Jackson resident, Destiny Giles, an eighth grade student at Blackburn Laboratory Middle School, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s...

Brookhaven resident, Olivia Stewart, a sixth grade honors student, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s (MLP) Spring 2022 Poetry...

Brookhaven resident, Macey Rawls, a fourth grade recipient of awards for "Student of the Month", reading, and math, attended The Magnolia...

Brookhaven resident, Ava Stewart, a ninth grade student with a 3.36 grade point average, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s (MLP)...

Brookhaven resident, Ava Stewart, a ninth grade student with a 3.36 grade point average, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s (MLP)...

Gulfport resident, Kyra Rollinson, a fourth grade student with a 4.0 grade point average, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s (MLP)...

Gulfport resident, Kyra Rollinson, a fourth grade student with a 4.0 grade point average, attended The Magnolia Literacy Project’s (MLP)...

During the spring 2022 semester, Blackburn Laboratory Middle School (a Jackson Public School) partnered with The Greater St. James M. B....

During the spring 2022 semester, Blackburn Laboratory Middle School (a Jackson Public School) partnered with The Greater St. James M. B....

During the spring 2022 semester, Blackburn Laboratory Middle School (a Jackson Public School) partnered with The Greater St. James M. B....

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In "Home Coming", Poet Lana Brown, a native of historic Natchez, MS, recounts...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series A mother's influence never dies, as Natchez, MS poet, Lana Brown, illustrates in...

"Your Narrative Against Mine" is Part Two in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities...

"My Honest Poem" is Part One in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities associated with...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Happy Women’s History Month! The impact of women in every space of life should...

This poem was motivated by Dickens' fondness for Stone Mountain and her conversations with two friends, African American war veterans,...

Hillman Frazier was a student at Jackson State College in May of 1970, when police officers opened fire on the campus. During protests...

When an important lesson was presented to LaWanda Dickens by her eleven-year-old daughter, she missed the point. Years later, she...

Imagine living by a grading scale that measures how you treat others. Jamee "JEM" McAdoo associates an "F" standard of living with a...

In the poem, "Country", LaWanda Dickens recounts a childhood rich with love, family, nature, and freedom. An educator, writer, and former...