Author: Virginia Sciolino

Virginia Sciolino, originally from Hattiesburg, Miss., is a 2021 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., where she studied Religion with a special focus on the civil rights movement, anti-abortion activism and American Catholic histories. She has spent over 10 years competing in public speaking and speechwriting events, including three years as a captain on Wesleyan’s mock trial team. Sciolino is passionate about equity and grassroots strategies for social change.

Culture

Mississippi-Born Sculptor Memorializes African American Union Troops in Natchez

The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Project voted unanimously to commission Jay Warren to design a monument to the thousands of U.S. Colored Troops from Natchez.

May 15, 2023

MFP Voices

Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: Emotional Intelligence Needed in Reproductive Rights Discussion

Hattiesburg, Miss., native Virginia Sciolino writes that when having discussions centering abortion and women’s reproductive rights, emotional intelligence and empathy is needed to break barriers and to challenge systemic disparities. We should “come into conversations with an emphasis on empathy, boundaries, mutual care and respect,” she writes.

August 23, 2022

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