 13 and under, with multiple categories and cash prizes in each. Visit website for list of entry fees, registration details and more; call 601-668-1609; find it on Facebook.

Butts & Guts 5K Race & Walk Against Colon Cancer March 31, 4 p.m., at Liberty Park (694 Liberty Road, Flowood). The 5K run/walk benefits the 70x2020 Colon Cancer Awareness Program. $35.97 registration; buttsandgutsrace.com.

Holi Mela 2018 March 31, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi (173 Vernon Jones Ave., Brandon). The festival of colors features Indian food, herbal tattoos, children’s activities, music, dancing and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

STAGE & SCREEN

“The Show” March 31, 8-11 p.m., at The Alamo (333 N. Farish St.). The concert includes performances from Lari’ Johnson, Karen Brown, Akami Graham and the Key of G, Southern Komfort Brass Band, the 601 LIVE Band and more. $25-$30; eventbrite.com.

NYC Comedy Night March 29, 8 p.m., at Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St.). Comics Antonio Aguilar and Mike Earley perform. $12 admission; find it on Facebook.

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March has been a good month for Mississippi State basketball. The Bulldogs teams reached the Final Four in the men’s NIT and women’s NCAA Tournament. THURSDAY, MARCH 29

College basketball (6-8 p.m., ESPN2): If MSU got past Penn State on March 27, it will face the winner of Western Kentucky and Utah in the Men’s NIT championship game. FRIDAY, MARCH 30

College basketball (6-10 p.m., ESPN2): Mississippi State plays Louisville and Notre Dame plays UConn in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four. SATURDAY, MARCH 31

College basketball (5-11 p.m., TBS): Both the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four games will be on cable instead of CBS, as Villanova battles Kansas and Loyola Chicago takes on Michigan. SUNDAY, APRIL 1

College basketball (4-7 p.m., ESPN): The championship game of the NCAA

“Best of Oxford Film Fest” State Tour March 31, 9:45 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The tour presents screenings of winning entries from this year’s Oxford Film Festival, including “Manna,” “Two Balloons,” “Truth Rises,” “Flag Flap Over Mississippi” and more. Includes panel discussions, Q&A sessions and workshops with the filmmakers. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Fondren Covered March 29, 7 p.m. The concert features local artists performing Motown Records hits. Proceeds go to Young Life Capernaum. $20; fondrencovered.com. • Will Hoge March 31, 8 p.m. The Franklin, Tenn.-native singer-songwriter’s latest album is titled “Anchors.” Hugh Mitchell also performs. Doors open at 7 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

Women’s Basketball Tournament could see the MSU women get a second chance to win a title. MONDAY, APRIL 2

College basketball (8-10 p.m., TBS): The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game could feature Cinderella story Loyola Chicago. TUESDAY, APRIL 3

Bowling (12:30-2 p.m., ESPNU): Set your DVR to catch some of the highlights if you missed any of this year’s SWAC Bowling Championship. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

College baseball (6:30-10 p.m., SECN+): College-sports action switches to the baseball diamond as MSU takes on Southern University. The future looks bright for MSU men’s basketball with a young core returning next season. Meanwhile, the MSU women will have to replace some of the best players in program history.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS “The Legacy of Cotton” Gallery Talk March 28, 11:30 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Jochen Wierich leads the discussion of work from artists such as William Aiken Walker and Dorothea Lange, focusing on the artistic response to Mississippi agriculture throughout history. Free; msmuseumart.org. “Things That Don’t Have Your Best Interest in Mind” March 31, 7-11 p.m., at The Flamingo (3011 N. State St.). The pop-up exhibition features work from artist Marcus Fortenberry. Includes music from Quanstar, DBL Take and Flywalker. Free admission; find it on Facebook. 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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March 28 - Wednesday 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30 p.m. Alumni House - Hunter Gibson 5:30-7:30 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Drago’s - Johnny Barranco 6-9 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 6-8 p.m. free Johnny T’s - Terrell Moses 5-8 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30-9:30 p.m. McB’s - Patrick Ballard Pelican Cove - Two for the Road 6-10 p.m. Shucker’s - Proximity 7-10 p.m. Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

