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ON THE COVER Phil Bryant, Cover by Ashton Pittman

4 Editor’s Note 7 Talks

7 Alta Woods’ Former Glory South Jackson neighbors hope to revitalize the “Belhaven of the South.”

12 opinion

arie O’Banner-Jackson, retired interim dean of undergraduate studies and cyber learning at Jackson State University, says she knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was in fourth grade. “When I was in elementary school, I thought I wanted to teach elementary school, and when I entered junior high I wanted to teach at that level,” O’Banner-Jackson says. O’Banner-Jackson was born and grew up in Jackson and graduated from Brinkley Junior-Senior High School, which is now Brinkley Middle School. She initially enrolled at Tennessee State University but returned to Jackson and entered Jackson State University due to financial difficulties a year later. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English from JSU in 1971 and a master’s degree in the same subject from JSU in 1972. After graduating, O’Banner-Jackson attempted to apply for a teaching position in Mississippi’s public-school system, but no principal in the state would hire her, citing “quotas.” “This was in the early 1970s, and the principals said I didn’t meet the ‘quota’ because I wasn’t the right hue,” O’Banner-Jackson says. “They weren’t looking for a black person as an English teacher, so I was forced to look elsewhere.” Jackson took a job as a freshman and sophomore English teacher at Utica Junior College, which is now the Hinds Com-

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munity College Utica campus, in 1972. She remained there for 10 months before she decided to pursue a doctorate at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She received her doctorate in English from SIU in 1978. Later that year, she took a job as an assistant English professor at JSU. She worked there for four years before moving to South Carolina, where she worked as chairwoman of the division of humanities at Elon University. In 1984, she returned to Jackson to care for her sick mother, who passed away a few months later. She rejoined JSU’s English department later that year. During her time at JSU, O’Banner-Jackson has served as director of the JSU Writing Project and as chairwoman of development and enhancement studies with JSU’s University College. O’Banner-Jackson became associate dean of undergraduate studies in 2005 and interim dean of undergraduate studies and cyber learning in 2016. She also served as JSU’s faculty athletic representative to the SWAC and NCAA from 2003 to 2018—an affiliation that earned her the honor of joining JSU’s Sports Hall of Fame this year as a supporter. “We don’t necessarily pursue our careers for the amount of money we make,” she says. “I had heard that I wouldn’t make money teaching, but I wanted to teach and to make a change.” – Dustin Cardon

24 music listings

26 Sugar and Cream Learn how to make “Mamie’s” family holiday dessert.

27 Christmas in the City Vick Allen talks about his soul music journey and headlining this year’s event.

32 Puzzles 33 astro 33 Classifieds 34 DIY

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

lection season was tough for Mississippi women as usual. It was a time for broken promises and slights as we watched male candidates, and their women enablers, show little apparent interest in our safety, prosperity, health and voices be elected to all statewide offices. We also watched the other party fall on its face, with no Democrats elected to statewide office. This was after ordering us to help them win even if they’ve voted against our rights, saying it would benefit us later. Many women are speaking out rather loudly in response, because if not now, the same rigor mortis will set in fast. I wrote a column the day after the election that, largely, called the state’s white-male-led Democratic Party out (as I’ve done before) for pandering for the same conservative white voters who usually vote, rather than doing more to engage women, young people and Mississippians of color, includ-

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Leaders take it all in, listen deeply, think, plan, build coalitions.

ing through more diverse party leadership, respectful dialogue and deep listening. Then women started sending me columns. I ran one by a Democratic Party insider, and another by the Democratic attorney general nominee, Jennifer Riley Collins, who laid bare how both Republicans and Democrats treated her. I posted another from a white woman who volunteers for the party. These are vital voices in a sexist state where women are historically smeared, belittled and condescended to when we speak out, especially about politics. Just look at all the white men doing the rounds of colleges this month to expound about the election. It just doesn’t occur to many people controlling the microphones to ask women what they think about it all. This newspaper, which is mostly women-run, has always published the voices of women on serious issues. And apparently, even many Democratic men hate that about us. That is very telling. On Sunday, as I was editing Riley Col-

lins’ column, I was tagged in a tweet saying that some Dems were having a “whole ass breakdown because we told them Tuesday was going to happen in 2018 and they responded with arrogance, anger, and condescension. We don’t wanna hear that sh*t because you mad at @DonnerKay.” Imagine if those folks directed that energy to calling out misogyny and racism, or even blogs that viciously rip apart women, black Mississippians and immigrants. They could condemn publications that openly and unethically sell “endorsements” to candidates—instead of supporting hate rants and grift with ad dollars. They could direct their outrage to do something useful, not kvetching about feedback. Besides, it is condescending to the women I publish to insist that I am putting ideas into their pretty little heads. It is a silencing tool to pretend I’m the wickedwitch instigator who pushes them to criticize leaders’ words and methods. Women send me columns, and give me story tips, and keep me apprised about what happens within organizations and parties precisely because they know I care about what they think and provide a forum for their voices. I and other women don’t put ourselves out there because we crave a barrage of personal insults. We do it so Mississippi will grow and start keeping more of its smart residents here. We must model speaking up for younger women, or many of them will hightail it out of here to escape the pervasive sexism. Who can blame them? Seeing that tweet, my partner, Todd Stauffer, used a word that I often use for men who wig out at any criticism: fragility. It’s simply absurd to blame a woman editor for providing a forum for women to share their frustration and potential solutions, es-

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Mississippi Women, It’s Your Time to Speak Up, Lead

Increasingly, women in Mississippi are speaking up about what we need here.

pecially now. We’re frustrated, Mississippi is still on the bottom, and the Republican supermajority is laughing at the rest of us. In fact, a GOP friend told me that his party is fully aware that Dems could assemble a killer coalition in Mississippi, especially, with our demographics, if they would find the courage to expand its tent. Well, this is the moment. The old ways of fixating on white voters; hiring party and campaign leadership who love to yell at people; and treating opposition research, nasty TV ads and political trickery as the holy grail are abject failures. A conservative is still going to vote for a conservative. Instead, we need engagement, deep listening, collaboration, enthusiasm, passion, creativity and inspiration, even more than money. Anybody who doesn’t want to lead with inspiration and hope should step aside from politics. They are the problem. It is also an exciting time, though, as

contributors

Ashton Pittman

Kristin Brenemen

Aliyah Veal

State reporter Ashton Pittman is from Hattiesburg, Miss. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied journalism and political science. He wrote the cover story and designed the cover.

Creative Director Kristin Brenemen is a meganekko with a penchant for dystopianism. It’s not even 2020 yet and her craft project list is already growing for the new year. What new skill should she learn next? She designed much of the issue.

Culture writer Aliyah Veal is Jackson native with a bachelor’s degree in English from Spelman College and a master’s in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York. She’s a huge fan of Tupac, “Rugrats” and MCU movies. She wrote about south Jackson.

mostly Trump Republicans take full ownership of what happens in the state. That creates a window for serious change, and not just in a partisan way. I personally know Republicans who are fed up with the turn their own party has taken, and I sure know Democrats—especially women, people of color and young residents—who are disillusioned by the usual donkey dance. Starting today, we must scout for potential new leaders as one woman after another speaks up about what needs to happen in Mississippi (and expect many more because this election opened the floodgates). When you see someone lodging personal attacks, or blaming the messenger, you are not looking at a leader. Leaders develop thick skins, take criticism, and don’t respond to taunts and heckling designed to derail us. Leaders learn something from every flare-up or experience. Leaders take it all in, listen deeply, think, plan, build coalitions. As Riley Collins wrote, “true leaders lead from the front, not in backrooms.” Mississippi must embrace leaders who show they are listening to the long-overdue feedback, the ones who don’t take it personally, the ones making the effort to listen deeply. These are people who will reach out to the women and others speaking out to say, “Let’s talk. I’m interested in your ideas. Teach me. What are the solutions?” Who will lead real change in Mississippi? Who should? Who can inspire? Remember: Without asking these tough questions and seeking real answers, the roads leaving Mississippi will get even more crowded in years to come. But we can choose a new path right now, if we will. Follow on Twitter at @donnerkay.

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TALK JXN ence ver rre Herbert and Stephany Brown may bring back Alta Woods’ neighborhood association now that they are retired.

Seeking Alta Woods’ Former Glory

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ow this street has really gone down. And you can tell a lot of renters are here,” Stephany Brown said as her husband, Herbert Brown, turned onto East Drive in Alta Woods in south Jackson. The street was teeming with houses of various architectural structures, some still in great shape, while others were blighted. A brick house with four archways has a cracked driveway with a damaged basketball goal in the yard, which has missing patches of grass, and a few cracked or broken shingles on its roof. Down the street is a green house, gated away from the rest of its counterparts. Its grass is as fresh and vibrant as the house, its driveway smooth. “A lot of the architecture is beautiful,” Stephany said. “You get something different with every house,” Herbert Brown said. “A lot of good bones. We just have to get some good people that care and that appreciate these type of homes,” she said. Stephany and Herbert Brown were touring the Jackson Free Press through Alta Woods, a neighborhood where the married

couple has spent more than 20 years. She recalled a well-manicured Alta Woods once called the “Belhaven of the South.” Attorneys, politicians and known public figures like long-time WLBT weatherman Woodie Assaf lived there. The community was predominantly white when the Browns became the first black family to move onto Merigold Drive in 1996. “When we moved over here 20 years ago, none of this looked like this,” she said as the car passed another dilapidated house. Missing Camaraderie Herbert Brown remembers lawn wars with his two neighbors. “It got to the point where if one of us felt froggy, we got out there and cut our yard, the other guy would say, ‘Why would you do that? Now I got to cut mine,’” he said, laughing. “That camaraderie is not really there now,” Stephany added. Over the years, the neighborhood changed as friends and neighbors moved out or passed away. Some residents gave their homes to their children, but many of them do not stay in Alta Woods, opting to

rent the properties out instead, he said. “A lot of the people that owned property don’t even live in Jackson. They live out of state or out of the city. They rent it to anybody, and they don’t care what it looks like. These houses go down because they don’t live here,” Stephany said. She estimated that the neighborhood is now made up of 80% renters, adding that many renters do not care enough about the neighborhood, citing some of the poor conditions some houses are in. That is also a testament to absentee landlords not doing enough upkeep on the properties. “We started having a lot of folks move. It brought in folks who like parking cars in the yard and letting overgrowth come in. Right now, we have a good number of homes that are vacant. Some need repair or painting. Trees have gone down into homes on Will O Wisp Way,” Herbert said. He hopes the City of Jackson will help revitalize the historic neighborhood. “The homeowners want the neighborhood to go back to its former glory. We hate to see it tore up,” his wife said. They’d also like to see more help from

the churches in the neighborhood—many of them large, formerly white facilities that are costly to keep up. Stephany said Alta Woods Baptist gave its church to New Jerusalem three years ago, and they were supposed to help fix up the neighborhood. “They haven’t done anything. Maybe (the pastor) has too many churches, but he hasn’t done anything to try to bring back the neighborhood,” she said. Terrance Smith, pastor’s assistant and head of marketing at New Jerusalem, told the Jackson Free Press that though the church was gifted to them, the work it needed cost the church a hefty penny. But the church has held food drives and clothes giveaways in the neighborhood, he said. “We have done different mission work in the community, but you can’t just go in and buy people’s property. You can’t just go in and tear down houses,” Smith said. “It’s not just, ‘hey, you come out here and sweep the community.’ It’s a work in progress.” ‘It Was A Color Issue’ Iasia Collins, an activist and poet, said more SOUTH JXN, p 8

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south Jackson was once a thriving community not far from downtown Jackson, surrounded by interstates and filled with thriving local businesses, including at Metrocenter Mall and the Jackson Square Promenade. South Jackson was majority white with a mix of affluent, middle-class and working-class residents, unlike northeast Jackson, which was historically the wealthiest white part of the city. Collins said she discovered the history while researching south Jackson for her senior thesis at Jackson State University. She focused on the demise of south Jackson and white flight—the migration of people from one area to another due to integration of black people or other ethnicities moving into the area, she said. “South Jackson experienced white flight later than any other area such as Gary, Indiana, or Atlanta, Georgia. In New York, they experienced white flight in the ‘60s and ‘70s. We experienced it here in the ‘90s,” Collins said in the interview. She noted that white real-estate agents fed on the fears of white homeowners, who were afraid of black people moving into the neighborhood. In addition, white families often start fleeing a neighborhood as schools start to integrate; both Forest Hill and Wingfield High Schools were popular white high schools forced to integrate in late 1969 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Bishop Ronnie Crudup Sr. confirmed Collins’ findings as he recounted his experience living in south Jackson back when it was majority white. “They moved because we were black. It was a color issue. What I found out from some of my white neighbors were that they were afraid of black people, they were particularly afraid of our children, black boys. They didn’t see them as children,” Crudup Sr. told the Jackson Free Press. The bishop at New Horizon International Church in the old Super Walmart on Ellis Avenue recalled a time when his son, Ronnie Crudup Jr., was playing basketball with some friends in their front yard. Later that day, his white neighbor told him that he noticed none of the boys fighting or cursing. His neighbor could not fathom that black boys could just be children.

Herbert and Stephany Brown were the first black family on their street in Alta Woods. They still love their home there.

