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Jessie Daniels’ latest book, “Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It,” was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2021 in the non-fiction category. Tune in to MFP Live on Thursday, April 21, at 6 p.m. central to hear her discuss her book and white women’s role in systemic racism.
The Turners created ‘Sipp Culture as a way to foster community development in Utica, which was once a thriving community, but in recent years has seen the loss of its schools, industry and, finally, its grocery store. Join co-founders Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin this week as they discuss food insecurity with Carlton Turner on MFP Live this Thursday, April 14, at 6 p.m.
To hear Roscoe Barnes, III discuss what he and others are learning about “the full story of Natchez” with Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin, tune in to MFP Live this Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m. on Facebook or YouTube.
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations operating in the United States, provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding each year through its grants to organizations and institutions that are working to provide children and families with opportunities to thrive.
Ellen Reddy, who lives and works in Holmes County, Miss., is a long-time advocate for the rights of young people. She is also a school-discipline expert who, in 2003, helped start the the Mississippi Coalition for the Prevention of Schoolhouse to Jailhouse to identify and end the systemic factors contributing to the “pipeline” between schools and prisons.
Karen Hinton, author of “Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men and Power,” joins Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin as a guest on this week’s MFP Live, Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6 p.m. Hinton learned first-hand how difficult the path to the top can be for a woman in a political culture traditionally dominated by men. More than once she saw her career derailed because of her refusal to stay silent about the bad behavior of powerful men.
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