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Shanina Carmichael reflects on her experience in codependency group therapy several years ago, sharing her own journey to emotional self-awareness, learning how to communicate her wants and needs, and facing her fear of rejection.
Future rape victims in Mississippi can have more confidence that the State will process their rape test kits in a timely manner after Gov. Tate Reeves signed House Bill 485 into law on April 17, but much work remains to be done, Ilse Knecht told the Mississippi Free Press.
Deputy Editor Azia Wiggins reflects on Black Maternal Health Week and confronts her own thoughts of being a Black pregnant woman in America.
A federal appeals court should block access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide, including in states where it remains legal, Mississippi’s attorney general and four state Republican members of Congress told a three-judge panel in briefs filed Wednesday.
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.
Advocates say that House Bill 485, which is currently making its way through the Mississippi Legislature, could remedy the problem of long-unprocessed rape kits.
Efforts to expand Capitol Police’s jurisdiction over the City of Jackson and to reintroduce a more limited citizen-led ballot initiative process remain alive in the Mississippi Legislature.
Stephanie Luckett, Maranda Joiner, Jasmine Williams and Peggy Brown spoke at the women-led “Many Moons” panel and music showcase during Jackson Indie Music Week inside Soule Coffee + Bubbletea on Jan. 10, 2023.
Mississippi House Rep. Alyce G. Clarke, D-Jackson, announced her retirement this afternoon on the floor of the House. In a 1985 special election, she became the first Black woman elected to either chamber of the Mississippi Legislature.
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