“When blacks started coming in, (whites) made a decision at this point that they weren’t going to live with us. It’s fear that you’re going to affect the economics, that you’re going to bring crime in because you don’t curb your children. For most of them, they’re not willing to risk finding out if that is true or not,” Crudup Sr. said. During her research, Collins found that white flight did not affect Alta Woods as directly as other neighborhoods in south

Jackson. She said most of the white people that lived in the community—one of the most upscale in the area—stayed in their homes until they died or, if they did leave, it occurred at a slower rate. “A lot of whites stayed until they passed because they invested so much into their homes. Some move because it’s harder to navigate around the house or (because of) crime,” Collins said. But the community still paid for white

flight all the same as the reduction in home ownership and values in the community lessens tax dollars, which go toward keeping an area up to par and maintaining a strong quality of life for residents, she said. “It takes away police coverage, school funding, tax-paying businesses, protection of firemen in this area,” Collins said. “Jackson has to now allocate resources to cover this area, where you used to have people paying tax dollars. Businesses leave,

Making Mississippi British Again In honor of Gov. Phil Bryant’s efforts to move Mississippi back to a more Old English way of life, we suggest the following: • Make all roads one lane, winding around potholes. Drive on the other side. • No more Thanksgiving. (And y’all thought that was a liberal conspiracy—blame Philbo!) • Christmas dinner now happens exclusively at the pub. (Book early!) • New holiday—Boxing Day! (Also taking a vacation is now officially “going on holiday.”) • “Governor” no longer an elected position; now applies to any adult male when spoken to by a chimney sweep.

• No more pads or touchdown passes; starting with the 2020 season, football in Oxford officially reverts to soccer rules. (Which, at this point, probably couldn’t hurt.) • “Ma’am” now “mum.” • New chant at right-wing rallies: “Build that Channel!” • Start preserving old buildings rather than bulldozing them. • Racist and sexist tabloid media start trashing women of color. Oh, wait.

• Just rename the Mississippi Senate as “the House of Lords” and be done with it. • Dissolve our state government and start the hell over. • More pickle and cheese sandwiches. • “Pies” are pretty much no longer what you think they are. • Universal healthcare, baby. • Two words: bangers, mash.

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Field Hearing Sheds Light on Mississippi ICE Raids by Seyma Bayram

tonio until a Jackson paralegal reached out to her on Facebook to say her husband was looking for her, too. Now, Hilda and her daughter are trying to rebuild their lives without Antonio, whose video bond hearing before New York

Keeping People Safe Neighbors, clergy, activists and even local law enforcement stepped in to take care of those the Aug. 7 raids affected throughout Mississippi. In Forest, people brought scores of crying children into a Seyma Bayram

ilda was confused when she saw people dressed in black T-shirts walking toward her and her colleagues one morning. Employees wore white shirts at the Pearl River Foods poultry-processing plant in Carthage, Miss., where Hilda worked as a lead person. The letters “ICE” emblazoned across their chests terrified Hilda, who is an undocumented immigrant who asked to withhold her last name. She began to cry for her husband, Antonio, who was working in the plant’s nearby box room at the time, and for her 8-year-old daughter, Aliza, who was attending her first day of second grade. “I (thought) about my baby because I don’t have family over here. My mom, my dad, my sisters is in Mexico,” Hilda told the Jackson Free Press later. Antonio, who has lived in America for 22 years, and Hilda were among the 680 undocumented immigrants that ICE arrested and detained in Mississippi on Aug. 7, 2019, in the largest statewide immigration raid in United States history. The Carthage plant was one of seven locations where ICE conducted raids, along with Canton, Sebastopol, Morton, Forest, Bay Springs and Pelahatchie. ICE released Hilda that night, and she reunited with her daughter, though she has an open case due to working without papers. But Antonio remains in ICE custody, along with approximately 300 others arrested more than three months ago. Antonio spent the first five weeks in Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez before ICE transferred him to Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, La., without a bond hearing. Hilda did not make contact with An-

Hilda (last name withheld) shares a photograph of herself with her husband, Antonio, and daughter. Antonio remains in ICE custody, without a bond hearing, following the Aug. 7 raids in Mississippi.

Immigration Judge Mary C. Baumgarten is scheduled for later this month. Their nextdoor neighbors, Lisa and Steve, have been providing the family emotional and financial support since both parents lost their jobs. Every Sunday, Steve drives the mother and child six hours round-trip to visit Antonio. The couple’s presence provides some relief from the lingering trauma and fear Hilda and her daughter experience. “Lisa is my neighbor. Now she is my family,” Hilda said in tears.

community gym, until they could locate relatives or caregivers. Canton Mayor William Truly Jr. and Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee scrambled, in the latter’s words, “to play catch up,” as ICE had not notified their offices of the raids. “We have a responsibility to keep people safe,” Truly said. “When you have ICE coming and raiding your community, there is always a potentiality for escalation, escalation (where) perhaps the outcome may not be good.” He added that authorities should

have alerted agencies invested in protecting residents, from the police and fire departments to social services and schools. But ICE failed to inform anyone in Canton. “It is like an agency came in and took over our town, and we didn’t know anything,” the mayor said. “It was a terrifying experience for the arrestees and a puzzling experience for me and my community.” Such were the damning testimonies delivered Nov. 7 during the first field hearing on the Mississippi ICE raids, which Hilda and dozens of other families attended. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, DMiss., led the two-panel hearing, titled “Immigration Raids: Impacts and Aftermath on Mississippi Communities.” Thompson is also chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. More than 200 people packed into the Tougaloo College auditorium in Jackson to hear testimonies from a local pastor, lawyer, community organizer, law enforcement, elected official and New Orleans-based ICE agent Jere Miles. Families stood with signs that read “Stop Scaring Us” and “Keep Families Together.” “Perhaps the most troubling aspect of these raids is the way ICE failed to take into account that children would be left without one or both parents as a result,” Thompson emphasized during his opening remarks. “Hundreds of children, by some estimates, over a thousand children were directly affected by the raids.” ‘We Did Not Ask for This’ Two days after the raids, Thompson and two other congressmen sent an eightpage letter to Attorney General William P. Barr and Acting Secretary of Homeland more Immigration, p10

(and) it leaves properties that are dilapidated. You lose your stature in the Legislature because there’s not that much money, and they’re not going to invest in this area.” So how does a place like Alta Woods recover? “It’s going to take people being committed to staying here and investing, not only just financially, (but) with these kids and these communities. It’s the hardest work. It’s not going to happen in 10 or 20 years, and it’s going to be something that’s going to take a long time,” Collins said. She noted that some local businesses have started to open in the area again, including Godfrey’s Caribbean restaurant; Pop-de-licious, a gourmet popcorn store; and a martial-arts facility. “I might not be around for the change, but I believe it’s going to happen,” Collins said.

‘Nowhere To Go Now’ Kristin Brenemen, the creative director of the Jackson Free Press, said her family moved to Alta Woods in the mid1980s when the community was still mostly white, with a retired generation of homeowners. She remembers the neighborhood having festivals and other events around the churches and schools in the community. “It was pretty nice and felt safe. I could walk to school. I went to Key Elementary and Lester Elementary School and then Peeples Middle School. It just seemed like a regular place,” Brenemen said. Older people started to die off in the mid- to late ’90s, she said, and a new influx of residents started to take their place. Many of the houses in the neighborhood were built in the 1940s to the 1970s, including her home, she said.

She said the community was more like a suburb of Jackson, and many of the properties were larger than those one would find in north Jackson. “We started seeing the transition to new families, a lot of younger families. Some people bought the houses and turned them into rental properties immediately,” she said. After Brenemen’s parents moved to New Mexico, she moved back into her family home 10 years ago and does not want to leave. “It’s comfortable in a way. I knew where everything was. I knew how to get to the interstate from the house or where the grocery store was,” she said. Brenemen has noticed the changes in the neighborhood as one house beside hers has been empty the entire time she has lived there, and the other is a rental property with new more South jxn, p10

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eral criminal law, we’re coming after you,” Hurst had said at a press conference on the afternoon of the raids. As Thompson noted, not only have no employers been charged, but the prosecution of companies that employ undocumented laborers has decreased since Don-

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Security Kevin K. McAleenan informing them they would investigate the raids. The letter revealed that ICE had “failed to inform child protective services or schools in advance of the enforcement actions.” It also expressed concern about the timing of the raids on the first day of school and following a $3.75-million legal settlement with Koch Foods in 2018 over race and sex-based discrimination against Hispanic workers. Koch Foods owns several of the targeted poultry plants, and the congressmen demanded to know whether any employers or companies were arrested or charged for harboring undocumented workers. Thompson wanted documentation on the number of people ICE arrested and detained and for how long, the cost of the raids, the charges against the workers and who was still separated from their children. The Nov. 7 hearings answered some of these questions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent $487,000 on labor alone on the day of the raids, Thompson said, though the total costs so far have reached $1.3 million, The Clarion-Ledger reported. ICE has not arrested or charged any employers despite a history of hiring undocumented workers in the southeast through the “Hispanic Project” and despite U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst’s warning to employers. “If we find you have violated fed-

fication of local law enforcement, schools and governing officials. The 680 arrested workers still have not received their last paychecks, totaling hundreds of thousands in back wages, Thompson said, and judges are detaining people on high bail or denying bail altogether. Cliff Johnson, director of the MacArthur Justice Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law, said ICE charged

Left to right: U.S. Reps. Sheila Lee Jackson, Bennie Thompson, Al Green and Steven Cohen—all Democrats—address a panel during the first field hearing on the Mississippi ICE raids at Tougaloo College on Nov. 7.

ald Trump took office. All the while, 300 undocumented people remain in ICE custody across 13 different facilities, Thompson told reporters after the hearing. The hearing revealed additional troubling aspects of the raids, beyond no noti-

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people moving in every year, she said. “That’s just kind of how it is. You just see people come and go,” she said. Local businesses and even big-box stores—beyond the ubiquitous dollar store and check-cashing stops—would help south Jackson thrive again, as well as more people owning their houses instead of renting them. But people need an incentive to buy, Brenemen said. “You don’t go to south Jackson to buy things or eat out really because there’s not businesses anymore. All that left. It wasn’t quite walkable in the way that we design neighborhoods now, but in a couple miles you could get anywhere on your bike as a kid and still go to the store. “There’s nowhere to go now,” she said. ‘Keep Working’ Alta Woods resident Ronnie Crudup Jr., elected last year to the Mississippi House of Representatives, works to increase homeownership through his nonprofit New Horizon Ministries Inc., which fixes up houses throughout south Jackson, among other community efforts. “We’re finding dilapidated homes that we renovate and find families to live in. Some we do a full renovation and some we do a partial renovation. We (also) do a lot of demolition work,” Crudup Jr. said. The ministry has been doing this work for seven years,

more than 100 people with felonies due to prosecutorial discretion. Those arrested do not have records of violent behavior, and only a handful had prior misdemeanor convictions, he said. “These raids were not carried out in

and it all started from a phone call about purchasing property. “We purchased the houses for a lot cheaper cost than some, and we just started going from there,” he said. Crudup Jr. said the ministry has partnered with Habitat for Humanity as well as some private investors. He has seen an increase in homeownership since they started, saying that the goal is to fix up 200 homes and bring 200 homeowners back into south Jackson. “We’re going to keep working. The number can do definitely go larger than that,” he said. So far, New Horizon has renovated three houses in Alta Woods, one of which he hopes to put on the market this month. “We did (one) that was a rent-to-own model. We renovate it, and then a family just kind of pays us a certain price, and we finance it ourselves,” he said. Crudup Jr. said he wants to see more business leaders taking a chance on south Jackson. He said the ministry has a limited source of funds, but a larger pool of money can help them thrive in the housing and business market. “There are a number of businesses that wouldn’t mind being in south Jackson, (but) some of the landlords aren’t really taking care of the property,” he said. “If we had the finances, we would try to buy some of the properties ourselves, (and) try to be a better landlord and try to help bring more businesses in the area.” ‘I Haven’t Given Up’ Alta Woods’ neighborhood association dissolved

response to any outcry from people here in Mississippi,” Johnson said. “We did not ask for this.” Lee echoed Johnson’s point. He cited data from his local jail—of the 125 people currently detained there on criminal charges, three identify as Latino, and only one is a resident of Scott County. “The Scott County Sheriff’s Department does not have problems with Latino residents,” Lee testified. He added that they are hard-working, respectful members of the community. Lorena Quiroz, lead organizer with Working Together Mississippi and the Mississippi Immigrant Coalition, spoke of the need for language justice and translators. Many of those ICE arrested cannot speak Spanish, Quiroz said, but rather speak indigenous languages, such as Mam, which Guatemalan immigrants speak. During one disturbing moment, Miles responded to questioning by suggesting that allegations of ICE separating parents and children were false. “If you’re going to use the definition of the word ‘separate,’ no, we did not, because ‘separate’ insinuates that the children were with them. Children were not with them,” Miles said, as many in attendance shook their heads in disbelief. “Is it true that you separated mothers who were breastfeeding?” Thompson asked Miles. “My understanding is we received reports of that, and none of those

years ago, but Herbert and Stephany Brown are thinking of bringing it back, now that they are retired. “I worked the voting precinct for the primary and runoff, and a lot of folks were interested in trying to get our neighborhood association cranked back up,” Herbert said. Even with all the changes in Alta Woods, the Browns want to stay there. “A lot of people feel comfortable when they come by (our house) because it’s like being with family. So, we actually inspire a bunch of folks that we feel good about inviting over, and they spend time with us and get ideas about what they can do with their home. We want to be a light here, so that’s why we haven’t moved,” Herbert Brown said. The neighborhood can thrive again if everyone comes together, and he has ideas of how he can help improve the community, Brown added. “I have these crazy dreams about coming into a whole bunch of money and getting me a bunch of equipment for yards and hiring folks just to clean the neighborhood. Not only here, but in other parts of Jackson as well,” he said. But Brown said it is going to take a group of people, young and old, who are no longer satisfied with the status quo and want to change it. “They may have given up, but I haven’t given up,” Herbert Brown said about his neighborhood. Follow Culture Writer Aliyah Veal on Twitter at @AliyahJFP. Send her neighborhood, local culture and music story tips to aliyah@jacksonfreepress.com.

