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The Margaret Walker Center (MWC), located in the heritage listed Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, is a public archive and museum dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the culture and history of the African American community. [1]
Learn about the history, governance, and schools of the second largest and only urban school district in Mississippi. The district serves nearly 21,000 students in 52 schools, offering various special programs and facing challenges such as low test scores and high poverty.
UMMC is the state's only academic medical center and health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi. It offers seven health science schools, a teaching hospital, and a Level 1 trauma center in Jackson, Mississippi.
Learn about the state education agency of Mississippi, its history, structure, and operations. Find out who is the current state superintendent and the members of the Mississippi Board of Education.
Oakley is a juvenile correctional facility in Hinds County, Mississippi, near Raymond. It was formerly a prison for women and a reformatory for black children, and has a history of fires, scandals and protests.
Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson, Mississippi founded in 1959 by Loyal M. Bearss. It was a segregation academy until 1986 and is now accredited by SACS and MAIS.
Tougaloo College is a private historically black college in Jackson, Mississippi, founded in 1869 by Christian missionaries. It offers undergraduate programs in liberal arts, education, and theology, and has a history of civic and social activism.
MPB is the public broadcasting network serving Mississippi, owned by the state government. It operates eight TV stations and eight radio stations, and produces educational and instructional programs.