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Breastfeeding is stigmatized in Mississippi. This Delta program is working to change that. 

Aallyah WrightErica Hensley by Aallyah Wright and Erica Hensley September 11, 2020January 11, 2021

Mississippi sees some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country, despite known health and economic benefits. A group of health advocates in the Delta is working to change the stigma and biases that stand in the way.

Photo Gallery: Shower for the homeless during coronavirus pandemic

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton April 7, 2020April 23, 2020

Socially distant: Empty spaces, eerie silence on a Jackson Friday night

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton March 31, 2020April 23, 2020

‘He’s my world’: With nearly half of Mississippi’s rural hospitals at risk of closing, families share the human side of what’s at stake

Eric J. Shelton by Eric J. Shelton May 8, 2019January 11, 2021

With Roe v. Wade in the balance, Mississippi activists gear up for abortion fight

Erica Hensley by Erica Hensley November 9, 2018January 11, 2021

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