IMMIGRATION reports ever bore out,” Miles said. “Well, I’ve got evidence … that at least three mothers who were breastfeeding were separated from their babies,” Thompson responded. U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, grilled Miles. “You knew before you came that laws were being broken but you picked on the undocumented persons to the exclusion of the employers who were supposed to check the E-Verify system. Mr. Miles, this is not the way we treat people in the United States of America,” Green said. “I have enough dignity to apologize on behalf of the United States,” U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, said to the families in attendance, adding that the raids were “cruel” and “ineffective.” For-Profit Immigrant Detention The field hearing touched on the impact of the raids on local economies, the

the Natchez Democrat reported. The Adams County prison is one of two facilities where ICE initially detained workers before transferring them to 11 more jails. Thompson did not rule out the possibility that ICE may have an incentive to keep the prison full because of such arrangements. “The notion that that facility was converted is a potential problem,” he said, “and as you know, they sent people there … on short order. They transferred them to the facility in Louisiana, and then when we tried to find people in Louisiana, they’d send them somewhere else.” ‘This Is Ongoing’ Aliza misses her father. Before ICE detained him, Antonio played with her and helped her with her homework. Regular visits are helping Aliza to cope with his absence, but the first visit was difficult, Hilda says. Aliza cried when she saw her father for the first time since his arrest. “Why is my daddy in the jail?” she asked her mother.

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Hilda did not know how to respond. It is unclear how many parents are still separated from their children, but Quiroz spoke of one woman who is facing deportation and currently separated from her three children, who are all U.S. citizens. She emphasized the difficulty of fighting cases without resources to hire translators and support families, who are at risk of losing their houses and cars, and unable to pay their hospital bills. “People have been wonderful, they have donated resources to us, but the money is running out, and this is ongoing,” Quiroz said. “There are no alternatives to employment. They are wearing ankle monitors— who is going to hire them?” she said. About two more months of aid funds remain through the immigrant coalition. “After that, what happens?” Quiroz asked. Follow City Reporter Seyma Bayram on Twitter @SeymaBayram0. Send story tips to seyma@jacksonfreepress.com.

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amount of paperwork if there is a serious injury. The coach (the player’s mother) spoke a few words and indicated that Mikayla was ready to play (they had no substitutes). Both teams and their sprinkling of fans lightly clapped. Ostensibly this was a U14 boys’ recreational soccer game, but each team was

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fearless she was. With long, black hair and oversized stylish glasses, she threw herself after the ball, challenging the always bigger and sometimes faster players. I tried to stay close, but although she wasn’t the fastest she was quicker than the referee, an aging and creaking 60-something who coaches and fans believed was blind, and of questionable ancestry. Me. I had the feeling that it was only a matter of time before something happened. When it did, it was fast and unexpected. The ball, kicked hard, caught her full in the face with a sickening splat, and she crumpled onto the ground in a half-kneeling position with her slim brown legs tucked beneath her, head bowed and both hands covering her face. She wept silently taking deep ragged breaths. I blew my whistle and signaled for the coach, who was already on her way, while my mind imagined the lenses of those very stylish glasses breaking and being driven into her eyeballs. Even before the coach arrived, she wobbled to her feet. Tear streaks marred her face, but she was otherwise unmarked and unblinded. I breathed a sigh of relief, mostly for her, but there is a tremendous

made up of at least three or four girls. All the girls played with a ferocity marked with a fearlessness even against the bigger boys. And the boys played against them hard with no acknowledgment for them being

Tear streaks marred her face, but she was otherwise unmarked ... the so-called “weaker” sex. As I struggled to keep up, my mind reflected upon what I was seeing. There was a parity here between the sexes that I hadn’t experienced before. It was not forced nor legally mandated and not based on physical ability. It was about a love of the game. The boys wanted to play soccer, and they needed the girls to make a team, and the girls just wanted to play soccer. The players shouted encouragement to each other, not girls to girls, or boys to boys, but player to player.

Weeks later, this game came to my mind again. We were in Virginia, near Washington, D.C., spending Thanksgiving with my wife’s siblings and their families. We are considered the “country cousins” to our cosmopolitan Virginia relatives. Over the 25 years that we have lived in Mississippi, we have taken quite a ribbing. Whenever we told them of our children’s successes, they always scoffed and said “but it’s Mississippi” as if that lessened the accomplishment. After dinner, we settled down to watch the traditional Redskins vs. Cowboys game, and the recent contentious U.S. senatorial campaign came up. I pointed out that it was historic as Cindy Hyde-Smith was the first woman Mississippi elected to the U.S. Senate, and if she had lost, her opponent would have been the first African American Senator since Reconstruction. They weren’t impressed. I watched the game trying to think of a way to grab their attention. Then I realized it was right in front of me! Or actually at the top of the enormous TV screen. “Look! See the referee legs at the top there? That is Sarah Thomas, our neighbor in Brandon, Mississippi, and the only female referee in the NFL,” I said. There was disbelief since we could only see her legs. Then the view shifted, and there she was wearing mascara and makeup staring intently at the field. Several family members whipped out their phones and searched for her. Now that I had their attention, I casually added that in September at the Ocean Springs homecoming game, the just-crowned Homecoming Queen, Kaylee Foster, kicked the winning field goal in overtime. They all then had their phones out. Feeling the mood, I mentioned that Donna Tartt, who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Goldfinch,” is from Mississippi, as is Jesmyn Ward, an African American author who was the first woman to win two National Book Awards. Then I told them about the soccer game and ended by wondering aloud if there was something in the air or the water in Mississippi that made our women so smart and tough. Richard Coupe is a father of 4, the father-in-law of 1, a Francophile and a referee extraordinaire. This column does not necessarily reflect the views of the JFP.

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rince Charles spotted a stranger in Buckingham Palace. He walked over to the man, whose well-groomed silvery-white coif, blue eyes, pink nose and dark navy pin-striped suit matched the tiny American flag on his lapel. “Your royal highness, I’m the governor of Mississippi,” the then-62-year-old Republican, Phil Bryant, said in his fastspoken country accent. “You are? What on earth are you doing here?” the posh prince replied, raising his eyebrows as he echoed a question Bryant’s constituents have puzzled over, or at least the ones who know about their governor ’s increasing forays into British politics. “I’m also the chairman of the Royal Commonwealth Society USA,” the Mississippian said, referring to an organization he launched in Jackson in 2017. “Is America back in the Commonwealth?” the royal replied. “Well, part of it is, and I’m in charge of it,” Bryant said. “Well, carry on,” the heir to the British throne said. Bryant shared the story of that November 2017 meeting in London this

past July at the launch of his latest United Kingdom-related initiative named World4Brexit, a U.S.-based dark-money group that supports the United Kingdom’s expected exit from the European Union. Financial Times U.S. Editor-at-Large Gillian Tett, who is British, reported on the launch event and provided the Jackson Free Press with a video of the governor’s until-now-unreported remarks. The launch happened just a day after the U.K. Conservative Party’s Boris Johnson became the new U.K. prime minister on a promise to “deliver Brexit”—a pledge he is still trying to fulfill after his strongarming tactics prompted a revolt in his own party in September, causing the Conservatives, also known as the Tories, to lose their parliamentary majority. After Johnson missed a Halloween deadline to get Parliament to agree to a Brexit plan, Johnson dissolved the body on Nov. 6, fearing the body’s composition as it stood would have never reached an agreement. That kicked off a new election, and Johnson hopes Britons will not only return the Tories to the majority, but give him enough supportive members to make Brexit happen by the end of the year.

Funding U.K. Propaganda? World 4 Brexit’s backers incorporated it in Ann Arbor, Mich., and promise in its literature to “provide a much-needed global voice for people who support Brexit and back the belief that ‘the will of the people should prevail.’” The chairwoman of the group is Californian Peggy Grande, who served as President Ronald Reagan’s executive assistant after he left the White House. The organization says World4Brexit will not only work to sell Brexit to the international community, but will also “build ‘watchdog’ groups to investigate media bias and expose the funders behind ‘Remain’” (referring to the 2016 anti-Brexit campaign); use research for “targeting business leaders, opinion leaders and media”; and “use paid media to get our message out.” It is opening offices in Washington, D.C., London and Brussels. World4Brexit’s literature also notes that the group plans to hire lobbyists in Brussels. Brussels serves dually as the capital city of Belgium and of the European Union. Any plan for the U.K. to officially leave the E.U. will depend, largely, on trade and exit negotiations with the European Parliament. President Donald Trump’s former top

adviser, Stephen K. Bannon, has separately been leading an effort in Brussels, called The Movement, to urge other countries to exit the European Union. Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage, a close friend of Phil Bryant, revealed at the group’s launch party in July that Bannon, who is pushing for a far-right-wing awakening worldwide, is informally advising World4Brexit. Both xenophobia and a belief in “white” majorities seem to drive Brexit. U.K. voters narrowly passed the referendum in 2016 to separate from the E.U. (a “British-exit”), driven in large part by a revanchist attitude toward the influx of immigrants, including the 2015 refugee crisis that saw thousands of Syrian refugees claim asylum in the U.K. “All studies show that anti-immigration was the key motivation for the Brexit vote and for support for far-right parties,” Cas Mudde, a University of Georgia professor of international affairs and the author of “The Far Right Today,” told the Jackson Free Press. Bannon and Bryant see the successes of Brexit and Trump as parts of a global nationalist uprising. “Right-wing populist nationalism is what will happen,” Bannon told The

be Great Again,” Bryant told those gathered. The Republican politician is certainly not the first Mississippi governor to support a state’s plan to secede from a multi-state union. In 2018, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate group, gave Bryant an award named for John J. Pettus, the Mississippi governor who oversaw the state’s secession from the American union over slavery in 1861. But Bryant seems to be the first to entangle himself in a foreign U.S. ally’s own secession effort. Brexit did not kick off a civil war, but it has not gone smoothly. Since the initial vote, it has destroyed the premiership of two British prime ministers, including former Conservative Party Prime Minister Theresa May, whose teary-eyed resignation this past summer followed repeated failures to break a parliamentary deadlock over how to implement it. Johnson is fighting to avoid the same fate amid a rocky start. Bryant, who has an affinity for the

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (left) joined World4Brexit chairwoman Peggy Grande (center) and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (right) for World4Brexit’s New York City launch in July 2019.

“No, watch. This is that movement. This is something that the pollsters and the media and our friends can’t understand. They have no idea,” he said. “It’s sort of like me getting elected governor. How in the world did that happen?” Months later, in January 2017, Bryant was celebrating Trump’s inauguration at a private party in Washington, D.C., when he recounted that story. Some of the very political operatives who led the charge in the Brexit campaign in the U.K. and the Trump campaign in the U.S. were in the room. The Jackson Free Press found footage of the remarks in a little-noticed YouTube video. “This is Great Britain, and it’s going to

politics of chaos, claims he first signed on for the betossed cause after a chance meeting with a man from the far-right fringe of British politics: Nigel Farage, the Brexit Party leader with ties to Bannon. Like Trump, Bannon and Farage, Bryant has fanned the flames of right-wing anti-immigrant rhetoric. As state auditor in 2006, he commissioned a report in Mississippi that claimed immigrants cost taxpayers millions of dollars in education, health care and law enforcement. The report, which contradicts national studies that have found immigrants contribute positively to the economy, admits in its own introduction that it is not a comprehensive analysis.

In August, Bryant praised the ICE raids that swept up nearly 700 workers at Mississippi poultry plants, leaving dozens of kids with no parents to pick them up from school and countless families devastated. Sara Wallace Goodman, a University of California Irvine political scientist who specializes in European politics and immigration, said it is ironic that nationalist leaders would form a global alliance around an anti-globalist cause. “It’s this really interesting phenomenon that we refer to as global nationalism, which is a contradictory term, right? ... That’s a really new element—a sort of trans-continental network of nationalists,” Goodman told the Jackson Free Press. “They fund each other; they’re all illiberal. That’s the commonality they share. They oppose liberal values, which include tolerance, recognition of diversity, equality and individual rights.” With his Confederate Heritage Month declarations and affiliations with neo-Confederate groups, Bryant might seem like a throwback in many ways, but it is not wholly surprising that rightwing American politicians like him would partner with anti-immigrant nationalists around the world, she said. “I think the global element is just kind of a conduit or a mechanism in which old or latent attitudes can find new voice,” Goodman said. “So there is this argument about contemporary illiberalism. Is this new illiberalism, or is this just sort of resting illiberalism that has suddenly found the courage in a new, accepting environment to speak louder? … But the motivation is almost irrelevant. The fact that they kind of come together and move forward together—you can have a coalition of strange bedfellows or a coalition of like-minded individuals all working for the same goal.” Mudde told the Jackson Free Press that he thinks Farage has an additional motive: “Money. Nigel Farage is making a lot of money through his appearances in the U.S. media and speaking circuit. There is much more money in politics in the U.S. than in Europe.” ‘Licking the Jar’ At the private inauguration party in 2017, the Mississippi governor recalled how he first met Farage, whom he now considers a close friend, at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Early on the morning when Bryant was set to speak at the RNC, Farage’s team and members of Bryant’s staff were still up drinking at a hotel lounge when they ran into one another. more BREXIT, p 16

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‘How in the World … ?’ That reporter, like others familiar with Bryant’s efforts, still finds it strange that the governor of a small U.S. state is so involved in British affairs. In Bryant’s telling, though, it all began in the summer of 2016, as Donald Trump bulldozed toward the Republican nomination in the U.S., and Britons headed to the polls to decide whether to stay in or leave the E.U. On June 23 of that year, Phil and Deborah Bryant sat glued to a television

in the governor’s mansion in downtown Jackson, eager to find out how U.K. citizens had voted on the referendum. Against expectations, the U.K. narrowly voted to leave the union that binds 28 European states together politically and economically. The pro-Brexit Leave.EU campaign and figures like Nigel Farage had fanned racist fears, with warnings that implied that the E.U. would allow an “invasion” of nonwhite immigrants unless the U.K. severed ties. The message was similar to Trump’s own anti-immigrant crusade and one that has invited comparisons to Adolf Hitler’s warnings about Jewish “infestations.” Without knowing that the British government would still be struggling to find a way to implement that vote three years later, the Republican governor turned from the television to his wife. “This is Trump’s first victory,” he said. “Are you crazy?” Mississippi’s first lady replied to her husband.

