We are investing in millennial Mississippians who want to catalyze positive change in their communities. Through the yearlong fellowship, we are working closely with six emerging leaders to reckon with the state’s problems and develop projects that harness its potential. Our goal is to keep talented young people in Mississippi by giving them the support they need to bring their ideas to reality.
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Capitol Dispatch: Weed, bigotry, tax cuts, and water
Running analysis and commentary about bills we're watching in the 2021 Mississippi legislative session.
By Jake McGraw -
Capitol Dispatch: Taxation fixation
Running analysis and commentary about bills we're watching in the 2021 legislative session.
By Jake McGraw -
Capitol Dispatch: Medicaid extraction
Running analysis and commentary about bills we're watching in the 2021 legislative session.
By Jake McGraw -
Honoring Fannie Lou Hamer
“There are two things we should all care about: never to forget where we came from and always praise the bridges that carried us over.?...
By Jake McGraw -
Are you registered to vote? Today’s the day to do it
In honor of National Voter Registration Day, we share these thoughts on civic responsibility written by Governor Winter in 2003. They feel as relevant as...
By Jake McGraw -
Listen: a conversation with Bracey Harris about school segregation and reopening in COVID
Bracey Harris reports on education in Mississippi for the?The Hechinger?Report, a nonprofit education news service based at Columbia Teachers College.?Her stories illuminate the systemic effects...
By Jake McGraw -
A visual primer on Mississippi’s brain drain (2020 update)
There is no silver bullet to reverse brain drain. It requires people to do their part on the state, local, and organizational level. Economic and...
By Jake McGraw -
COVID is also a mental health epidemic
Mental health and substance use challenges range from depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction and more. Though some of these issues are? visible, many? can be harder...
By Jeran Herbert -
Podcast: our thoughts on Mississippi’s historic flag change
The sun has risen over Mississippi today, but for the first time in 126 years, the Confederate-themed state flag has not. The Winter Institute’s Jake...
By Jake McGraw -
Commentary: Changing the flag is just the start
For now, leave the flagpoles bare. Let Mississippi earn a new flag that reflects an inclusive and just state.
By Leah Davis and Susan M. Glisson
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