Torsheta Jackson
@trjackson.bsky.social
🙏🏽woman, wife , mom 👦🏾👦🏽👦🏾👩🏽, daughter, ⭐️ and ✍🏽. I ❤ 🛍️; spend my free time 📕& weekends 🍛 & 🗺. That’s if I’m not at ⚽️, 🏈,🏀 or ♟️. My opinions are my own.
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Our newest editor @trjackson.bsky.social, just published her first editor’s note, and it’s just wonderful, heartbreaking and inspiring.
For the record, I knew wanted Torsheta to help lead the MFP when I lured her from teaching into full-time journalism a couple years back. Here we go. 💜
For the record, I knew wanted Torsheta to help lead the MFP when I lured her from teaching into full-time journalism a couple years back. Here we go. 💜
OPINION: "I remember spending hours in her classroom while my mother taught her students to cook, sew and care for themselves and a home. Those were her other children, and she fought tooth and nail for them to have every thing they deserved," Torsheta Jackson writes.
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Editor’s Note | My Mother’s Legacy Lives in My Work
Systemic and Education Editor Torsheta Jackson discusses her upbringing in a home filled with love and purpose that influences her work today.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Our newest editor @trjackson.bsky.social, just published her first editor’s note, and it’s just wonderful, heartbreaking and inspiring.
For the record, I knew wanted Torsheta to help lead the MFP when I lured her from teaching into full-time journalism a couple years back. Here we go. 💜
For the record, I knew wanted Torsheta to help lead the MFP when I lured her from teaching into full-time journalism a couple years back. Here we go. 💜
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Give Now to Grow MFP Journalism in 2025!
Help us grow our newsroom in Mississippi and our systemic reporting to make a difference for our home state and beyond.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Another way y'all can really help us right now is with a donation. We're a nonprofit newsroom and our stories are free for anyone to read (no paywalls), so your support helps a lot.
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BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi.
This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org.
We ditched X for BlueSky early this year.
And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof.
I don't know what we'll do next.
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This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org.
We ditched X for BlueSky early this year.
And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof.
I don't know what we'll do next.
Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi.
This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org.
We ditched X for BlueSky early this year.
And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof.
I don't know what we'll do next.
Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org.
We ditched X for BlueSky early this year.
And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof.
I don't know what we'll do next.
Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
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Project 2025 is coming to fruition.
As @trjackson.bsky.social reported in @mississippifreepress.org BEFORE the 2024 election: www.mississippifreepress.org/project-2025...
As @trjackson.bsky.social reported in @mississippifreepress.org BEFORE the 2024 election: www.mississippifreepress.org/project-2025...
July 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Project 2025 is coming to fruition.
As @trjackson.bsky.social reported in @mississippifreepress.org BEFORE the 2024 election: www.mississippifreepress.org/project-2025...
As @trjackson.bsky.social reported in @mississippifreepress.org BEFORE the 2024 election: www.mississippifreepress.org/project-2025...
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⭐Y'all congratulate the newest @mississippifreepress.org editor! I told the team meetup yesterday that @trjackson.bsky.social is our new Systemic and Education Editor directing in-depth systemic journalism along with her continuing stellar education work. www.mississippifreepress.org/listings/ite...
Torsheta Jackson - Mississippi Free Press
Systemic and Education Editor Torsheta Jackson was a long-time educator before joining MFP in 2023 to lead the Education Equity Reporting Lab.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
⭐Y'all congratulate the newest @mississippifreepress.org editor! I told the team meetup yesterday that @trjackson.bsky.social is our new Systemic and Education Editor directing in-depth systemic journalism along with her continuing stellar education work. www.mississippifreepress.org/listings/ite...
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Graduating seniors will no longer have to pass a U.S. history state assessment after the Mississippi State Board of Education voted on June 19 to eliminate the requirement beginning in the fall.
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Mississippi Students No Longer Need U.S. History Test to Graduate
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted on June 19 to eliminate the U.S. History end-of-course assessment as a requirement for graduation.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Graduating seniors will no longer have to pass a U.S. history state assessment after the Mississippi State Board of Education voted on June 19 to eliminate the requirement beginning in the fall.
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Come see me at IRE!
June 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Come see me at IRE!
This rocks!!!! I’m so proud of the work of our award-winning Youth Media Project!!!! Check out their work on jxnpulse.com.
May 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This rocks!!!! I’m so proud of the work of our award-winning Youth Media Project!!!! Check out their work on jxnpulse.com.
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DRUM ROLL🥁
Meet our 8th (!) @mississippifreepress.org reporter (and our 3rd concurrent Report for America corps member!) Jaylin will lead our new bureau in her native Mississippi Delta. Thank you, RFA for supporting our journalism vision and growth. www.reportforamerica.org/members/jayl...
Meet our 8th (!) @mississippifreepress.org reporter (and our 3rd concurrent Report for America corps member!) Jaylin will lead our new bureau in her native Mississippi Delta. Thank you, RFA for supporting our journalism vision and growth. www.reportforamerica.org/members/jayl...
Jaylin R. Smith - Report for America
Making funny videos and engaging audiences for prospects were skills Jaylin Smith learned from her graduate experience at the University of Mississippi in Journalism and New Media. While receiving her...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
DRUM ROLL🥁
Meet our 8th (!) @mississippifreepress.org reporter (and our 3rd concurrent Report for America corps member!) Jaylin will lead our new bureau in her native Mississippi Delta. Thank you, RFA for supporting our journalism vision and growth. www.reportforamerica.org/members/jayl...