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Daily Beast in 2016. “That’s what will govern. You’re going to have individual nation states with their own identities, their own borders.” Mudde says it’s “ridiculous” to attribute rise of radicalism all to Trump or Brexit, though, arguing that “the radicalright wave predates Trump by two decades” and “has been more strengthened by the responses to the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2011 than the so-called ‘refugee crisis.’” Britons who are weary of leaving the E.U. fear the Bannon-and-Bryantbacked World4Brexit organization could use U.S. loopholes to skirt the U.K.’s more strict campaign-finance laws and to then funnel money back into U.K. pro-Brexit efforts. World4 Brexit is officially registered as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit social-welfare organization, the same U.S. designation the NRA uses that allows it to accept donations up to $5,000 without having to disclose the name of its donors. Donors can be national or international. Chris Matheson, a Labour politician who was a member of Parliament until Johnson dissolved the body in early November, raised concerns in a July letter to the U.K. Electoral Commission that “501(c)(4) organisations have for years sat at the heart of scandals in US politics, and campaigners have long argued they provide a backdoor route for incredibly wealthy individuals to subvert democracy.” One British reporter, who requested anonymity to avoid trouble with their employer, expressed similar concerns. “Setting World4Brexit up in the U.S. seems like a fairly simple way of hiding where the money is coming from and then using it to fund propaganda in the UK,” they said. “Where that money actually originates, though, I can only guess. It’s also a good way of hiding who controls W4B as well, given the only listed director I could find was a lawyer with no major political involvement elsewhere.” Phil Bryant’s office did not return requests for comment for this story.

The Mississippi delegation told Farage that the governor was a fan. Hours later, Bryant aide John Bartley Boykin burst into the governor’s hotel room, waking him up with news of the chance encounter. Bryant, eager to meet the pro-Brexit politician he had seen on TV and in online video clips, invited Farage to Mississippi. Several weeks later, in late August 2016, Bryant entertained Farage and a host of Brexiteers at the governor’s mansion in downtown Jackson, including multi-millionaire Leave.EU financier and co-founder Arron Banks. “In real old-school style, the ladies said goodnight, and the men went into the converted garage outside, which was full of motorbikes, old Chevy cars, comfy chairs, a full bar and the best tobacco the South could offer,” Banks wrote, describing that evening in his 2016 book, “The Bad Boys of Brexit.” Within weeks, Farage and Banks joined Bryant for a Trump rally at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Trump called Farage up to join him onstage, hugging him and congratulating him on the Brexit referendum’s success. The bombastic U.K. politician and radio host recounted the Leave.EU campaign’s story before swooning over the “promise” he saw in Trump, with their shared hatred of the so-called “establishment.” He further endeared himself to the future president by bashing Trump’s then-Democratic opponent. “If I was an American citizen, I wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me. Anything is possible if enough of the American people stand up against the establishment,” Farage said to rapturous applause in the capital city. The thousands of Mississippians who showed up were enthralled with Farage, Bryant recalled at the inauguration party. “And they were drinking the Kool-Aid and licking the jar. They were fired up. This man had spoke their language. They understood what he was talking about,” the oftenawkward governor said, seemingly unaware that “drinking the Kool-Aid” refers to the 1978 Jonestown Massacre. Hundreds died in a mass suicide there after drinking poisoned Kool-Aid at the urging of The People’s Temple cult leader Jim Jones. At the Jackson rally, Trump pumped up the crowd with anti-immigrant language, pushing back against Clinton’s warnings that he would separate undocumented immigrant families. The then-GOP nominee told supporters he would focus, instead, on American families who had been the victims of immigrant crimes—an eerie foreshadowing of his administration’s eventual policy of separating immigrant and refugee

families, with children often locked in cages that resemble dog kennels for months, while adults languish in private prisons. What Trump and Farage showed the Mississippi crowd at that rally, Bryant told supporters at the 2017 inauguration party, was that “if you’re dedicated, and you’re pure of heart, you can help change the world.” “And my friend Nigel Farage and Donald Trump did just that,” he said. Public-affairs consultant Kristi Gunster posted the video of Bryant’s comments to YouTube in 2017. As of Nov. 1, 2019,

years. Ukraine is now the centerpiece of the Trump impeachment inquiry, after the president threatened to withhold congressionally approved military aid unless Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to launch a sham investigation to hurt Trump’s potential 2020 Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. In 2018, U.K. investigators fingered another source of possible electoral interference: Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm Steve Bannon co-founded with the billionaire Mercer family, who are top COURTESY LORD ASHCROFT

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Left to right: Leave.EU Communications Director Andy Wigmore; former U.K. Conservative Party Deputy Chairman Lord Michael Ashcroft; Brexit Leader Nigel Farage; Gov. Phil Bryant; and Leave.EU mega-millionaire ﬁnancier Arron Banks.

the clip had just 63 views. In it, her husband, Gerry Gunster, introduces Bryant and Farage. Gerry Gunster is the CEO of Gunster Strategies, the political consulting firm that Leave.EU hired to engineer its public messaging strategy in 2016. ‘A Campaign ‘of Fear’ While Robert Mueller was investigating U.S. electoral meddling in the years after Trump’s victory, the U.K. government conducted its own investigation into foreign interference in the Brexit referendum. Just as U.S. authorities affirmed that Russia had undertaken significant steps to sabotage Clinton’s chances in the U.S. to help Trump win, British investigations revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had overseen a twin effort to undermine the anti-Brexit Remain campaign in the U.K. U.S. and U.K. investigators say Putin sought to provoke mayhem in western nations that had complicated his efforts to reclaim territory that was once part of the old Soviet Union—like the Crimea region of Ukraine, a nation thrown into turmoil by Russian military incursions in recent

American donors to Republicans. By tricking Facebook users into taking personality quizzes that granted the company access to personal information, Cambridge Analytica harvested the data of nearly 100 million Facebook users in the U.S. and U.K. With the help of tech wizards, the firm used voters’ personal information to build what they called “psychographic profiles” that used that data to predict behavior and discern what kinds of messages would get the desired response out of each voter. Cambridge Analytica then used that data to micro-target voters with ads tailored to their personalities—including ads that promoted fake news stories. Cambridge Analytica not only used the profiles to evoke rage in white Trumpleaning voters in the U.S., but also to target Democratic-leaning African American voters in swing states with messages designed to dissuade them from voting at all. Those ads often cast Hillary Clinton as suspect on race-related issues or downright hostile to their concerns. In both countries, the ads raised the specter of mass immigration to instill fear in

more conservative voters. The U.K. ads also promised voters that Brexit would bring improvements in national services, like the country’s National Health Service. In her new book, “Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower’s Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again,” former Cambridge Analytica Business Development Director Brittany Kaiser, an American, reflects on the work she helped carry out in the U.K. before becoming a whistleblower later. “Now, looking back on that period, I see that such messaging was terribly flawed and even criminal; from fear mongering about funding for government services to the imagery of immigrants and terrorists storming the border, the Leave campaign was one of fear,” she writes. ‘Wiggy’ and ‘Banksy’ Last year, Kaiser testified to Parliament that Cambridge Analytica worked with Leave.EU. She claimed she worked with Banks and Leave.EU Communications Director Andy Wigmore to develop proposals for the U.K. Independence Party (which Farage once led), Leave.EU and Banks’ company, Eldon Insurance. In Kaiser’s book, she writes that Banks calls him “Wiggy”; in turn, Wigmore calls Banks “Banksy.” “Banksy” has denied Kaiser’s claim that Leave.EU worked with Cambridge Analytica, and “Wiggy” has accused her of lying. But YouTube videos of a 2015 Leave. EU event shows Kaiser sitting on a panel next to Banks and Gerry Gunster, who discusses the campaign’s focus on data. During her 2018 testimony, Kaiser also testified about Big Data Dolphins—a data firm similar to Cambridge Analytica that Banks, with Gov. Bryant’s help, was setting up at the University of Mississippi’s Insight Park. Banks’ critics fear the company may possess U.K. voters’ data. “I was recently made aware of a data company set up by Arron Banks called ‘Big Data Dolphins,’ soon after he ceased negotiations with Cambridge Analytica,” Kaiser said in written testimony to the U.K. body last year. “ … This company has reportedly worked with a data science team at the University of Mississippi. If the Mississippi team has held or processed U.K. citizens’ data in the U.S., I believe it is likely to be a criminal offense, although it is for the empowered authorities to pursue any such question and secure the associated evidence.” The university denied taking part in any data storage or data transfers in 2018. Kaiser alleged that Banks cut ties with Cambridge Analytica after working with

In September, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency announced that, after an extensive investigation, it had cleared Banks of wrongdoing relating to speculation that he may have used Russian money to fund pro-Brexit activities. The Observer raised those concerns when Carole Cadwalladr and Peter Jukes reported that documents suggested Banks had “multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials in the runup to the Brexit referendum.” Beyond Big Data Dolphins, Banks and Bryant’s relationship has continued in other ways, with the billionaire appearing with the governor at college football games in Mississippi. The BBC reported that Bryant was on the guest list for the 2017 launch of Westmonster, a Banks-funded right-wing news site in the U.K. ‘The Great Phil Bryant’ Since 2016, Bryant has also forged a close alliance with Gerry Gunster, who helped him launch the first Royal Commonwealth Society in the U.S. When Bryant first traveled to London to discuss launching the Imani Khayyam

U.K. Private Data in Mississippi? The Fair Vote Project, a group of U.K. residents who fear their data may now be in the custody of Big Data Dolphins in the U.S., have been suing the company since last year in a Hinds County chancery court. Despite Banks’ and UM officials’ denials that the company ever stored personal information on U.K. citizens, sociologist Emma L. Briant provided Parliament with a recording in which Wigmore seemingly contradicted that claim. “So we’ve started an operation in Ole Miss University in Mississippi which is the center for artificial intelligence in the world, who knew? … So we’ve set this up in Mississippi,” Wigmore says in the recording. “It’s been going for nine months. We’ve been testing for 12 months now, testing all the insurance against it and it’s extraordinary.” Freelance journalists J.J. Patrick and Wendy Siegelman investigated the project, with Patrick reporting in Byline in November 2017 that Wigmore told him Big Data Dolphins was “already fully functional” and “based out of Bristol and Mississippi for insurance (and) financial services.” In 2018 testimony, Banks told the U.K. House of Commons that the UM project had been delayed and amounted to no more than “empty office space” with “no staff.” Wigmore, he said, was referring to operations at the Bristol branch in southwest England—not in Oxford, Miss.

“Eldon is an insurance broker. Big Data Dolphins is a company set up to do (artificial intelligence) and analytics in the insurance industry. The plan was to hire graduates and people like that to work on our insurance big data project,” Banks told members of the U.K. Parliament. Fair Vote U.K. is currently working with the Carson Law Group in Jackson, which also does legal work for the Jackson Free Press, to convince a Hinds County Court to force Big Data Dolphins to turn over data it may have on U.K. citizens. Last year, Big Data Dolphins and Eldon Insurance asked the court to dismiss the case on the grounds that the plaintiffs do not have proper jurisdiction. The court agreed. Since then, more information has come to light. In November 2018, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined Eldon £60,000 and Leave. EU £45,000 after finding that Eldon had used customers’ data to send 300,000 political marketing emails. “Just as Eldon used Leave.EU to promote its own agenda, and likely used Leave.

After a night in Gov. Phil Bryant’s “man cave” at the governor’s mansion, farright U.K. political leader Nigel Farage took the stage at a Trump rally, where he enjoyed the attention of about 10,000 captivated Mississippians.

EU’s data to inform desirable customers of the services Eldon provides, Eldon also may have used the data collected by Big Data Dolphins at the University of Mississippi for this purpose, in clear contravention of European data laws,” an April 2019 filing in Hinds County from the plaintiffs reads. “Specifically, the House of Commons found, between Eldon and Leave. EU, ‘there was no attempt to create a strict division between the two organizations, in breach of current laws.’ Certainly, it would be naive to believe that Eldon would not share this same ‘porous relationship’ with Big Data Dolphins, a company (one employee’s) emails indicated was created for the very purpose of mining data.”

American branch, he rebuffed suggestions that it ought to be opened in New York. “No, no, it needs to be in Jackson, Mississippi, and I’ll run it for you,” Bryant recalled saying, in his speech to those gathered for the World4Brexit launch. The U.K. Royal Commonwealth Society in Jackson claims on its website that its focus is on fostering better relations between Mississippi and the U.K., as well as on tackling human-rights issues like sex trafficking. At the time of its launch, its backers said that it would solidify relations between the two countries, which are currently negotiating a trade deal that will take effect only after the U.K. finalizes Brexit negotiations. In June this year, Bryant appointed Gunster

to the organization’s board of directors. “Gunster is well known across the nation and internationally for providing strategic advocacy to a wide spectrum of clients. His involvement will expand the reach of RCSUSA as we look to grow and raise awareness across the country,” Bryant said in a press release at the time. Gunster said he looked forward to further RSC’s “mission to advance human rights, democracy, and sustainable development, through youth empowerment, education and advocacy.” At the World4Brexit event a month later in July, Bryant said the group had plans to expand activities to Africa, and is currently working on a White House malaria initiative. Gunster, though, has continued to work for the Brexit cause. “Mr. Farage said that W4B was still in a ‘start-up’ phase, and has been organised ‘at the American end’ by Gerry Gunster, the political strategist who in 2016 helped Leave.EU, the unofficial referendum campaign for the UK to leave the EU,” Tett reported in the Financial Times in July. Other pro-Brexit figures continue to swirl in the governor’s orbit in Mississippi. In October, World4Brexit chairwoman Peggy Grande visited Jackson for a $250-a-plate fundraising dinner with the Mississippi GOP to honor the Bryants, who will leave the governor’s mansion when his second term ends in January. On Nov. 1, Wigmore appeared at a Trump rally for Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who four days later won the election to succeed Bryant as Mississippi governor. Wigmore tweeted a photo of “the great Phil Bryant” while the governor was giving a speech. Grande attended the rally as Bryant’s guest. At the World4Brexit launch, the Mississippi governor echoed Bannon’s hopes that Brexit and Trump represent the start of a global right-wing populist takeover—which experts like University of London historian of Europe Andrea Mammone have compared to past efforts by Americans to foster fascism in Europe. “We just believe that Brexit was what started all (of this),” said Bryant, who has made four trips to London since 2016. “Y’all might not remember this, but President Trump was tweeting out that Brexit was going to pass and that Great Britain would be great again. … And it did. And that wave moved across the globe, and I think it still is.” Follow State Reporter Ashton Pittman on Twitter @ashtonpittman. Send story tips to ashton@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more Brexit coverage at jfp.ms/brexitboys.

