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Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, and Mississippi Today health reporter Will Stribling discuss the roundtable’s Mississippi Voices project. The project is seeking to elevate the experiences of Black women and girls who face barriers to accessing health care by collecting and sharing their stories.

READ MORE: Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable launches project to highlight barriers to health care

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The Pulse: Cassandra Welchlin

by Will Stribling, Mississippi Today
September 14, 2022

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