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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Residents of a neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, are confused by the bowls of mashed potatoes they’re finding on their cars, porches and mailboxes. Resident Jordan Lewis described the Belhaven neighborhood as a quirky one, with residents decorating road signs and putting Christmas trees in potholes. “So we don’t know if someone […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man in a wheel chair has been charged with fatally shooting his mother, grandmother and sister Sunday morning at a home in Mississippi’s capital city, authorities said. The Jackson Police Department said in a statement that Maurice Forte, 22, is facing three counts of murder in connection with the deaths. […]

Chokwe Antar Lumumba was sworn in this past July as Jackson, Mississippi’s youngest mayor. Lumumba followed in the footsteps of his late father, Chokwe Lumumba, carrying on the family legacy with a hopeful message for the people. Lumumba, 34, mirrored his father’s career path. The Tuskegee University graduate became an attorney like his dad, graduating […]

Both the Jackson and Wayans families are great, but which would Tony Rock rather be part of? Listen to the audio player to hear him reveal why he would rather be a Jackson in this edition of This or That! RELATED: Bill Bellamy On Getting Back Into Stand Up Comedy [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] RELATED: Why Kevin Hart Is […]