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the firm for five months, saying he refused to pay a £41,500 bill. She alleged he copied Cambridge Analytica’s “data mining” tactics to use for the Big Data Dolphins project, and may have combined data from UKIP and Eldon Insurance with Facebook data to create its own psychographic profiles. In April 2018, Magnolia State Alive’s Alex McDaniel reported that Bryant had helped negotiate Banks’ efforts to bring Big Data Dolphins to UM’s campus and that the governor had suggested Wigmore help set the project up. Then-Clarion-Ledger reporter Bracey Harris later reported confirmation from Bryant’s office. “Upon learning that Eldon Insurance was planning to begin a new research effort at the University of Scotland, Gov. Bryant suggested to Eldon leadership they should look into doing research at a Mississippi university,” Bryant spokesman Knox Graham said in the statement. “Ultimately, they were connected with the University of Mississippi. Gov. Bryant has full confidence in the University of Mississippi to make any decision regarding their relationship with Eldon Insurance.”

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Looking for something great to do in Jackson? Visit JFPEVENTS.COM for more. HOLIDAY Ballet Magnificat! A Christmas Carol Experience Nov. 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N.). Ballet Magnificat! presents a shopping event that will include live performances from professional ballerinas, as well as activities for all ages. Local stores Kendra Scott and J.McLaughlin offer discounts for the event. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email Lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

THURSDAY 11/14 Holiday Open House at the Mississippi Museum Store is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St). The museum hosts a holiday market featuring vendors selling seasonal treats and artisan-made crafts and gifts. Includes door prizes. Museum members get 20% off all store

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purchases. Free admission, vendor prices vary; call 601-576-6921; mdah.ms.gov.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) • “Journey to the North Pole” Members Only Preview Party Nov. 25, 5:30-8 p.m. The museum hosts a preview party for its holiday exhibit, “Journey to the North Pole.” Includes a 45-foot tall slide down the center staircase. MCM members only. Children must be 36 inches tall or taller to go down the “Snowflake Slide.” Free for MCM members, must be a member to attend; call 601-981-5469; mschildrensmuseum.org. • Santa Visits MCM Nov. 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Children may take photos with Santa Claus at the museum. Admission TBA; call 601-9815469; mschildrensmuseum.org. Wild About Gobblers Nov. 26, 10 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The event allows participants to make turkey-related crafts, meet live turkeys and learn about turkeys and conservation. $6 adult,

$4 child, kids ages 3 and under free, members free; call 601-576-6000; email nicole.smith@ mmns.ms.gov; mdwfp.com.

COMMUNITY Jackson Scavenger Hunt: Pretty Mississippi Nov. 13-27, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunts (400 Mississippi St.). Let’s Roam hosts scavenger hunts for the Jackson area. Participants race against the clock as they take photos of the items on the list. Call for more details. $11 scavenger hunt ticket; call 833-202-7626; email kelly@letsroam.com; letsroam.com. Events at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.) • History Is Lunch: Mississippi’s Capital Architect Nov. 13, noon. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Todd Sanders presents “William Nichols: Mississippi’s Capital Architect.” Sandwiches and salads available for sale at the door. Free admission; call 601-576-6998; email cgoodwin@mdah. ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov. • History Is Lunch: Jackson, First Home of the SEC Nov. 20, noon. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Rick Cleveland and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey present “Jackson, Mississippi—First Home of the Southeastern Conference.” Free admission; call 601-576-6998; mdah.ms.gov. • Native American Heritage Celebration Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians present traditional Choctaw arts in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Activities include demonstrations of traditional beadwork and basket weaving, authentic Native American dance, and stickball. Admission TBA; call 601-576-6800; mdah.ms.gov. Kickback at the Compound Nov. 13, Nov. 17, Nov. 20, Nov. 24, Nov. 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Khundi Compound (3220 N. State St.). The venue hosts an adult game night where participants play friendly matches of card and board games. Attendees may bring their own adult beverages if they wish. Free admission; call 601345-8680; email kundicompound@gmail.com; find it on Facebook. Koinonia Friday Forum Nov. 15, Nov. 22, 9-10 a.m., at Refill Cafe (136 S. Adams St.). The weekly series features lectures and presentations on various topics from a number of reputable guests. Topics change weekly. Free admission; email nmcnamee72@gmail.com. The Village Social Trivia Night Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m., at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road, Suite 281). The trivia night awards prizes to first and second place winners, as well as to those with the best team name, most spirited and best dressed. Must be age 21 and up. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com. Would You Marry YOU? Single Ladies Event Nov. 16, 6:30-8 p.m., at New Horizon Church Event Center (1770 Ellis Ave.). Business and relationship coach Ashton Walker leads an inter-

active workshop for women. Includes activities, mocktails and light refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to wear sleepwear or whatever other comfortable clothes they prefer. $10 admission; call 601-715-7258; dearashton.com. Marketplace Monday Nov. 18, noon-7 p.m., at 201Capitol (201 W. Capitol St.). The monthly event offers business owners, entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, service providers, networkers, consumers, information providers and information seekers the chance to gather and network. Free admission; call 601-870-1388; email 201capitol@gmail.com; find it on Facebook. Museum After Hours | Music in Motion Nov. 21, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The pop-up exhibit that showcases the work of artist and musician Don Jacobs. Includes live music by Inasense (DJ MissiHippian and vocalist Deja Samuel), miniperformances in the galleries by Power APAC’s dance department, an art lab inspired by Nick Cave, T&M Dogs food truck, a film screening and guest speakers. At 5 p.m., James Meredith leads a conversation about exploring the U.S. Constitution and about citizenship through art focused on Mildred Wolfe’s “Four Freedoms.” Michael Harries and artist daniel johnson lead a play-through of the board game, “Curious Questions for Curious Citizens.” Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

KIDS Nature Nuts Nov. 15, 10-11 a.m., at Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton). Parents and guardians bring their children ages 2-5 to learn about nature. $5 per child, $1 off per consecutive child, free for members; email claymansell@gmail.com; find it on Facebook. Look & Learn with Hoot Nov. 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The educational event for children up to 5 years of age and their parents features creative play, a hands-on art activity and story time with Hoot, the museum’s education mascot. Please dress for mess. $10 per child; call 601960-1515; email mdrake@msmuseumart.org; msmuseumart.org. Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) • Visiting Artist: Sam King Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visiting artist Sam King leads children in the creative workshops. $10 general admission, free with MCM membership; call 601-9815469; mschildrensmuseum.org. • Magic Mondays at MCM Nov. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum extends its hours and hosts a Food Lab program at 3:30 p.m. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601709-5469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

FRIDAY 11/15 Central Mississippi Glass Recycling “Fill the Truck” Event is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mississippi Farmers Market (929 High St.). Make Mississippi Beautiful and the Mississippi Recycling Coalition presents a glass collection event including food and beverage containers and a separate container for lids. No stemware, glassware, auto glass, ceramics, pottery, PIXABAY vases or broken glass allowed. Free admission; call 601-961-5739; find it on Facebook.

Events at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) • Pop-Ups at the ‘Park Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., at Northpark. Vendors come and set up pop-up booths throughout Northpark to sell their products. Free admission, vendor prices vary; find it on Facebook. • Smash Bros Gaming Tournament Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Northpark. Participants compete in the tournament for the video game “Smash Bros.” The winner receives a $150 GameStop gift card. Check-in begins 9 a.m. $20 entry for one; call 769-572-7887; email lantoon@visitnorthpark.com; eventbrite.com. Samson’s Girl Trip Jackson Nov. 23, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., at Regency Hotel & Conference Center (400 Greymont Ave., Suite A ). 1st Klass Promo Upskale Kartel hosts a ladies night Ab Party featuring Samson and friends. $25 general admission, $35 VIP tickets; call 601-969-2141; find it on Facebook.

FOOD & DRINK True Local Market Nov. 16, Nov. 23, 2-6 p.m., at Cultivation Food Hall (1250 Eastover Drive). The weekly farmers market brings together local vendors selling produce, crafts and other goods. Vendor prices vary; call 601-487-5196; email events@cultivationfoodhall.com; find it on Facebook. Sunday Brunch Nov. 17, Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at 1908 Provisions Restaurant (734 Fairview St.). 1908 Provisions host brunch every Sunday featuring an omelet station, waffle station, breakfast meats, casseroles, various lunch plates, dessert and $5 mimosas/bloody Mary’s served all day. Attendees can book a table in advance online or by phone. Free admission; call 601-948-3429, ext. 305; find it on Facebook. Ramen Night Nov. 18, Nov. 25, 6-10 p.m., at Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave.). Saltine Restaurant serves house-made vegetarian, Nash-

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irque Dreams Holidaze,” a multimillion- “I love everything about the holiday season. I love can afford to buy a ticket to a Broadway show or fly to dollar circus-like show that centers around the lights, the smiles on peoples’ faces just because they New York or go to Las Vegas. One of the sights that I set the sense of wonder surrounding the holi- see something that’s magical,” Goldberg says. “That on was to be able to bring this talent and these types of day season, is coming to Thalia Mara Hall was really my inspiration for creating the show and here shows to theaters all across the country. And that’s why on Dec. 9. Director Neil Goldberg has selected 20 acts we are, going into our 12th season.” we’re going to 60 different cities,” Goldberg says. from around the world for this two-hour, Goldberg says he hopes that “Cirque two-act show. Dreams Holidaze” will leave people ready “There’s never a shortage of talent to get into the holiday spirit. The show because our planet is our landscape. Every covers all areas of the holidays including year there’s new talent, new music; there Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas are always new costumes,” Goldberg and New Year’s. says. “The costumes are worth the price “I hope that after people see the of admission just by themselves. There show on Monday, Dec. 9, that on Tuesare over 300 costumes in the show.” day, Dec. 10, as a result of the show, The centerpiece of the show is a 24they’re compelled to go buy a gift. Set up foot-tall, steel-framed Christmas tree. their Christmas tree. Decorate the house. When the curtain comes up, performers Just get in the spirit of celebration and are all dangling off the tree, wearing infestivity,” Goldberg says. trinsic costumes, all made by the Cirque Neil Goldberg was born and raised Productions studio in Florida. One by in New York, and he first got involved in one, each of the performers comes down Broadway and performing when he was to center stage and performs, culminat8 years old. He started Cirque Producing in a fantastical show that encapsutions in 1993 with two other people. lates the tone of the holidays. Now, “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” is “You can hear the gasp of the audiplaying in 60 different cities in shows put ence when the curtain comes up because Cirque Dreams Holidaze, part of Cirque Du Soleil, will perform in Jackson. on by six different companies across the it’s unexpected. People think that the country in its 12th season. curtain’s going to come up. and they’re Cirque Productions also recently begoing to see a tent and a swinging trapeze. We try to The last time a Cirque Productions show came came a part of Cirque Du Soleil. achieve the unexpected,” Goldberg says. through Mississippi was in 2014. Goldberg emphasized Goldberg notes that one of his top priorities in cre- the importance of making a show that can travel to “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” begins at 7:30 p.m. on ating a holiday show was to make something that is not hometown theaters all over the country. Dec. 9 at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). only enjoyable, but also affordable for families to have a “I grew up in a small town, and even though I was Tickets can be purchased online at thaliamarahall.net or wonderful experience. in New York, I was on the south shore. Not everyone jacksonbroadway.com.

ville hot chicken, seafood and more flavored ramen bowls. Free admission, food prices vary; call 601-982-2899; find it on Facebook. “The Night After’ Dinner Theater Nov. 18, 6-8 p.m., at Char Restaurant (4500 I-55 N. Frontage Road). The Detectives and Char present an interactive, comedic theatrical performance while participants dine. Cocktails and seating begin 6 p.m. $49 per person, plus tax and gratuity; call 850-240-6609; email marketing@amerigo.net; jackson.charrestaurant.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Boxing & Kickboxing Nov. 13-14, Nov. 18-21, Nov. 25-27, 5-7 p.m., at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St. Suite E). Instructors teach participants boxing and kickboxing skills. $15 single day, $100 session; more options shown on website; call 262-994-3174; boxersrebellion.org. Mental Health Forum Nov. 13, 6-8:30 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). Delta Sigma Theta

Looking for something great to do in Jackson? Visit JFPEVENTS.COM for more. hosts a mental health awareness forum. Free admission; email kendra_shell@hotmail.com. Choreorobics Dance Off @ Steps the Studio Nov. 13, Nov. 17, Nov. 20, Nov. 24, Nov. 27, 6:15 p.m., at Steps the Studio (6800 Old Canton Road, Suite 113). Dance professional duo Roger and Tena Long instruct participants in the hip hop dance class that aims to provide a way for people to both enjoy dancing while exercising. $10 per class, $50 per month (8 classes), $70 family rate (two adult and any children ages 21 and under within the same home); choreorobics.com. Hip Hop Cardio Nov. 16, Nov. 23, 10-10:45 a.m., at Salsa Mississippi Club & Studio (605 Duling Ave.). Tempestt Gilmore hosts the hip-hop/R&B cardio workout that focuses on toning the arms, abs, glutes and legs. $5 general admission; call 601-213-6355; email dancetempg@gmail.com; find it on Facebook. Flowing Under the Shadow of the Almighty Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Omega Ministries of Jackson (2300 N. Siwell Road). The dance workshop aims to inspire, educate and empower those who dance or inspire to dance by encour-

aging “flowing,” which refers to the way a dancer is being used by God in the Christian faith. Led by Bridgette Stubbs, Velma Cable, Betty Rice, Faith Johnson, Courtney Younger and Daniel Harris. Free admission; call 601-259-1845; email besstyleliturgical@gmail.com; eventbrite.com. Free West African Dance Class Nov. 17, 2-3:30 p.m., at Central United Methodist Family Life Center (517 N. Farish St.). Shanina Carmichael teaches participants the art of West African dance. Open to all ages and experience levels. Includes live music by Alkebulan Music Philosophy. Attendees can stay until 4 p.m. to learn choreography for performances. Donations encouraged. Free admission, donations accepted; call 601-983-9305; find it on Facebook. Jackson Choral Society Fall Concert Nov. 17, 2:30-3:30 p.m., at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (5400 Old Canton Road). The Jackson Choral Society presents “Recollections,” a fall choir concert at the church. $15 general, $10 students and seniors; call 601-260-6356; email jcolemanedu516@gmail.com. MCO Fall Concert: Mahler, Elgar, Donizetti Nov. 17, 3-4:30 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Episcopal

Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.). The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra holds its opening concert. The musical selection includes Gaetano Donizetti’s Overture to “Don Pasquale,” Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” and more. Soprano soloist Avery Draut performs. Free admission; call 601-354-1535; find it on Facebook. Beginner Yoga Classes for Teens and Adults Nov. 19, Nov. 26, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Medgar Evers Library (4215 Medgar Evers Blvd.). Medgar Evers Library hosts yoga classes for beginners (teens and adults) every Tuesday evening with Eternal Yoga instructor, La’Desha Jones. The first ten attendees will be provided yoga mats and water. Free admission; call 601-982-2867; email ssimmons@jhlibrary.com; find it on Facebook.

