Jackson Free Press logo

This story originally appeared in the Jackson Free Press. It was added to the Mississippi Free Press website in 2025.
Note that any opinions expressed in legacy Jackson Free Press stories do not reflect a position of the Mississippi Free Press or necessarily of its staff and board members.

Make sure to tune in tonight to “Conversations with C. A. Webb” on WMPR Tuesday, October 7, 2003 at 7:30p.m. where we will be following up on last week’s topic “How MS artists can aid our sick community get well soon.” This will be a special 15 minute segment with Webb’s guests being Ms. Joyce Knight, the Founder of Safe Haven Outreach Ministry. She will be talking to Webb about how her organization can benefit from the help that the arts can give.

Outside the listening area? Then check us out live online at http://www.wmpr901.com

*** “Conversations with C. A. Webb” is a weekly talk show hosted by MS artist/author Cyrus A. Webb and discusses the movers and shakers in the various forms of the arts in MS as well as addresses issues that artists in the state face.
(Underwriter spots are available for $20 each week or $75 per month. Each spot can be up to 30 seconds in length.)

Founding Editor Donna Ladd is a writer, journalist and editor from Philadelphia, Miss., a graduate of Mississippi State University and later the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where she was an alumni award recipient in 2021. She writes about racism/whiteness, poverty, gender, violence, journalism and the criminal justice system. She contributes long-form features and essays to The Guardian when she has time, and was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Jackson Free Press. She co-founded the statewide nonprofit Mississippi Free Press with Kimberly Griffin in March 2020, and the Mississippi Business Journal named her one of the state's top CEOs in 2024. Read more at donnaladd.com, follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @donnerkay and email her at donna@mississippifreepress.org.