Mississippi
a short history of black cooperatives
On February 21, 2014, 49 years to the day after Malcolm X's earthly form fell to assassins' bullets in Harlem, Chokwe Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, came home to […]
free the land
In this month's issue of Vice magazine, Vice took a long look at one answer to that question in Jackson, Mississippi. There, in 2013, voters elected black-nationalist lawyer Chokwe Lumumba […]
more oral historians needed: smart folks apply!
FEB. 1 Application Deadline for SFA Oral History Internship The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) announces its next round of internships in oral history. These internships are geared towards current students […]
oxford screening
OLE MISS here we come! An outdoor screening of the 50 minute documentary film The Greenhorns Thursday 9/22 at the Oxford Community Garden. The event will include a vegetarian potluck […]
Letter from Sledge in Mississippi
Read about our visit to Sledge's cotton gin. Dear Severine, I had a wonderful time talking to you and McKay today. I am really encouraged to see young people like […]