STAGE & SCREEN Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) • “The Color Purple” Musical Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Jackson Broadway holds a production of the musical, which recounts the story of a young woman’s journey toward finding love

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aTo Do Listd and success in the American South. The score features music in the jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues genres. $35-$157 standard tickets; call 601-960-1537; jacksonbroadway.com. • Bravo II - Natural Showcase Nov. 23, 7:309:30 p.m. Westwater Arts’ panoramas of the American West are choreographed to the symphonic arrangements of Bach, Elgar, Copland and more. Benjamin Britten’s “Sea Interludes” from “Peter Grimes” and Missy Mazzoli’s “River Rouge Transfiguration” are projected on large screens above the orchestra. Tim Coker holds a lecture before the concert. Cash bar available. $5-$74 ticket; call 601-960-1537; thaliamarahall.net.

Looking for something great to do in Jackson? Visit JFPEVENTS.COM for more. CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at 4th Avenue Lounge (209 S. Lamar St.) Chandra Currelley Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m. Terry Perry Studios’ Chandra Currelley performs her music live. Limited space. Free admission; call 855-246-9636; email jjchapman22@gmail.com. Live Entertainment Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m. The venue hosts weekly live entertainment. Free admission; call 855-246-9636; email jjchapman22@gmail.com. Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Jimmy Herring and the 5 of 7 Nov. 15,

TUESDAY 11/19 The Village Social | Friendsgiving is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Highland Village (4500 I-55 N.). Highland Village hosts a “Friendsgiving”-themed event. Includes arcade games, soups from HV’s eateries, s’mores and pies, libations and live music by The Trav’lers. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics PIXABAY Mississippi. Tickets cover the cost of two people. Ages 21 and up. $40 ticket for two; call 601-982-5861; email Lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com; classy.org.

Rickey Smiley LIVE Nov. 15-17, 7-9 p.m., at Chuckles Comedy House Jackson (6379 Ridgewood Court Drive ). The comedy event features Rickey Smiley and includes food and drink. $35 general admission, $55 VIP tickets; call 901-421-5905; find it on Facebook. “Into the Woods, Jr.” Nov. 18-19, Nov. 21, 7-8 p.m., at Pearl High School (500 Pirate Cove, Pearl). Pearl Junior High School presents performances of “Into the Woods, Jr. “ in the Pearl High School Preforming Arts Center. The musical centers on a baker and his wife’s journey to break a witch’s curse. Along the way, they run into classic fairy tale characters, such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and more. $10 adults $5 students, seniors, teachers, first responders; call 601-664-9725; email Pearljrthespians@gmail.com.

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Montage Theatre of Dance Presents: “Aladdin’s Dance” Nov. 19-20, 7-9 p.m., at Hinds Community College (501 E. Main St., Raymond). Hinds Community College presents the musical production of “Aladdin’s Dance,” which relays a story of a young man’s attempt to woo the woman of his dreams. $7 advanced, $10 at-door; call 601-857-5261; email p3atr1@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Art on Film | “Finster” Nov. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Crossroads Film Festival joins Mississippi Museum of Art in hosting the showing of, “Finister: A Film about Howard Finister’s Legacy.” The documentary exemplifies how art can live and breathe in real life and act as a force of change. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; find it on Facebook. Corey Holcomb LIVE Nov. 22-24, 7 p.m., at Chuckles Comedy House Jackson (6379 Ridgewood Court Drive ). Comedian Corey Holcomb performs. Includes food and drink. $25 general admission, $45 VIP; call 901-421-5905; find it on Facebook.

8 p.m. The guitarist known for his involvement in other prominent music groups leads his new band in the performance. Doors open at 7 p.m. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Persons under 21 must pay a $5 upcharge. $35 advanced, $40 day-of; call 601-292-7121; dulinghall.ticketfly.com. • Sam Baker Nov. 22, 8 p.m. The musician known for telling stories of overcoming hardships through his songs performs. Doors open at 6 p.m. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Persons under 21 must pay a $5 upcharge. $15 advanced, $20 day-of; call 601-292-7121; dulinghall.ticketfly.com. • Mary Gauthier Nov. 23, 8 p.m. The musician who recently released a studio album co-written by wounded combat veterans over the last four years performs. Jaimee Harris also performs. Doors open at 6 p.m. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Persons under 21 must pay a $5 upcharge. $20 advanced, $25 day-of; call 601-292-7121; dulinghall.ticketfly.com. Offbeat Friday Night Live Nov. 15, Nov. 22, 8 p.m., at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). The weekly event features live music from various alternative acts in genres such as hip-hop, indie-rock and R&B. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 cover charge; find it on Facebook. Fantasia Presents The Sketchbook Tour Nov. 15, 8-11 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The live concert features Fantasia and special guests Robin Thicke, Tank and Bonfyre. Doors open one hour before start time. $36.50-$85 standard tickets, $249-$299 VIP tickets; call 601-353-0603; find it on Facebook.

Events at Hal and Mal’s (200 Commerce St.) • Big K.R.I.T. Nov. 15, 8 p.m.-midnight. The Lyric Oxford hosts Missisippi-native lyricist, Big K.R.I.T. live also featuring Rapsody and Domani Harris. Doors open at 8 p.m. No refunds. $36.08 general admission, $110.07 early entry, $173.42 VIP; call 601-948-0888; find it on Facebook. • CMBS Blue Monday Nov. 18, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. The Central Mississippi Blues Society presents the weekly blues show, which features a “Front Porch Acoustic Hour” and a jam with the Blue Monday Band. Cash bar available. $5 admission, $3 for CMBS members; call 601-948-0888; halandmals.com. LIVE in the Living Room Nov. 16, Nov. 23, 6-9 p.m., at Cultivation Food Hall (1250 Eastover Drive). Cultivation Food Hall hosts live music performed by local music artists. Free admission; call 601-487-5196; email events@ cultivationfoodhall.com; find it on Facebook. Shattering The Glass! Nov. 16, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Belhaven University - Center for the Performing Arts (835 Riverside Drive). Mississippi Opera and Belhaven University host the concert with both opera and music theater styles. Featured performers include Susan Williams, soprano; Alexis Davis-Hazell, mezzosoprano; Peter Lake, tenor; Paul Houghtalling, baritone and director; Kevin Chance, piano; and the Mississippi Opera Chorus. General admission is $30 in advanced and $35 at the door. Admission for children, students and military is $10 in advanced and $15 at the door. See description; call 601-960-2300; email info@msopera.org; msopera.org. Synergy Night Nov. 23, 9-11:30 p.m., at The Med Fish and Grill (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). This monthly open mic

FRIDAY 11/22 Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration is from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Anjou hosts a Beaujolais Nouveau Day event to celebrate the traditional French holiday. Chef Christian Amelot pres-

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ents a special three-course menu that includes a glass of Beaujolais. The full dinner menu is also available. Live music by SWING. $52 per person (with wine), $46 per person (without wine); call 850-240-6609; email marketing@ amerigo.net; anjourestaurant.net.

hosted by Maranda Joiner celebrates six years of music, poetry, and art by featuring two live performing artists, Antwone Perkins and Georgia Me. Enjoy an interactive audience, free sponsored give-a-ways, food and drinks. $10 general admission, $5 open mic participants; email maranda@marandajoiner.com; find it on Facebook. A Soul Bowl Weekend Reggae Revival Nov. 23, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., at Godfrey’s Caribbean Restaurant (2460 Terry Road ). Musician and producer Uzoma Obiora and Jumpjoy Productions a reggae event featuring music from Red Clay Diliza, C. Leigh McInnis, DJ Phingaprint and DJ C-LECTA from WMPR 90.1 FM. $15 advance tickets, $20 at the door; call 601-398-3602; find it on Facebook.

LITERARY SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Bookstore (4465 I-55 N.) • “Stark Villians” Book Signing Nov. 13, 5 p.m. Steve Robertson signs copies of his new book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $24.95 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Head Count” Book Signing Nov. 16, 2 p.m. In the DotCom Annex Building. Janet Taylor-Perry signs copies of her book. Reading begins 2:30 p.m. $15 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “The Temple of Warm Harmony” Book Signing Nov. 20, 5 p.m. Frank LaRue Owen signs copies of his book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $16.95 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “The Secrets We Kept” Nov. 21, 5 p.m. Lara Prescott signs copies of her book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $29 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • Wyatt Waters 2020 Calendar Signing Nov. 23, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Watercolorist Wyatt Waters signs copies of his calendar for the upcoming year. $20 signed copy; call 601366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Ma’Sitter” Book Signing Nov. 23, 2 p.m. Latoya Lawson signs copies of her book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $12.99 signed copy; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Minor Prophets” Book Signing Nov. 26, 5 p.m. Jimmy Cajoleas signs copies of his book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $18.99 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Meander Belt” Book Signing Nov. 26, 5 p.m. Randal O’Wain signs copies of his book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $19.95 signed copy; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Sugar Run” Book Signing Nov. 26, 5 p.m. Mesha Maren signs copies of her book. Reading begins 5:30 p.m. $15.95 signed copy, free reading; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. Sean Brock | “South” Cookbook Event Nov. 14, 5-6 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). Sean Brock and John Currence speak on southern cuisine. Copies of Brock’s cookbook can be purchased in advance from Lemuria Bookstore or at Cathead Distillery the day of the event. Free admission, $40 cookbook; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

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aTo Do Listd CREATIVE CLASSES Events at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.) • Turner Crumbley’s On-Camera Acting Intensive for Youth Nov. 18, Nov. 25, 5:156:15 p.m. Professional actor Turner Crumbley instructs a class for youths that addresses various aspects of the on-camera acting process. Topics include audition prep and script analysis, live and taped auditions, working with casting directors and agents, details of the auditioning business, scene work with and without prep time, voice and movement, callbacks and how they may differ from initial auditions. Scripts provided before classes, and participants receive video footage of their work after each class. Limited space. $150 four-day class; call 601-948-3533, ext. 232; email smiles@ newstagetheatre.com; newstagetheatre.com. • Turner Crumbley’s On-Camera Acting Intensive for Adults Nov. 18, Nov. 25, 6:457:45 p.m. Camera Acting Class for Adults by Theatre and Film Professional Turner CrumbleyProfessional actor Turner Crumbley instructs a class for adults that addresses various aspects of the on-camera acting process. Topics include audition prep and script analysis, live and taped auditions, working with casting directors and agents, details of the auditioning business, scene work with and without prep time, voice and movement, callbacks and how they may differ from initial auditions. Scripts

Looking for something great to do in Jackson? Visit JFPEVENTS.COM for more. discussed in relationship to the artwork on display. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. • Guided Tour of Exhibitions on View Nov. 16, Nov. 23, 11 a.m.-noon. The museum offers guided tours of its exhibitions on view. Free admission; msmuseumart.org. • Art in Mind Nov. 20, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1-2:30 p.m. Art therapist Susan Anand and Museum educators lead this hands-on art activity designed to stimulate observation, cognition and recall. Registration required. Free admission; call 601-496-6463; email mindclinic@umc.edu; msmuseumart.org. Paint & Sip ARTual Nov. 13, 6-9 p.m., at The CommUNITY Canvas @ Jax-Zen (155 Wesley Ave.). Participants create art inspired by the buffalo as a symbol of abundance. Materials included. Limited space. Registration required. Beer available for sale, or attendees may bring their own adult beverages. Registering with a friend awards each a $5 discount on admission. $35 individual, $30 each (as a pair); call 601-691-1697; email contact@jax-zen.com; find it on Facebook. Unframed at Unwrapped Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., at Art Space 86 (3011 N. State St.). Art Space 86 hosts an exhibition by Jerrod of small unframed drawings and paintings from Italy, New York City, Japan, Massachusetts and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Free admission; call 601-668-5408; find it on Facebook.