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Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Nu Corp 8 p.m. Bonny Blair’s - Larry Brewer 7:30-11:30 p.m. Castlewoods Country Club - Brian Jones 7 p.m. Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m. Drago’s - Brandon Greer 6-9 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Sherman Lee Dillon & the MS Sound midnight $10 Fairview Inn - 110-Year Anniversary feat. Andrew Pates 5-7 p.m.; Luckenbach 7:30-10:30 p.m. free Georgia Blue, Flowood - Phil & Trace Georgia Blue, Madison - Chad Wesley Iron Horse Grill - John Causey 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Fade2Blue 7-10:30 p.m. Last Call - DJ Spoon 9 p.m. Martin’s - CBDB 10 p.m. $10 The Med - Stephanie Luckett 8 p.m. $10 MS Coliseum - Soul City Blues Fest feat. Willie Clayton, T.K.

March 31 - Saturday The Alamo - “The Show” feat. Lari Johnson, Karen Brown, Akami Graham & the Key of G, Southern Komfort Brass Band, 601 Live Band & more 8-11 p.m. $25-$30 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Nu Corp 8 p.m. American Legion Post 112 - The XTremeZ 9 p.m.-midnight The Back Porch - Patrick Ballard 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Andrew Pates 1-5 p.m.; Faze 4 6-10 p.m. Pop’s Saloon - Nashville South 10 p.m. Shucker’s - The Axe-identals 3:30 p.m.; Hunter & the Gators 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 10 p.m. Soulshine, Flowood - Chad Wesley 7-10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. T’Beaux’s, Pocahontas - Jon & Angela 6 p.m. Underground 119 - Scott Turner Trio 9 p.m. free WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

April 1 - SUNDAY 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Pelican Cove - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd noon-4 p.m.; Acoustic Crossroads 5-9 p.m. Table 100 - Raphael Semmes Trio 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m. Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

April 2 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30-9:30 p.m. Pelican Cove - Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m. Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

April 3 - Tuesday Stace & Cassie Bonny Blair’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7:30-11:30 p.m. Cathead Distillery - The Second Boil feat. Delta Mountain Boys 1-8 p.m. free Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m. Club 43, Canton - Snazz 9 p.m. The Crawdad Hole - Two for the Road 5:30-8:30 p.m. Duling Hall - Will Hoge w/ Hugh Mitchell 8 p.m. $15 in advance $20 door F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $1; Sherman Lee Dillon & the MS Sound midnight $10 The Flamingo - Marcus Fortenberry Pop-up Art Exhibition feat. Quanstar, DBL Take & Flywalker 7 p.m. free Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner Georgia Blue, Madison - Skip MacDonald Hindu Temple, Brandon - Holi Mela 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - Bill Abel 9 p.m. Jose’s, Pearl - Black Water Boogie 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7-10:30 p.m. Martin’s - Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry 10 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic Kathryn’s - Stace & Cassie 6:30-9:30 p.m. Last Call - DJ Spoon 9 p.m. MS Museum of Art - Karen Laubengayer & Phyllis LewisHale 5:15 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Jessie Howell 6-10 p.m. Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

April 4 - Wednesday 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30-9:30 p.m. Pelican Cove - Keys vs. Strings 6-10 p.m. Soul Wired Cafe - Grant Terry 7:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

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Keeshea Pratt Keeps Going by Micah Smith

