JACKSON — The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (“JMAA”) and United Airlines announce new daily, nonstop service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (“ORD”) beginning November 4, 2012. United offers the United Express service using 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft. “JMAA and United Airlines have been working together to link Jackson to the nation and the world,” said [...]
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How social media has shaped the case of Trayvon Martin
April 4, 2012
In the killing of Trayvon Martin, the angel and the devil of social media have discovered the perfect battlefield. Without social media, the Feb. 26 killing of Martin, an unarmed, black 17-year-old in Sanford, Fla., probably would have remained forever a four-paragraph news brief in the local newspaper. On that rainy night, Martin was walking [...]
Harper against hoodies — Mississippi representative admonishes lawmaker for choice of clothing
March 28, 2012
WASHINGTON — Rep. Bobby Rush donned a hoodie during a speech on the House floor Wednesday deploring the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, receiving a reprimand for violating rules on wearing hats in the House chamber. The Illinois Democrat spoke out against racial profiling and, as he removed his suit coat and pulled the [...]
July 10, 2012
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