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Soul Sessions Jackson

Be it our people, music, food, history or culture, there’s always something good to talk about in the City With Soul, Jackson, Mississippi! Visit Jackson is the destination organization charged with connecting, engaging and inspiring the city with a rewarding sense-of-place for visitors and an economically beneficial and an enhanced quality-of-life for residents.

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00:11:36

Malcolm White - Hal's St Paddy's Parade founder

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2022/03/04

Malcolm White is the visionary and cultural provocateur behind Hal & Mal's restaurant and the Hal's St. Paddy's Parade founded alongside his late brother, Harold White. Learn more & transcript: https://www.visitjackson.com/blog/soul-sessions-malcolm-white/ Parade: https://www.halsstpaddysparade.com Origins of the Parade: https://www.visitjackson.com/blog/legacy-of-celebration Explore Jackson: https://www.visitjackson.com

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00:11:25

Dr. Jerrick Rose - restaurateur

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2022/02/18

On today's episode is pediatric dentist and restaurateur, Dr. Jerrick Rose. When COVID-19 closed his dental practice temporarily in 2020, Dr. Rose took out his notes from years of travel and inspiration – and opened La Cour Kitchen and Bar in Jackson’s Highland Village. Learn more & transcript: https://www.visitjackson.com/blog/soul-sessions-jerrick-rose/ https://www.lacourkitchenandbar.com https://highlandvillagejxn.com

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00:12:26

Gwen Harmon - Smith Robertson Museum

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2022/02/04

Gwen Harmon is the Director of Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center in Jackson’s historic Farish Street District and says the small but mighty museum is a great starting place to discover more about the civil rights story in Jackson, Mississippi. Learn more & transcript: visitjackson.com/directory/smith-robertson-museum-and-cultural-center/ Living History in February: visitjackson.com/events/black-history-month-living-history/

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00:16:52

Sarah Story - Director, MS Arts Commission

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2021/07/15

Sarah Story became executive director of Mississippi Arts Commission in November 2020 and leads the state agency in its mission to be a catalyst for the arts and creativity in Mississippi. Having spent much of her career in museum administration, Story previously served as the executive director of the UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum in Austin, Texas. In this episode: arts.ms.gov | VisitJackson.com

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00:24:42

J.D. Pass

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2021/06/18

From the oil fields of his native Oklahoma to the auction world, J.D. Pass has his hands in several ventures, not the least of which is his 150,000 square foot warehouse in Jackson’s Industry Park neighborhood – The Vault, full of classic cars, to his community events that draw thousands. Pass is focused on giving back to the community through The Vault and by inspiring the neighborhood around him to improve, to make Jackson a better place. In this episode: thevaultms.com

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00:19:44

Salam Rida

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2021/05/20

Salam Rida is the operations director and co-founder of Carbon Office and Ecoshed in the Industry Park neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi. A native of Detroit, Rida worked as part of the team that established the Long Range Planning team at the City of Jackson Planning Department and, more recently, led notable projects like ONELINE: Multi-Modal Corridor, the JTRAN Rebrand, the Downtown Design Dialogue, PARKing Day 2018 / 2019, and The Fertile Ground Project. Rida believes that collaboration and

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00:20:07

Tim Bennett

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2021/04/16

A Florida by-way-of San Francisco native, Tim Bennett was a driving force behind the Mississippi Braves in Pearl and the Biloxi Shuckers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In his latest venture – managing Smith Wills Stadium and the Hank Aaron Sports Academy located there - Bennett believes baseball can help write the “comeback” story in Jackson, too, empowering youth through education and America’s pastime. In this episode: hankaaronsports.com | jxn.ms

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00:17:43

Tim Mask

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2021/02/12

Tim Mask is the president and CEO of MWB, a 50 year-old creative firm in Jackson, whose mission is to “create for good.” Saying he “never had a real job” prior to coming here in 1999, Tim worked on political campaigns before finding his niche in the agency world. In this episode: www.mwb.com | Instagram.com/mwbcreate | visitjackson.com/safertravel | sippjackson.com/tasteoftheislands

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00:16:30

Jordan Hillman

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/12/17

Jordan Hillman is the Director of the City of Jackson’s Planning and Development Department. In her role, Jordan is the city’s problem solver and systems analyst, and her work ranges from community development to transit and business licensing. A decade-long resident here, Jordan and husband Matt are raising two boys in the City With Soul. In this episode: www.jacksonms.gov | www.jacksonms.gov/connectjxn | twitter.com/jordanrhillman | www.jxn.ms