his year’s International Blues Chal- ticular person, no matter what you do, it’s lenge featured many musicians not going to work until you just be who he from the Magnolia State, with called you to be,’” Pratt says. artists from the Mississippi Delta She agreed to join Allen, who had one Blues Society of Indianola and the Vicks- stipulation: He wanted to compete in the burg Blues Society making the semifinals. International Blues Challenge. While neither group made the list of “Everything that has happened was winners in late January, Jackson blues fans not part of my plan,” Pratt says. “I was only had reason to rejoice when they saw who going to compete, and I told him, ‘I’ll comtook first place: the Keeshea Pratt Band. pete, and then I’m done.’ But we didn’t get Pratt, a Jackson native, says she grew a chance to compete in 2016, so we started up around music. Her father, Terry “T.L.” to work. Shawn took me to the IBC (in Harris, has been an artist manager for 2017). He really wanted me to see what it more than 25 years, and her mother, Cath- was, and he wanted me to see how big I erine McCoy Harris, is a choral singer and could actually be in blues. He believed in played piano at New Hope Baptist Church, where Pratt sang her first solo. “Doing that solo, I kind of knew that the church wasn’t going to be my thing,” she says. “It was always going to be my roots and my grounding, but I knew then, at (age) 6 or 7, that I was going to be an entertainer.” Despite that realization, Pratt says she didn’t pursue music until she was older, although she sang in choirs, pageants and talent Keeshea Pratt Band, a Houston, Texas, blues band, competitions. After high performs at Underground 119 on Friday, March 30. school, she enrolled at Tougaloo College before joining the Grace Bumbry Black Musical Heritage me, and he said, ‘I think you have what it Ensemble. Pratt sang internationally with takes to conquer this thing.’” the group throughout the summer of 1994 After that, Pratt says she made up her before returning home. mind to not just enter the challenge but Jackson audiences got to know Pratt win it. They began putting together a band better after she scored a regular gig at the with musicians they met through jams, Hilton Jackson and then the now-closed bringing in lead guitarist Brian Sowell, Steam Room Grille. Over time, she be- saxophone player Dan Carpenter, trumpet came well known in the local music scene, players Misaki Nishidate and James Wilbut around 2010, she put her entertain- liams III, and drummer Nick Fishman. ment career on hold for about seven years. Eight months later, the Keeshea Pratt She, her husband Grailyn Pratt, and Band went to Memphis, Tenn., and took daughters Blaike and Isabella, moved to home one of the highest honors in blues. Houston, Texas, in 2011. Then, six years “In a 24-hour period, my life later, she received a call from bassist and changed,” Pratt says. “Even if I wanted to producer Shawn Allen. He heard about her quit, I can’t quit. Whenever I come home from fellow Houston musician Kai Hicks and I see singers that used to sing backand asked Pratt about singing for a project. ground for me doing their own thing, I “I think you should do it,” Hicks told her. realize that it’s my responsibility to keep Pratt says she was hesitant to get back pressing. I have to do it for them, to let into music, but Hicks assessed—correct- them know, ‘Keep going.’” ly—that she was miserable holding a nor- The Keeshea Pratt Band performs at mal job and not being an entertainer. 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at Under “She said, ‘You’ve got to understand ground 119 (119 S. President St.). For more that when God designs you to be a par- information, visit keesheapratt.com.

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Soul, Big Robb, Carl Sims & L.J. Echols 7:30-11:30 p.m. $27-$52 Pelican Cove - Silvertree Crossing 6-10 p.m. Pop’s Saloon - Lovin Ledbetter 9 p.m. Shucker’s - Sonny Duo 5:30 p.m.; Hunter & the Gators 8 p.m. $5; Dos Loco 10 p.m. Soulshine, Flowood - Barry Leach 7-10 p.m. Soulshine, Ridgeland - Brian Smith 7-10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Two Rivers, Canton - Gena Steele & Buzz Pickens 8:30 p.m. Underground 119 - Keeshea Pratt Band 8:30 p.m. WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

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The Finnish word kalsarikännit means getting drunk at home alone in your underwear and binge-ing on guilty pleasures. It’s a perfect time for you to do just that. The Fates are whispering, “Chill out. Vegetate. Be ambitionless.” APRIL FOOL! I told a half-truth. In fact, now is a perfect time to excuse yourself from trying too hard and doing too much. You can accomplish wonders and marvels by staying home and binge-ing on guilty pleasures in your underwear. But there’s no need to get drunk.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Actor Gary Busey is very sure there are no mirrors in heaven. He has other specific ideas about the place, as well. This became a problem when he was filming the movie “Quigley,” in which his character Archie visits heaven. Busey was so enraged at the director’s mistaken rendering of paradise that he got into a fist fight with another actor. I hope you will show an equally feisty fussiness in the coming weeks, Gemini. APRIL FOOL! I lied, sort of. On the one hand, I do hope you’ll be forceful as you insist on expressing your high standards. Don’t back down! But on the other hand, refrain from pummeling anyone who asks you to compromise.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

