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Mississippi’s two highest-ranking women leaders, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, rejoiced over the weekend after a Texas federal judge blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Craig Griffing donated $30,000 to Pearl River Community College to establish the Griffing Family Tech Scholarship, which supports a number of career and technical education programs at the school.
A leading U.S. medical journal that doctors of all specialties regularly read systematically ignores an equally reputable and rigorous body of medical research that focuses on Black Americans’ health.
A pioneering writer in a genre long dominated by white men, Octavia E. Butler’s work explored power structures, shifting definitions of humanity and alternative societies. In an interview, English language and literature professor Alyssa Collins explains how Butler’s boundless curiosity inspired the author’s work, and how Butler’s experiences as a Black woman drew her to “humans who must deal with the edges or ends of humanity.”
“John Doe,” a Black former student of the UMMC School of Medicine, sued the school in 2021 on racial and sex discrimination allegations following his dismissal in 2019.
Shanina Carmichael reflects on her experiences as a woman, mother and wife during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the love from her village of Mississippi women continues to guide and uplift her despite the many challenges her family endured. “Losing access to schools, childcare providers and friend groups was more frightening to me than the disease itself,” Carmichael writes.
Thousands of Mississippians with specific medical conditions will soon be able to receive medical-marijuana treatment with a physician’s approval after Gov. Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act into law late Wednesday.
A large bipartisan majority of Mississippi senators voted to approve a medical-marijuana program that would allow patients to receive up to 3.5 ounces a month for treatment. The debate was not without frivolity.
Being sick took a financial toll on me due to the amount of time I was out from work during quarantine. However, the time away from the daily rat race also gave me the opportunity to think and reflect on my goals in life, which got me back on track with the future I envisioned for myself and my family. I found renewed motivation for all of my endeavors, and now new opportunities await.
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