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Paint the Town, an event to help revitalize downtown Clarksdale, featured commissioned artists from Bogotá, Colombia; Oxford, Miss.; Clarksdale, Miss.; Opelousas, La.; Denver; Los Angeles and New York. Paint the Town was the second Clarksdale International Street Art event.
The historical role of black cowboys in rural life has drawn renewed interest in recent years in Mississippi, nationally and around the world
The nonprofit Cooperation Jackson commissioned six artists to create murals for the organization’s first Mural Fest. The event’s goal is to inspire the city of Jackson in hopes of sparking community change and encouraging more appreciation in the arts.
Jackson Indie Music Week brings Mississippi artists and fans to the capital city’s most well-known venues and hot spots
View a gallery of images of writer Jesmyn Ward’s hometown of DeLisle from Mississippi Today photojournalist and Report for America corps member Eric Shelton.
The competition is a tradition at the Neshoba County Fair that dates back to the early 1900s – a tradition that embodies the racial dynamics of the event
The roots of stickball run deep in Choctaw culture. The fiercely competitive game – played long before there was football, baseball and basketball – is played with sticks and a small orange ball. Mississippi Today photographer Eric J. Shelton captured the action from the World Series of Stickball, played annually at the Choctaw Indian Fair, near Philadelphia, in this slideshow.
Marcus Alford is in Jackson teaching and training dance students during the USA International Ballet Competition. But the former student football trainer who introduced dance stretches to Coach Bear Bryant’s football team is much more than that. This week, Mississippi Today photographer Eric Shelton spent time with the graceful instructor and the dancers as these athletes worked on their craft.