In the Scots language still spoken in parts of Scotland, eedle-doddles are people who can’t summon initiative when it’s crunch time. They are so consumed in trivial or irrelevant concerns that they lose all instinct for being in the right place at the right time. I regret to inform you that you are now at risk of being an eedle-doddle. APRIL FOOL! I lied. In fact, the truth is just the opposite. I have rarely seen you so well-primed to respond vigorously and bravely to Big Magic Moments. For the foreseeable future, you are King or Queen of Carpe Diem.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Paul McCartney likes to periodically act like a regular person who’s not a famous musician. He goes grocery shopping without bodyguards. He rides on public transportation and strikes up conversations with random strangers. I think you may need to engage in similar behavior yourself, Leo. You’ve become a bit too enamored with your own beauty and magnificence. You really do need to come down to earth and hang out more with us little people. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, now is prime time to hone your power and glory, to indulge your urge to shine and dazzle, to be as conspicuously marvelous as you dare to be.

preciation, not flashy material goods. (For best results, don’t just wait around for the goodies to stream in; ask for them!)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

There’s a narrow waterway between Asia and Europe. In the fifth century B.C., Persian King Xerxes had two bridges built across it so he could invade Greece with his army. But a great storm swept through and smashed his handiwork. Xerxes was royally peeved. He ordered his men to whip the uncooperative sea and brand it with hot irons, all the while shouting curses at it, like “You are a turbid and briny river.” I recommend that you do something similar, Scorpio. Has Nature done anything to inconvenience you? Show it who’s the Supreme Boss! APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is, now is an excellent time for you to become more attuned and in love with a Higher Power, however you define that. What’s greater than you and bigger than your life and wilder than you can imagine? Refine your practice of the art of surrender.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Fifteenth-century Italian painter Filippo Lippi was such a lustful womanizer that he sometimes found it tough to focus on making art. At one point, his wealthy and politically powerful patron Cosimo de’ Medici, frustrated by his extracurricular activities, imprisoned him in his studio to ensure he wouldn’t get diverted. Judging from your current astrological omens, Sagittarius, I suspect you need similar constraints. APRIL FOOL! I fibbed a little. I am indeed worried you’ll get so caught up in the pursuit of pleasure that you’ll neglect your duties. But I won’t go so far as to suggest you should be locked up for your own good.

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Now is a favorable time to slap a lawsuit on your mom in an effort to make her pay for the mistakes she made while raising you. You could also post an exposé on social media in which you reveal her shortcomings, or organize a protest rally outside her house with your friends holding signs demanding she apologize for how she messed you up. APRIL FOOL! Everything I just said was ridiculous and false. The truth is, now is a perfect moment to meditate on the gifts and blessings your mother gave you. If she is still alive, express your gratitude to her. If she has passed on, do a ritual to honor and celebrate her.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

The coming days will be an excellent time to concoct an alchemical potion that will heal your oldest wounds. For best results, mix and sip a gallon of potion using the following magic ingredients: absinthe, chocolate syrup, cough medicine, dandelion tea, cobra venom and worm’s blood. APRIL FOOL! I mixed a lie in with a truth. It is a fact that now is a fine time to seek remedies for your ancient wounds. But the potion I recommended is bogus. Go on a quest for the real cure.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

I expect you will soon receive a wealth of exotic and expensive gifts. For example, a benefactor may finance your vacation to a gorgeous sacred site or give you the deed to an enchanted waterfall. I won’t be surprised if you’re blessed with a solid gold bathtub or a year’s supply of luxury cupcakes. It’s even possible that a sugar daddy or sugar momma will fork over $500,000 to rent an auditorium for a party in your honor. APRIL FOOL! I distorted the truth. I do suspect you’ll get more goodies than usual in the coming weeks, but they’re likely to come in the form of love and ap-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Aquarian author Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Color Purple.” She has also published 33 other books and built a large audience. But some of her ideas are not exactly mainstream. For example, she says that one of her favorite authors is David Icke, who asserts that intelligent extraterrestrial reptiles have disguised themselves as humans and taken control of our planet’s governments. I bring this to your attention, because I think it’s time that you, too, reveal the full extent of how crazy you really are. APRIL FOOL! I half-lied. While it’s true that now is a favorable time to show more of your unconventional and eccentric sides, I don’t advise you to go full-on whacko.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

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Warning! Danger! You are at risk of contracting a virulent case of cherophobia! And what exactly is cherophobia? It’s a fear of happiness. It’s an inclination to dodge and shun joyful experiences because of the suspicion that they will disappoint you or cause bad luck. Please do something to stop this insidious development. APRIL FOOL! I lied. The truth is that you are currently more receptive to positive emotions and delightful events than you’ve been in a log time. There’s less than a 1-percent chance you will fall victim to cherophobia.

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