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Kristen Eley, 26-year-old tennis professional and coach at FITT Academy, recently spoke with reporter Aallyah Wright about her passion for playing tennis competitively and how it was the cornerstone for her successful coaching career in a male-dominated industry.
Coronavirus thrusts Oxford mayor into the media spotlight
University of Southern Miss assistant professor pivots from hands-on math labs for future teachers to medical mask-making
Mississippi, other states are seeing shortages in feminine hygiene products. Advocates, nonprofits struggle to keep up with demand
Isom Center director, Jaime Harker, recently spoke with Mississippi Today reporter Erica Hensley about a women’s leadership summit held at Ole Miss and how these conversations can evolve to better support women, and in turn, their community.
Mississippi sees the nation’s highest rate of both c-sections and preterm births, which correlate with the state’s high infant mortality rates. Sisters in Birth pairs community health workers to women with low incomes and low-risk pregnancies to provide support throughout and after their pregnancy
Longtime state Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, discusses her years of work to pass a lottery in Mississippi and discusses accomplishments during her eight terms in the Legislature.
Jackson-McCray will be the first African American to represent DeSoto County in the Legislature and just the third African American to represent a majority-white legislative district since Reconstruction
Heather McTeer Toney, a two-terms mayor who served Greenville from 2004 to 2012, was the Delta city’s youngest, first woman, and first black mayor.
An automatic eviction used to mean the tenant had some time — usually 10 days — to move out, Jackson woman was one of the first cases under a new law on Mississippi’s books that allows for immediate evictions once a court rules in a landlord’s favor.
Chief Sandra Williams, from Vicksburg, recently spoke with Mississippi Today reporter Aallyah Wright about serving as the first woman in this role in a male-dominated industry and the challenges of fighting crime and community involvement.
This is the first Mississippi abortion restriction to reach the federal appeals stage since 2014, when the court allowed the clinic to remain open while a case over admitting privileges law made its way through the courts. That restriction was ultimately struck down.
Jessica L. Carter is the executive director of Ours To Change – a Mississippi nonprofit focused on civic engagement and public education advocacy.
Data from the Mississippi Department of Education shows the educator workforce has held steady at 80 percent female the last five years.
Planned Parenthood officially withdrew from Title X funding last month.
The conversation surrounding teen pregnancy in areas like the Mississippi Delta focuses much on prevention efforts, advocates say, but, what are the immediate next steps when a teenager becomes pregnant?