WEDNESDAY 11/27 Fall Bridge Lessons: Play of the Hand is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Jackson Bridge Association (300 Park Circle Drive). Jean Denson teaches participants lessons in bridge. Registration requested. Additional dates: Nov. 13, Nov. 20. $10 per lesson; call 601-936-4856. PIXABAY

provided before classes, and participants receive video footage of their work after each class. Limited space. $200 four-day class; call 601948-3533, ext. 232; email smiles@newstagetheatre.com; newstagetheatre.com.

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Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Creative Healing Studio Nov. 13, 12:30-2 p.m. Art therapist Susan Anand leads the bimonthly art activity for adults being treated for cancer or those who have previously been diagnosed with cancer. All skill levels welcome. Registration required. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; email smainlay@aol.com; msmuseumart.org. • Gallery Talk | Dr. Redell Hearn Nov. 15, 11 a.m.-noon. Dr. Redell Hearn leads a talk that on the exhibit, “The Prize: Seven Decades of Lyrical Response to the Call for Civil Rights,” that explores how the quest for social justice in one era inspired freedom of expression that continues today. Excerpts from songs that correspond to the exhibition will be played and

Under the Light: Where Do We Go From Here? Nov. 21, 6-7 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). The museum’s “Under the Light” series takes visitors on a deep dive into each of its galleries. The subject of the program is the museum’s last gallery, “Where Do We Go From Here?” Free admission; call 601-576-6800; email info@mscivilrights museum.com; mdah.ms.gov.

PROFESSIONAL & BIZ HRC Connect Happy Hour Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m., at Barrelhouse (3009 N. State St.). Human Rights Campaign Mississippi hosts monthly social event to connect like-minded people in the Capital City. Free admission; email hrcmississippi@hrc.org; find it on Facebook. Jackson Personal Injury Attorneys Meetup Nov. 15, 9-11:30 a.m., at Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St.). The networking event allows legal professions to gather and share personal injury case stories. Local attorneys, law students, legal professional staff, recruiters and legal industry and technology are invited to attend. Free admission, food and drink prices vary; call 404-885-1983; attorneykennugent.com.

Re-Defining Black Manhood Symposium Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., at Afrikan Art Gallery (800 N. Farish St.). Facilitated by Asinia Lukata Chikuyu. The symposiums provide opportunities for inter-generational engagement among New Afrikan Males ages 8-80 to better prepare them for life. Free admission. Rotary Meeting: Rev. Jill Buckley from Stewpot Nov. 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Embassy Suites (200 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Rev. Jill Buckley from Stewpot Community Services presents as guest speaker at the Capital Area Sunset Rotary Club meeting. She speaks on the ministry’s programs and efforts. Free admission; call 601-441-1889; find it on Facebook. 2019 Fall Continuing Legal Education Course Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Marriott (200 E. Amite St.). The Magnolia Bar Association hosts the annual fall CLE course where all attorneys, judges, paralegals and law students are encouraged to attend to learn about recent developments in law: $200 member, $250 nonmember, $150 attorneys practicing less than one year, law students, paralegals, secretaries, Justice Court judges; call 601-353-2540; find it on Facebook. Mass Incarceration Rally Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). Mississippi Dreams Prisoner Family Support hosts a community rally for mass incarceration in Mississippi. The event discusses various topics of injustice including harsh sentencing, forced plea bargains, juvenile life without parole, war on drugs, retroactivity of 585, cash bail, prison for profit, and cruel prison conditions. Free admission; email mississippidreamspa@gmail.com. Regular City Council Meeting Nov. 26, 6-10:30 p.m., at Jackson City Hall (219 S. President St.). The Jackson City Council discuss relevant topics concerning the city of Jackson. Free admission; call 601-960-1037; find it on Facebook.

BE THE CHANGE Rockin’ for a Cause: The Rock Project & Fistful of Grits Nov. 21, 8 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The two rock bands, The Rock Project and Fistful of Grits, perform in the concert benefitting the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Research Foundation. Doors open at 6 p.m. Minors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to enter. Seating is firstcome, first-serve. Persons under 21 must pay a $5 upcharge. $15 advanced, $20 day-of; call 601-292-7121; dulinghall.ticketfly.com. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Monthly Caregiver Support Group Nov. 26, 5:30-7 p.m., at St. Catherine’s Village (200 Dominican Drive, Madison). St. Catherine’s Village hosts the caregiver support group each month for those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. A guest speaker presents each month. Includes resources to help attendees. RSVP. Free admission; call 601-856-0127; email carmstrong@stdom.com.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@ jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

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the best in sports over the next two weeks by Bryan Flynn, follow at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports

Entering the final weeks of college football, every team knows what they need to do. The University of Southern Mississippi is bowl eligible after a win against UAB. Mississippi State University needs to win two of the next three, and the University of Mississippi must win out. THURSDAY, NOV. 14

Men’s college basketball (6-8:30pm SECN): University of Louisiana at Monroe v. Mississippi State University. FRIDAY, NOV. 15

Women’s college basketball (3-5:30pm SECN): University of New Orleans v. University of Mississippi. SATURDAY, NOV. 16

College football (6-9:30pm ESPN): Louisiana State University v. Mississippi. SUNDAY, NOV. 17

NFL (12-3:30pm Fox): New Orleans Saints v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. MONDAY, NOV. 18

Women’s College basketball (7-9:30pm SECN): Troy University v. Mississippi State. TUESDAY, NOV. 19

Men’s college basketball (6:30-9pm SECN): Seattle University v. Mississippi. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20

NBA (9-11:30pm ESPN): Boston Celtics v. Los Angeles Clippers. THURSDAY, NOV. 21

Men’s college basketball (12:30-3pm ESPNU): Mississippi State v. Tulane University. FRIDAY, NOV. 22

College football (8:30pm-12am ESPN2): Colorado State University v. University of Wyoming. SATURDAY, NOV. 23

College football (6:30-10pm SECN): Abilene Christian University v. Mississippi State. SUNDAY, NOV. 24

NFL (12-3:30pm Fox): Carolina Panthers v. New Orleans Saints. MONDAY, NOV. 25

NFL (7-10:30pm ESPN): Baltimore Ravens v. Los Angeles Rams. TUESDAY, NOV. 26

Women’s basketball (6-8:30pm SECN): Sam Houston State University v. UM WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27

Men’s college basketball (6-8:3pm ESPNU): Gonzaga University v. University of Southern Mississippi.

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Vick Allen Headlines ‘Christmas in the City’ by Aliyah Veal

“(He) paid for it out of his pocket and didn’t want anything in return. Just wanted to help get me started,” he said. The reception from his first album was “mediocre at best,” Allen says, as it had little promotion despite receiving critical acclaim. He left Taylormade Records in Pearl, Miss., and signed to Malaco Records in Jackson, and recorded three albums with them. But he also received little promotion

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Music artist Vick Allen will perform at “Christmas in the City.”

from Malaco Records, he said. Despite the setbacks, Allen said he didn’t give up because he believed that one day someone would hear his music and recognize its quality. “I just want to release good music that people can relate to and feel. That’s what pushes me even today. If it doesn’t sell a million copies, then oh well,” he said. After four years with Malaco Records, Allen went on to sign with Soul First, a small, independent label in Birmingham, Ala., and released “The Preacher’s Song (Forbidden Love Affair)” from his 2009 album “Truth Be Told,” he said. “It was a real controversial song about a preacher and one of his parishioners. That song did really well for us … opened the doors and put us on the map,” Allen said. He released “Soul Music” afterward, which he said is his biggest record to date from his album of the same title, which released in 2012. Following the success of “Soul Music,” he focused on releasing singles for the next eight years under his own independent label, Test-Mic Music. Allen rejoined Soul First to release “Untouchables,” his first album in eight years, which debuted this year. On Dec. 7, he will be headlining the “Christmas in the City” event at the UMMC Conference Center inside the Jackson Medical Mall, alongside fellow artists Scott Albert Johnson and Duchess. Proceeds from the event benefit the JMMF’s arts and cultural programs in the area. Allen said he sees the performance as a homecoming and that fans can look forward to a high-energy performance with a little humor sprinkled in and a lot of “rearend shaking.” He’s excited for fans to hear the songs they are familiar with, he said. “We’ve got a few songs where if I do a concert and I don’t sing those songs, it’s gonna be a problem. Somebody gone be ready to fight,” Allen said, laughing. The soul singer said he is thankful for all the love and support for not just him, but the music itself. “I don’t want to change. I’m loving what I’m doing,” he said. “Christmas in the City” is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). For more information, find the event on Facebook. To learn more about Vick Allen, visit vickallen.com.

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ackson native and soul-music singer Vick Allen said his interest in music started at a very young age. He sang in his church choir and also played the piano for the church. During his teenage years, he joined a gospel group from Raymond, Miss., called the B&B Singers and said that experience “lit a fire in him.” “Singing with them opened my eyes to how much I wanted to be in music,” Allen told the Jackson Free Press. “It just felt so natural to me.” He said the gospel group recorded its first CD when he was 15 years old, an album that he produced with no experience. Allen said the group was so young, naive and happy to be in a studio that they didn’t realize they needed a producer. “Being in that studio for the first time, it just felt like a natural place for me to be. I kind of knew what to say, what to do and what we were supposed to sound like,” the soul singer said. After graduating from Forest Hill High School, Allen started singing with Leonard Williams. Through performing with him, he met the Canton Spirituals, who auditioned him, and he stayed with the group for 17 years, touring nationally and internationally. “We got two or three Grammy nominations. We won 15 to 16 Stellar awards. Numerous TV appearances. We had a couple of gold records. We had a pretty good run in the 90s,” he said. But toward the end of his tenure with the group, he said he started producing southern soul and blues for artists such as Willie Clayton, Mel Waiters and Peggy Scott Adams. He said he would write a song for Willie Clayton and record a demo version of it so that Clayton could hear what it would sound like. “One time I did a song like that and gave it to Willie. I asked him, ‘You like it?’ He said, ‘I love it.’ I said, ‘You gone record the song?’ He said, ‘Nope.’ I said, ‘Why not?’ He said, ‘Because you need to record it.’ That was the first time I ever thought about doing soul blues,” Allen said. He said he went on to record the song and let Mel Waiters listen to it. Allen said Waiters liked the song so much that he gave Allen the money to record his first album, “Let’s Dance,” which debuted in 1999.

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11/13 - 11/26 Wednesday 11/13 1908 Provisions - Ronnie Brown 6:30 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Stace & Cassie 9 p.m. Alumni House - Doug Hurd 7 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m. Pelican Cove - Stace & Cassie 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 7:30 p.m.

Thursday 11/14 1908 Provisions - Robin Blakeney 6:30 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Trace 7 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Cultivation Food Hall - Victoria Lynne Sittig 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Chris Nash 9 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Live Music 11 p.m. $5 Genna Benna, Brandon - Aaron Coker 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Ben Dew 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Madison - Jason Turner 7 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio 7 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - Scott Albert Johnson 6 p.m.

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7 p.m. Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Area Code 8 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Waylon Halon 9 p.m. Burgers & Blues - Larry Brewer & Hunter Gibson 6 p.m. Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Jimmy Herring & The 5 of 7 6 p.m. Fenian’s Pub - Adam Hammok 7 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Genna Benna, Brandon - Candy Lee Dobbs 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Madison - Josh Hardin Duo 7 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Brian Jones in Dining Room 7 p.m; Big K.R.I.T. in Big Room8 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - John Bull Band 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Luckenbach: Willie Nelson Tribute Band 7 p.m. Martin’s - Hood Baby & The Barnacles 10 p.m. Pelican Cove - Chris Gill Trio 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Sonny Duo 5:30 p.m.; Mississippi Queen 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. C. Davis Photography

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F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Fenian’s - Dirty Mike & Uncircumcised Mind 9 p.m. Genna Benna, Brandon - Brandon Greer Duo 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner 7 p.m. Georgia Blue, Madison - Chad Wesley 7 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Barry Leach 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - The Lucky Hand Blues Band 7 p.m. Margaritaville Hotel, Vicksburg - Chris Gill at Landshark Bar & Grill 6 p.m. Pelican Cove - 3rd Degree 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Steele Heart 3:30 p.m.; Mississippi Queen 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Two Rivers, Canton - DoubleShotz 8 p.m. Bar 3911 - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

Sunday 11/17 Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth & The Round Up Band 6 p.m. Pelican Cove - Thomas Barnes 12 p.m. Shucker’s - GREENISH 3:30 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.

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Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - CMBS presents Blue Monday 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Scott Stricklin 6:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 11/19 Kathryn’s - The Sole Shakers 6:30 p.m. Pelican Cove - Richard Lee Davis 6 p.m. Shucker’s - DoubleShotz 7:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Friday 11/15 1908 Provisions - Andrew Pates and Ronnie McGee 7 p.m. Alumni House - Gena & David Steele

Bar 3911 - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Saturday 11/16 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Area Code 8 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Bad Charlotte 9 p.m. Char - John Clark 6 p.m. CS’s - Karaoke 8 p.m. Cultivation Food Hall - Stevie Cain 6 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Open Jam 8 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Dinner, Drinks and Jazz: Raphael Semmes & Friends 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - The Road Hogs 6:30 p.m. Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Wednesday 11/20 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30 p.m.

See more music at jfp.ms/musiclistings. To be included in print, email listings to music@jacksonfreepress.com.