Meet our 8th (!) @mississippifreepress.org reporter (and our 3rd concurrent Report for America corps member!) Jaylin will lead our new bureau in her native Mississippi Delta. Thank you, RFA for supporting our journalism vision and growth. www.reportforamerica.org/members/jayl...
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“If they don't cure it and there is a second violation or subsequent violations, then the State Department can withhold part of (that district’s) student funding formula until there's a certification by either court or the AG that they're back in compliance with the House bill,” Erin Meyer said.
Mississippi Department of Education Begins Process to Comply With New Anti-DEI State Law - Mississippi Free Press
The Mississippi Department of Education initiated the Administrative Procedures Act process for a policy that would bring the agency into compliance with Mississippi’s new anti-DEI law.
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May 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“If they don't cure it and there is a second violation or subsequent violations, then the State Department can withhold part of (that district’s) student funding formula until there's a certification by either court or the AG that they're back in compliance with the House bill,” Erin Meyer said.
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Midtown Partner’s Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 underserved elementary and middle school students and more than 2,000 Jackson residents since its start, distributing hundreds of pounds of vegetables.
Now, the program is under threat from Trump’s funding cuts.
Now, the program is under threat from Trump’s funding cuts.
USDA Disrupts Jackson Food Program, Ending Farm-to-School Grant
The Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 students and 2,000 Jackson residents. But now, Trump’s USDA has canceled a grant that funds it.
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May 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Midtown Partner’s Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 underserved elementary and middle school students and more than 2,000 Jackson residents since its start, distributing hundreds of pounds of vegetables.
Now, the program is under threat from Trump’s funding cuts.
Now, the program is under threat from Trump’s funding cuts.
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Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, received threats after the school hosted U.S. House Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat and fierce critic of President Donald Trump, as the keynote speaker for the historically Black college’s graduation ceremonies on Sunday.
Tougaloo College Received Threats After Rep. Crockett’s Speech
Tougaloo College received “concerning calls” after U.S. House Rep Jasmine Crockett gave the keynote address at the school’s recent commencement ceremony.
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May 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, received threats after the school hosted U.S. House Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democrat and fierce critic of President Donald Trump, as the keynote speaker for the historically Black college’s graduation ceremonies on Sunday.
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The Mississippi Valley State University band’s invitation to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration has sparked an uproar for the historically black institution.
Mississippi HBCU Band Plans to March in Trump’s Inauguration
Mississippi Valley State’s band will participate in Donald Trump’s inaugural parade, but the plans have drawn some criticism.
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January 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Mississippi Valley State University band’s invitation to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration has sparked an uproar for the historically black institution.
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"Raising the next generation of educated voters is a duty which falls on all of us, and we are appreciative of those educators who make this commitment," Secretary of State Michael Watson said.
Students Across the State Participate in Promote the Vote
Students across Mississippi participated in mock elections as part of the Mississippi Secretary of State Office’s Promote the Vote campaign.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
"Raising the next generation of educated voters is a duty which falls on all of us, and we are appreciative of those educators who make this commitment," Secretary of State Michael Watson said.
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Poll workers at Mississippi’s Tougaloo College turned would-be student voters away because they did not move their registration to a campus address.
Residency Prevents Some College Students From Voting
Poll workers at Mississippi’s Tougaloo College turned would-be student voters away because they did not move their registration to a campus address.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Poll workers at Mississippi’s Tougaloo College turned would-be student voters away because they did not move their registration to a campus address.
JSU made major efforts to engage young voters this election cycle. It worked.
Jackson State University First Lady Latoya Redd Thompson’s voting initiative increased voter participation on campus through student engagement.
JSU Initiative Boosts Student Voting Participation
Jackson State University First Lady Latoya Redd Thompson’s voting initiative increased voter participation on campus through student engagement.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:17 AM
JSU made major efforts to engage young voters this election cycle. It worked.
Both teacher and student are recovering well. So glad I got to meet this family and teacher.
"From the moment we met, she took this scared, unsure, uncertain mama and continued to remind me that God was writing his story and that even, on the hard days, we were not alone," Jamie Lynn Dorr said.
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Holly Allgood: Tupelo Preschool Teacher Donates Liver to Student
Tupelo preschool teacher Holly Allgood donated a portion of her liver to her student Bowen Dorr on Aug. 27, 2024.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Both teacher and student are recovering well. So glad I got to meet this family and teacher.
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Kimberly Griffin writes about the perspectives Youth Media Project student journalists shared over the summer as they reported on the 2024 election.
Pub Note | YMP Reimagines Journalism for Elections and Beyond
Kimberly Griffin writes about the perspectives Youth Media Project student journalists shared over the summer as they reported on the 2024 election.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Kimberly Griffin writes about the perspectives Youth Media Project student journalists shared over the summer as they reported on the 2024 election.
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Mississippi College will change its name and drop its football program after the current season, the board of the private institution announced Monday.
Mississippi College Will Change Name, Drop Football Program
Mississippi College will change its name to “Mississippi Christian University” and drop its football program after the current season.
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November 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Mississippi College will change its name and drop its football program after the current season, the board of the private institution announced Monday.
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November 13, 2024 at 5:36 AM
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