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A black and blue street mural that reads Detox the Ghetto
MFP Voices

A Community Can Gentrify Without Losing Its Identity

“Placekeeping expands on these earlier concepts and recognizes that having communities at the table when revitalization projects are being planned is key to growing urban environments that have a good chance of keeping displacement at bay,” Anthony Alvarez writes.

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Side by side of De'Bronski Jefferson in drag and in a red suit
MFP Voices

Invisible No More: My Black, Gay Mississippian Story Broke Through to Millions on HBO

Anti-LGBTQ legislation is being proposed and passed at an alarming rate in southern states like Mississippi, where De’Bronski Jefferson lives, an out gay Black man who courageously shared his tumultuous journey to self-acceptance on season three, episode two, of the hit MAX series “We’re Here.” Through mentorship and the art of drag, Jefferson found his voice.

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Nobody Sings the Blues the Way Mississippi Women Sing It

The Meridian Jazz and Blues marker honors blues and jazz performers that have played pivotal roles in musical history, locally and nationally, laying a foundation for future music genres. But Karen Hinton writes that many Mississippi blues women, especially Black women, are left out of the conversation and off of these historic markers, and most are not mentioned at all compared to men artists.

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Parents and a child lay happily on a bed
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Trans Joy Gets Lost In Media Coverage And Anti-trans Legislation

“My research on trans parents affirms the reality of trans joy,” Derek P. Siegel writes. “I found that while many have navigated discrimination in their parenting journeys, they also have fulfilling parent-child relationships, often with the support of partners, families of origin and their communities.”

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Celebrate Our Differences artwork by Matteo Paganelli (conflict)
MFP Voices

Let People Surprise You—Our Differences Position Mississippi For Excellence

Deputy Editor Azia Wiggins writes about her vision for MFP Voices, expressing that conflict stirred between Mississippians because of our differences are meant to be resolved, and will position our state for progress. “I’m not interested in being right, or first, or the loudest. I’m interested in curating substantive dialogue representative of everyone in the Magnolia State,” she writes.

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