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March 5, 2010

AP – Bill seeks to help needy Miss. blues musicians

Bill seeks to help needy Miss. blues musicians JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s blues artists have won worldwide fame for their soulful music born out of the hardships of the state’s old plantation system, but many of them end up broke and hungry. The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill lawmakers hope will lead to financial…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 4, 2010

SH – In Spike Lee’s lens; Filmmaker includes Coast in documentary

In Spike Lee’s lens Filmmaker includes Coast in documentary GULFPORT — Filmmaker Spike Lee said he is determined to find out what has happened to South Mississippians since Katrina made landfall here Aug. 29, 2005. Lee was in Gulfport and surrounding cities Wednesday, filming a follow-up to his 2006 Katrina documentary “When the Levees Broke:…