Jackson Advocate · Jackson, MS
By DeAnna Tisdale Johnson ● Digital Editions ● November 12, 2026 Advertisement Advertisement Author DeAnna Tisdale Johnson DeAnna Tisdale Johnson is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Jackson Advocate newspaper. Johnson joins a short list as one of the youngest publishers in the history of Black newspapers. Johnson oversees a small staff and is diligently working to grow the newspaper to its former glory and beyond by digitizing the medium. She has been a published writer since the age of fourteen for the publication, where her father Charles Tisdale was owner and publisher until his death. Her mother, Alice Tisdale, is now publisher emeritus. She is also a lyric soprano, lauded for her warmth and richness of voice.
Madison365 · Jackson, MS
By Annie Grayer, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Tori B. Powell (CNN) — In Jackson, Mississippi, a crowd of supporters celebrated Scott Colom’s historic projected win in Mississippi’s Senate race. Ahead of remarks from Colom, members of Tougaloo College concert choir sang a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner donning robes in the historic school’s red and blue colors. The choir then performed a song introduced by a presenter as “the Black national anthem.” The cultural hymn, called “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” was originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson at the turn of the 20th century, according to the NAACP. It’s a song about freedom with religious references that over time has been sung during significant moments throughout history like the 1960s’ Civil Rights Movement, per the NAACP. Colom’s projected victory makes him the first Black person elected to statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
Jackson Advocate · Jackson, MS
On Nov. 10th, FMOL Health St. Dominic and the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (MORA) hosted a special ceremony at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, recognizing healthcare professionals and hospital partners for their contributions to organ, eye and tissue donation. The event featured the presentation of MORA’s Spero Awards and the unveiling of a new digital addition to St. Dominic Hospital’s Wall of Honor, expanding opportunities to recognize organ donors and share stories of their life-saving gifts. This year’s Spero Award honorees included Nurse Champion: Dani Adams, RN, Advanced Practice Nurse Champion: Kelli Brister, NP and Hospital Leadership Champion: Teri Dyess, MD, Chief Medical Officer at FMOL Health St. Dominic. The ceremony also included remarks from representatives of St. Dominic Hospital and MORA, highlighting the importance of collaboration and the role healthcare professionals play in supporting donation and transplantation efforts.