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00:18:14

Cody Cox

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/11/23

From former teacher to musician and barista to baker, Cody Cox (along with wife, Molly West) are owners of Urban Foxes, the small batch bakery and coffee shop in Jackson’s Belhaven Heights neighborhood where food, family and community are all intertwined. Cody sees the city as fertile – “if you want to put the work in” – through grassroots championing for change alongside fellow Jacksonians, from citizens to city leadership. In this episode: www.urbanfoxesjxn.com |

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00:18:40

Lauren Rhoades

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/10/15

In this episode: Lauren Rhoades is the director of the Eudora Welty House & Garden in Jackson. Originally from Colorado, Lauren moved to Jackson in 2013 to work with FoodCorps, an AmeriCorps program. Prior to her work at the Welty House, Lauren founded and operated Sweet & Sauer, Mississippi’s first fermentation company. Her kimchi received a 2018 Southern Living Food Award. Outside of work, Lauren is a gardener, writer and an MFA candidate at the Mississippi University for Women.

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00:18:43

Jeff Good

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/09/22

As a teen, Jeff Good moved to Jackson from Salt Lake City and went on to attend Millsaps College and stayed put, planting deep roots in the city. As owner/operator of Jackson restaurants BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar, Broad Street Baking Company and Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint, Good’s face and welcoming persona is one that’s ever-present in the City With Soul. His most recent endeavor, a workforce training café, Refill Café, is based in West Jackson. In this episode:

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00:20:54

Cindy Ayers Elliott

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/08/12

Cindy Ayers Elliott is CEO of Foot Print Farms, a 68 acre specialty crop vegetable and livestock farm, with a focus on agri-tourism for community development in the City of Jackson. She spent years in New York as an investment banker but has traded in her high heels for a pair of work boots and a different type of investing: Cindy believes that planting seeds in the earth will grow fresh vegetables, but planting seeds in the minds of young people will create a new universe of scholars. In this

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00:21:09

Reshonda Perryman

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/07/13

Creative Design Manager Reshonda Perryman is the artistic mind responsible for Visit Jackson´s new image and the visionary behind Pixels & Paint, LLC. Perryman is a graduate of Jackson State University and received her Master´s of Fine Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design. She is a self-described lifelong creative that specializes in many aspects of art and graphic design. visitjackson.com | pixelspaint.com | Instagram.com/pixelspaintllc | visitjackson.com/publicartmap

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00:01:22

Season Update

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/05/15

We’ve got a slate of future episodes lined up in the coming months, but we’re taking a pause for now during COVID-19. In the meantime, head to My City Jxn MS on IGTV and Facebook, and look for a new series, My City TV!

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00:20:32

Mary Sanders Ferriss and Scott Allen

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/04/14

Interior Designer Mary Sanders Ferriss is the principal and founder of Ferriss and Company, known for its work in culinary, corporate and residential interior projects. Ferriss’s work has taken her across the country for clients like Starwood Properties, Eat Here Brands and many others. Jackson native and artist Scott Allen owns A Plus Signs and Creative, a company specializing in large format, handcrafted signs. His work with wood, glass and metal to create unique branding projects may only be

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00:20:32

Geno Lee

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/03/12

Geno Lee is the fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn, an institution in Jackson’s Farish Street District. A purveyor of tamales, smokes and pig ear sandwiches, the restaurant has been a fixture in African American culture in the city. The Southern Foodways Alliance calls Lee the “great-grandson of a Mexican immigrant, son of a Freedom Rider and believer in Farish Street.” In this episode: Big Apple Inn | MS Civil Rights Museum | Jxn.MS

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00:20:18

David Lewis

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2020/02/10

This episode, hear from David Lewis, the City of Jackson's Deputy Director of Human & Cultural Services. A Mississippi State University graduate in architectural studies, Lewis earned his masters in Urban Planning at Jackson State University. Known for his work with The Greater Jackson Arts Council and numerous public art projects around the city, Lewis now brings direction to Thalia Mara Hall, Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, the Arts Center of MS, the Municipal Art Gallery and soon, a

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00:19:54

Rickey Thigpen

Soul Sessions Jackson ·

2020/01/12

In this episode, hear from Rickey Thigpen, the President and CEO of Visit Jackson, the organization responsible for promoting the city as a tourist destination. In his thirty-plus years at Visit Jackson, Thigpen has seen it all, and, as the organization’s new leader, has big dreams for its future. In this episode: visitjackson.com | jxn.ms | campbellsdonuts.com

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