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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A national bio-tech company, Genentech, announced that a Mississippi based community organization is among 10 chosen to share a $6 million grant. All of the organizations are working to advance health equity by improving the conditions in their communities that affect health and wellbeing. Jackson-based Southern Echo will begin by reaching [...]
A SUPERB postcard from David Howard's collection showing Sydney Bell's house from 1905 has been unearthed.
Facing South talked with three organizers in the nation's poorest state who are part of a movement to bring greater democracy to rural electric cooperatives. Founded during the New Deal to power communities the big private utilities refused to serve, co-ops today stand accused of a lack of inclusivity and transparency, which organizers are working to change.
Before Wednesday, the proposed map had not been available to the public and civil rights groups say lawmakers drew it in secret, illegally.
Those that showed up received two cases of water, a bag of sweet potatoes, and information on the COVID-19 vaccine.