Changing the Narrative of Young Black Men in the Delta
INDIANOLA — Spurred by rhythmic beats on the table, beat-boxing and the synchronized head nodding of seven male teenagers, Vonkerius Jackson took his turn to freestyle rap. “Y’all know I can’t sing,” belted Jackson, a 10th grade student at Gentry High School in Indianola. They broke up in laughter and moved easily into a workshop […]