Torsheta Jackson

Dec 27, 2024 | mississippifreepress.org | Torsheta Jackson

Soon, Mississippi schools will have new suicide-prevention resources, thanks to a collaboration between the state’s Department of Mental Health and Department of Education. The two departments created a 988 and Suicide Prevention Guide that should serve as a toolkit so that schools can provide assistance and resources to students across Mississippi.

Dec 24, 2024 | truthout.org | Torsheta Jackson

Help us Prepare for Trump’s Day OneTrump is busy getting ready for Day One of his presidency – but so is Truthout. Trump has made it no secret that he is planning a demolition-style attack on both specific communities and democracy as a whole, beginning on his first day in office.

Dec 23, 2024 | mississippifreepress.org | Torsheta Jackson

Miss. Holmes County High School Jekiria Jefferson reached up to grab the oversized glittering jeweled crown that was slipping from her head as her maroon and white float rolled down the street beneath the shining sun one cool afternoon in October, a perfect day to celebrate homecoming. Dressed in a cream pantsuit—a change from the white gown with a crystal bodice, layered skirt and long train that she had worn for her coronation the night before—she turned and smiled at a photographer.

Dec 23, 2024 | mississippifreepress.org | Torsheta Jackson

Stepping into Marissa Wingerter’s Mississippi State University dorm room is almost like entering a page from an interior-design magazine. The twin beds have matching white headboards, green bedskirts, white shams and pink duvets. At the head of each bed, monogrammed pillows sit atop green and blue decorative pillows and lighted name signs hang from the wall. Between the beds, on a cabinet, matching pink lamps flank a painting of a young girl with a head of flowered curls.

Dec 18, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Torsheta Jackson

In March 2023, when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz walked the halls of Webster Elementary, students stopped to chat with him and give him high fives. Walz was there to sign the Free School Meals for Kids bill into law, and the noisy excitement in the halls reflected the governor’s mood. “No more lunch tickets,” he said to a woman standing in the hallway. When Walz held up the signed bill in the crowded school cafeteria, the room erupted into applause as children hugged the former coach’s neck.