Anna María Nogar writes about Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren, an activist who fought for women’s voting rights during the 20th century. She was also the first Latina to run for Congress and the first Latina superintendent of the Santa Fe public schools.
Casey Young, a junior at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School, writes about the potential negative effects of vaping on mental health among teens.
Cassreino has two decades of journalism experience that he uses to amplify the journalism program at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison, Miss.
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.
Mississippians should return to wearing masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, especially in school settings, the Mississippi State Department of Health is warning. The brief relaxation of pandemic restrictions following the widespread availability of the vaccine has come to a close, broken under the weight of the incredibly infectious delta variant of coronavirus.
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