Lauren Rhoades

2 months ago | whatimreading.net | Phil Lewis |Michael Jones |Lauren Rhoades

On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an order to freeze all federal grants and loans, causing widespread panic and confusion across the country. A federal judge blocked the order before it went into effect, setting up a fight in court—which appears to have been the point of the order all along.

Dec 11, 2024 | rooted.substack.com | Lauren Rhoades

What does it mean to call Mississippi home? Why do people choose to leave or live in this weird, wonderful, and sometimes infuriating place? Charlie Braxton is a poet, playwright and cultural critic from McComb, Mississippi.

Sep 16, 2024 | rooted.substack.com | Lauren Rhoades

Last week, Jackson’s Fenian’s Pub closed after twenty-eight years in operation in the Belhaven Heights neighborhood. Since news broke of its closing, there has been an outpouring of Fenian’s memories, photos, and stories. Do you have a favorite memory from Fenian’s Pub? What does a community lose when its beloved watering hole closes? Let’s talk in the comments. It’s 5 p.m. in Jackson, Mississippi, but the beer is already flowing behind the bar at Fenian’s Pub.

Oct 25, 2023 | rooted.substack.com | Lauren Rhoades

What does it mean to call Mississippi home? Why do people choose to leave or live in this weird, wonderful, and sometimes infuriating place? Today we hear from Oxford-based musician Andrew Bryant, whose newest album Prodigal will be released on November 3, 2023. Where are you from? I currently live and work in Oxford, MS, but I grew up about 30 miles south of here in Calhoun County. How long have you lived in Mississippi? I have been a resident of Mississippi my entire life.

Aug 18, 2023 | rooted.substack.com | Lauren Rhoades

Honey, MississippiAugust 1970Stage One: TalentThe committee told Mama that she could not have the blue. That she bet not dare touch the white. Not even the eggshell-white or the blue-jay-blue. Baby-iced-blue fabrics are for Cinderellas, and Cinderellas are milk-soft and silk-cream smooth. Eggshell eyelets are for innocent and delicate girls, from innocent and delicate upbringings. Deep blue-jay-blue is too close sounding to deep black ‘gal’ breaths.