Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County,along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census,down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jackson's population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area,the largest metropolitan area completely within the state and the 10th largest urban area in the Deep South. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000,metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population over 100,000
David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat,he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker. Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm,Politics. In 2014,he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson,Mississippi,Musgrove/Smith Law.
Haley Reeves Barbour is an American attorney,politician,and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997.
Jackson State University is a public historically black research university in Jackson,Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Charles Willis"Chip" Pickering Jr. is an American businessman and former politician who has been the incumbent chief executive officer of Incompas since 2014.
Harvey Johnson Jr.,is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown.
The Clarion Ledger is an American daily newspaper in Jackson,Mississippi. It is the second-oldest company in the state of Mississippi,and is one of the few newspapers in the nation that continues to circulate statewide. It is an operating division of Gannett River States Publishing Corporation,owned by Gannett.
Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson,Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearrs claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed,but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986,even forgoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid having to accept Black students.
Jackson Preparatory School is an independent,coeducational,day school enrolling 700 students in grades five through twelve. The school is located in Flowood,Mississippi,a suburb of Jackson,and has a controversial history as a segregation academy.
WMPR is a radio station broadcasting a variety format. WMPR is a community station which specializes in gospel and blues but also features other forms of music as well as several community-oriented talk shows. Licensed to Jackson,Mississippi,United States,the station serves the Jackson area. The station is currently owned by J.C. Maxwell Broadcasting Group,Inc.
Lynn Fitch is an American lawyer,politician,and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously,she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
Chokwe Lumumba was an American attorney,activist,and politician,who was affiliated with the black separatist organization Republic of New Afrika and served as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013,after serving on the City Council,he was elected as Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi.
A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12,2015,to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee,a member of the Republican Party,died on February 6,2015.
Wharlest Jackson was an American civil rights activist who was murdered by a car bomb,with evidence of involvement by a white supremacy organization;it has been an unsolved murder since the 1960s. Jackson served as treasurer of the Natchez,Mississippi branch of the NAACP until his assassination by a car bomb,which was placed on the frame of his truck under the driver-side seat. The bomb exploded at approximate 8 p.m. on February 27,1967. This supposedly occurred when he switched on his turn signal on his way home. The explosion caused serious damage to Wharlest's lower torso and he died at the scene. The scene of his death was six blocks away from the site where he was employed,at Armstrong Rubber and Tire Company.
John Morgan Stevens was an American lawyer and politician. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1915 to 1920.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba is an American attorney,activist,and politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position.
East Holmes Academy (EHA) was a segregation academy in West,Mississippi. The school was founded in 1965 and closed in 2006. In 1989,EHA received national attention after two incidents involving alleged racial discrimination.
Walter Augustus Scott was the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1917 to 1945.
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1977 to 1989.
William Green Millsaps was a preacher who served in the Mississippi legislature from 1875-1876.
