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There’s More Than What Meets the Eye: Exhibition Review of PORTRAITS|FACES by JBUCK
Destiny C. Bennett Imagine this! It’s 6p.m. on July 11, 2026. The sun is just beginning to lower and a gentle breeze sweeps the air. Cars, including yours, begin rolling into a West Jackson plaza parking lot filled with businesses colliding the past, present and future. From the Hair Galleria to the Chicken Shack, you're able to grab a bite to eat in between getting the essentials for your next night out. But, before you could tend to the business you came for, your attention

bookbleujean
Sep 86 min read


Mississippi’s Own Elsie Advances to the Quarterfinals of America’s Got Talent
Of course America’s got talent. However, if we zoom in, we notice that the talent in Mississippi, the Birthplace of America’s Music, has always had a precious kind of soul to it. Columbia, Mississippi’s very own ELSIE is just the one to prove to the world how uniquely foundational the Sound of the South truly is, as both a crowd and judge favorite on Season 21 of “America’s Got Talent”. From the very beginning, our cowgirl received the highest compliments from the most notor

Sipp Talk
Sep 12 min read


Art2Me: Showcasing Mississippi Talent
Once again, we want to let y’all in on what’s going on around the state. Well this week the Art2Me showcase will be happening on April...

Sipp Talk
Apr 13, 20213 min read


"Phoenix" by Bird: A Music Review
Just when it seemed as if 2020 would leave us with no way to release from the burdens we carried within her, Hattiesburg, MS songstress...

Sipp Talk
Jan 14, 20213 min read


#CreativesConnect with Music Artist Dolla Black
We got a chance to sit down with Dolla Black, one of the most recognizable voices out of Mississippi, to talk about his latest project,...

Sipp Talk
Dec 15, 20201 min read


Black Dance As Resistance: Exploring Mississippi's Dance Community
Dance has always been a mode of joy, resistance and expression. Black Dance has morphed into many versions itself since Black people have...

Sipp Talk
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Beyond The Cave Recap: A Peek Into Mississippi's Creative Scene
What happens when creativity, colors, catchy bars and the ingenious Nick Cave collide in the deep corners of Jackson, MS? History. 2020...

Sipp Talk
Feb 3, 20206 min read
Vernon Dahmer Returns Home: 'Sipp Talks With the Artist Behind the Sculpture
A statue memorializing slain civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer was unveiled January 6th, a Monday morning to be exact, in downtown...

Sipp Talk
Jan 13, 20202 min read
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