Cover Story

THE FAMILY OF PHILLIP GIBBS: Life after tragedy 50 years later 0
- Cover Story, Slider, Spring 2020
- April 1, 2020
The family of Phillip Lafayette Gibbs includes Dale Gibbs, widow, Phillip Gibbs Jr., son, (age 50), Demetrius Gibbs, son, (age 49), and Cierra Gibbs, granddaughter, (age 25) (photo by Spencer McClenty / JSU) By RACHEL JAMES-TERRY The daughter of sharecroppers, Dale Gibbs, grew up in Ripley, Mississippi, with three brothers and a sister. “I wentREAD MORE
Green family shines new light on slain kin; they’re proud he’ll receive honorary JSU degree 0
- Cover Story, Slider, Spring 2020
- March 11, 2020
James Earl Green, who was killed by law enforcement on May 15, 1970. (Photo special to JSU) By L.A. WARREN Family members of one of the young men killed during the tragic 1970 shooting on the Jackson State College campus gathered during the annual “For My People Awards” in January to reflect on the shortREAD MORE
Dr. Doom: NFL Hall of Famer Ex-linebacker Brazile aims to position JSU for greater success 0
- Alumni in Action, Athletics, Cover Story, Featured, Winter 2018
- February 4, 2019
The Jackson State University alum noted that out of tens of thousands who play football in parks, local schools, college and the NFL that he’s now part of an elite group. “There are only 318 Hall of Famers, and I’m No. 312.” However, before the suspense was over in the Hilton hotel, he and his
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Jackson State Launches New School of Journalism and Media Studies 0
- Cover Story, Featured, Spring 2016 Issue
- May 19, 2016
Once again, Jackson State University has made history. Last November, it became the first historically black institution in the state of Mississippi to open a School of Journalism and Media Studies and the seventh HBCU out of 106 in the nation. “The School of Journalism and Media Studies will give our students the skills and
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Jackson State Gave Me A Chance 0
- Featured, Cover Story
- May 19, 2016
As a young boy growing up in Tulsa, Okla., DeMarco Morgan had more than just a childhood curiosity of television news. He would run home to watch the evening news and sit so close to the television his mother would warn him about ruining his eyes. “I didn’t see anyone who looked like me, but I
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JSU School of Public Health – Changing the Health Landscape of Mississippi 0
- Cover Story, Featured
- July 29, 2015
Mississippi for decades has ranked last or near the bottom among all states in a slew of life-threatening or life-altering health conditions — obesity, diabetes, infant mortality. These conditions are exacerbated by factors that shut many of the state’s residents out of access to affordable healthcare and forces those who can afford it but live inREAD MORE