Alumni House - Hunter Gibson & Chris Link 7 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m. Pelican Cove - Jonathan Alexander 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 7:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 11/21 1908 Provisions - Hunter Gibson and Chris Link 7 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Rockin For A Cause: The Rock Project & Fistful of Grits 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Live Music 9 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Live Music 11 p.m. $5 Hal & Mal’s - Patio Series: The Quiet Calm, DBL Take, Passing Parade & Reverend Mother 9 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Bill Temperance & Jeff 6:30 p.m. Martin’s - Kicking, Lashes & Reverend Mother 10 p.m. Mississippi Museum of Art - Inasense (MissiHippian and Deja Samuel) 6:30 p.m. Pelican Cove - Gina & Buzz 6 p.m. Shucker’s - The Road Hogs 7:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Friday 11/22 1908 Provisions - Chuck Bryan 6:30 p.m. Alumni House - Johnny Crocker 7 p.m. Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - BB Secrist 8 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Proximity 9 p.m. Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Sam Baker 6 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Fenian’s - David LeBlanc 9 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Aaron Coker 7 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Cary Hudson 7 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - John Ford Trio 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Dirt Road Cadillac 7 p.m. Pelican Cove - V Twin 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Barry Leach 5:30 p.m.; Burnham Road 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Bar 3911 - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Saturday 11/23 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - BB Secrist 8 p.m. Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Steeleheart 9 p.m. Char - John Clark 6 p.m. CS’s - Karaoke 8 p.m. Cultivation Food Hall - Stevie Cain 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Mary Gauthier & Jaimee Harris 6 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Fenian’s - Hunter Chapel 9 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Brandon Greer Duo 7 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Crooked Creek 7 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - Anissa 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Acoustic Roads 7 p.m. Pelican Cove - Jason Turner 6 p.m. Shucker’s - The Road Hogs 3:30 p.m.; Burnham Road 8 p.m. $5; Patrick Ballard 10 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Bar 3911 - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

Sunday 11/24 Biscuit Company, Vicksburg - Jazz Brunch: Jessie Primer III 11 a.m. Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - DoubleShotz 6 p.m. Pelican Cove - Stace & Cassie 4 p.m.; Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 5 p.m. Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 3:30 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.

Monday 11/25 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - CMBS presents Blue Monday 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m. Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 11/26 Bonny Blair’s, Brandon - Open Jam 8 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Drago’s - Larry Brewer 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Dinner, Drinks and Jazz: Raphael Semmes & Friends 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Johnny Crocker 6:30 p.m. Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

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1 pie shell, baked 2 ¼ cups half-and-half (or milk for a less rich version) ¾ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup brown sugar 1 stick of butter ¼ cup cornstarch Pinch of cinnamon sugar or nutmeg (optional)

Instructions: 1. Prick the bottom and sides of the pie shell with a fork and bake at 425°F until light brown. Remove shell to cool and reduce the oven temperature to 375°F. 2. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 cups of half-and-half, granulated sugar, brown sugar and the stick of butter over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the butter melts. Stir occasionally. 3. In a bowl, mix the remaining ¼ cup of half-and-half (heated) with the cornstarch to create your thickening agent. Make sure

there are no lumps in the mixture. 4. Gradually add the cornstarch and halfand-half mixture into the saucepan, a little at a time, stirring each time you pour some in so that it becomes gradually thicker. Warning: Do not pour the whole mixture in at once. 5. Once you have finished pouring the mixture into the pan, stir until the filling is very thick and you can feel the resistance. If the filling seems too thin, create more of the thickening agent mixture using additional cornstarch and half-and-half, as preferred, but make sure the filling is one consistency, with no lumps. 6. Pour the filling into the cooled pie shell. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or nutmeg. Return to a 375°F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove. 7. Cool at room temperature. The filling will thicken more as it cools. The pie may be served at room temperature or chilled in the refrigerator beforehand to help the filling solidify even more (my personal preference). Refrigerate any leftovers.

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Museum Store Day and Santa Visits MCM The Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) will celebrate national Museum Store Day on Sunday, Dec. 1, with a holiday sale at the museum’s Trading Post from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Shopping at The Trading Post does not require daily admission to MCM. The event will also include a visit from Santa Claus from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit mschildrensmuseum.org or call 601-981-5469. The Children’s Museum is also offering photos with Santa for children beginning on Nov. 25 and running through Dec. 22. Dates and times for photo sessions vary. For more information and a list of times, you can visit mschildrensmuseum.org.

Ballet Mississippi’s “The Nutcracker” Ballet Mississippi will host its production of “The Nutcracker” on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6, at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Both shows take place at 10 a.m. Tickets are $5 per person, but reservations are required with a $50 deposit per reservation, which goes toward the final cost. Reservations for groups of less than 10 people cost a flat rate of $50. Purchase orders are due Nov.

The City of Canton hosts its annual Christmas festival through the season.

Drive) on Friday, Dec. 6, and on Wednesday, Dec. 11, through Friday, Dec. 13. All shows take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Individual tickets are $10 per person, and teachers get in free. Group tickets for one adult and 10 children are $8 each. For information, email peter@mspuppetry.com or call 601-977-9840.

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STEM with Snowflakes The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) will host “STEM with Snowflakes” on Friday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. The science, technology, engineering and mathematics-themed event will include experiments with instant snow and dry ice, crafting paper snowflakes to learn about snowflake symmetry and the story of “Snowflake Bentley,” the naturalist and photographer who first captured snowflakes on film. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children over age 3. Museum members and children under 3 get in free. For information, visit mdwfp.com/museum or call Ballet Mississippi presents a performance of “The Nutcracker.” 601-576-6000. 20. To register, visit balletms.com/field-trip-opportunity/. For more information, visit balletms.com or call 601-9601560. Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! The Mississippi Puppetry Guild will host its holiday puppet show “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!” at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside

‘Twas a Night at the Museum The Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) will host its late-night holiday pajama party, “’Twas a Night at the Museum,” on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Visitors can dress in holiday pajamas, participate in holiday activities and attend readings of classic holiday stories performed by holiday-themed characters. Admission is included with general admission or mu-

seum membership. Children must be 36” or taller to ride the Snowflake Slide. For information, visit mschildrensmuseum.org. Winter Fun Day Camp The Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) will host an educational day camp for children ages 5 to 10 on Monday, Dec. 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children will read “Snowmen at Night,” paint landscapes, learn about winter-planted vegetables, decorate gingerbread houses and participate in STEM-related activities. For information, visit mschildrensmuseum.org or call 601981-5469. CrossFit Charity Ball CrossFit gym in Jackson will host its annual charity Christmas ball to raise money for Methodist Children’s Home of Mississippi on Friday, Dec. 20, at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive) from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The goal of the event is to deliver 200 presents to children and raise $2,000 to donate to the charity. Attendees must wear formal dress, and the theme is black and gold. The event will include a three-course meal, a live band, a silent auction and a cash bar. Tickets are $60 per person, which includes the meal and a Champagne reception. Guests can reserve a table for 10 for $700, which comes with two bottles of Champagne. Visit msagmuseum.org or find the event on Facebook. Canton Christmas Festival The City of Canton will host its annual Christmas festival from Nov. 29 through Dec. 23. The festival will include horse and buggy rides, story time with Mrs. Claus, sales at Canton shops, a carousel, photos with Santa, trolley rides, a miniature train, holiday character parades and more. Festival hours will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit cantontourism.com/events. Send event info to events@jacksonfreepress.com.

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A Christmas Carol at New Stage New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.) will host Michael Wilson’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 3., and running through Sunday, Dec. 22. Tickets are $30, and dates and show times vary. For information and show times, visit newstagetheatre.com or call 601-948-3533.

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“Greater-Than Sudoku”

For this ‘Greater-Than Sudoku,’ I’m not giving you ANY numbers to start off with! Adjoining squares in the grid’s 3x3 boxes have a greater-than sign (>) telling you which of the two numbers in those squares is larger. Fill in every square with a number from 1-9 using the greater-than signs as a guide. When you’re done, as in a normal Sudoku, every row, column, and 3x3 box will contain the numbers 1-9 exactly one time. (Solving hint: try to look for the 1’s and 9’s in each box first, then move on to the 2’s and 8’s, and so on). psychosudoku@gmail.com Editor’s Note: This is the final sudoku puzzle that will run in the Jackson Free Press.

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Shanda Yates November 13, 2019

In this episode of Let’s Talk Jackson, Donna Ladd talks with Shanda Yates. Shanda is an attorney and mother who ran in Mississippi House District 64, which comprises much of North Jackson and Ridgeland near the Reservoir, ending election night with a 136-vote lead. She spoke with Donna about her campaign and her goals as a potential Mississippi representative on the weekend after the election, before the final result was certified. Let’s Talk Jackson is sponsored by Mississippi Federal Credit Union (http:// msfcu.us/); this episode also is brought to you by the Center for Art & Public Exchange at the Mississippi Museum of Art. More at http://museumcape.org/.

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Classifieds as low as $35 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

In my estimation, what you’ve experienced lately has been akin to a fermentation process. It’s as if you’re undergoing a transformation with resemblances to the way that grapes turn into wine or milk becomes yogurt or dough rises before being baked into bread. You may have had to endure some discomfort, which is the case for anything in the midst of substantial change. But I think you’ll ultimately be quite pleased with the results, which I expect will be ready no later than ten days after your birthday—and quite possibly sooner.

Many books have been written about Joan of Arc, a fifteenth-century teenage peasant girl whose improbable ascent to military leadership, under the guidance of her divine visions, was crucial in France’s victory over the English. Among the many miraculous elements of her story was the fact that less than a year before she led troops into battle on horseback, she didn’t know how to ride a horse. She learned by riding around her father’s farm astride his cows. I foresee an equivalent marvel in your future, Capricorn. By this time next year, you will have developed an aptitude that might seem unimaginable now. (P.S. There’s evidence Joan was a Capricorn.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

The *Divine Comedy* is one of history’s greatest literary works. Its author, Dante Alighieri, was 43 when he began writing the *Inferno*, the first part of his three-part masterpiece. Up until that time, he had published just one book and a few poems, and had also abandoned work on two unfinished books. Early on in the *Inferno*, the not-yet-renowned author presents a fictional scene in which he meets with the spirits of antiquity’s most famous authors: Virgil, Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan. Those illustrious five tell Dante he is such an important writer that he ranks sixth, after them, in his excellence. I’m going to encourage you to dare indulging in behavior like Dante’s: to visualize and extol—and yes, even brag about—the virtues and skills that will ultimately be your signature contribution to this world.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

The Latin word for sea is *mare*. *Flustra* is the calm sea. *Undisonus* means “resounding with waves.” *Caeruleus* is the sea’s deep shade of blue, *aestus* is the tide, and *aequoreus* means “connected with the sea.” My hope is that as you meditate on these lyrical terms, you’ll be moved to remember the first lakes, rivers, and oceans you ever swam in. You’ll recall your time floating in your mother’s womb and your most joyous immersions in warm baths and hotsprings. Why? It’s a favorable time to seek the healing and rejuvenating powers of primal waters—both metaphorically and literally.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

If there are any potential Aries heroes or leaders or saviors out there, the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to fully bloom and assert your practical magnificence. The lessons you have learned while improvising workable solutions for yourself are ripe to be applied to the riddles that are puzzling your tribe or group or gang. I want to let you know, however, that to achieve maximum effectiveness, you should be willing to do good deeds for people who may not be able to pay you back.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when it’s crucial that your receptivity be as robust as possible. To guide you in this delightful but perhaps challenging work, here are good questions for you to pose. 1. Do you know what help and support you need most, and are you brave and forthright enough to ask for it? 2. Is there any part of you, perhaps unconscious, that believes you don’t deserve gifts and blessings? 3. Do you diligently cultivate your capacity to be refreshed and restored? 4. Are you eagerly responsive when life surprises you with learning experiences and inspirations?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

“Many people will not be honest because they fear loss of intimacy and togetherness,” writes self-help author Henry Cloud. But the truth, he adds, is that “honesty brings people closer together,” because it “strengthens their identities.”

Therein lies the tender paradox: “The more you realize your separate identities, the closer you can become.” Living according to this principle may not be as easy or convenient as being deceptive and covert, but it’s ultimately more gratifying. Henry Cloud concludes, “Telling loved ones what is really on your mind and telling others what you really think is the foundation of love.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

“Maturity is having the ability to escape categorization,” said poet Kenneth Rexroth. That’s the opposite of the conventional wisdom. For many people, the process of growing up and becoming a seasoned adult means trying to fit in, to find one’s category, to be serious and steady and stable. Rexroth, on the other hand, suggested that when you fully ripen into your potentials, you transcend standard definitions; you don’t adhere to others’ expectations; you are uniquely yourself, outside and beyond all pigeonholes and classifications. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to practice and cultivate this sacred art.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

Is there an event from your past that would be empowering for you to remember in detail? Is there a neglected but still viable dream you could resurrect, thereby energizing your enthusiasm for the future? Are there old allies you’ve lost touch with but who, if you called on them, could provide you with just the boost you need? Is there a familiar pleasure you’ve grown numb to but could reinvigorate by visualizing the original reasons you loved it? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to meditate on these questions.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Catholic saint St. Francis (1181–1226) loved animals and the natural world. According to one folkloric tale, he was once traveling on foot with several companions when they came upon a place where the trees were filled with birds. Francis said, “Wait for me while I go preach to my sisters the birds.” He proceeded to do just that. The birds were an attentive audience for the duration of his sermon, apparently captivated by his tender tones. Seven centuries later, author Rebecca West offered a critique of the bird-whisperer. “Did St. Francis preach to the birds?” she asked. “Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.” In the coming weeks, Virgo, I encourage you to do the metaphorical equivalent of preaching to both the birds and the cats.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

Every now and then I authorize you Libras to shed your polite, tactful personas and express the angst you sometimes feel but usually hide. That’s now! To egg you on, read this mischievous rant by Libran blogger Clary Gay (claryfightwood.tumblr.com): “We Libras are constantly thinking about how to make everyone else comfortable and happy. There’s not a minute going by when we’re not worrying about radiating a soothing and comforting aura so everyone can have a good time. If a Libra is cranky, it’s because they snapped! Because of some non-Libra who doesn’t appreciate them! If a Libra is mean to people, it’s their own damn fault!”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Poet Robert Bly tells us that the door to the soul is unlocked. You don’t have to struggle through any special machinations to open it or go through it. Furthermore, the realm of the soul is always ready for you. Always! It harbors the precise treasure you need in order to be replenished and empowered. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I think that during the next two weeks, you should abide as much as possible in the soul’s realm—the cornucopia of holy truths and ever-fresh riches.w

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