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Starting Up a College-Bound School Culture

GEAR UP district liaison Susie Williams and Superintendent Jessie King open up college pathways for middle schoolers in Mississippi’s Leland School District. Middle school students at Leland School Park (LSP) achieved a remarkable one-hundred percent […]

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Two Mississippi Museums Making A Difference

Black History Month kicks off with the Mid South Foundation and Two Mississippi Museums free admissions day, honoring its role as a place of truth and reconciliation Few Mississippians believed that two new museums would […]

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Free Admission Day at Two Mississippi Museums Sponsored by the Foundation for the Mid South

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2023 In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing, the Two Mississippi Museums—Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History—will have free admission on Thursday, February 1. Free admission is […]

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6 Changemaker Organizations Selected to Spearhead Mississippi Truth Racial Healing & Transformation Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2023 Grant Partners Jackson State University, Millsaps College, Mission Mississippi, the Neshoba Youth Coalition, Tougaloo College, and The Alluvial Collective to Spearhead Mississippi’s Truth Racial Healing and Transformation Initiative Where […]

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Foundation for the Mid South Re-Launches Updated Reentry Resource Guide to Support Mississippi Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2023 Contact: Kate Hansen, press@fwd.us   As Second Chance Month Kicks Off, The Foundation for the Mid South Re-Launches Updated Reentry Resource Guide to Support Mississippi Families and Formerly Incarcerated […]

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Greek Life at the University of Louisiana Monroe Spotlights Kenneth Tramble

We’re thrilled that our very own board member and past grantee, Kenneth Tramble, was spotlighted by the University of Louisiana Monroe’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)! Here’s the post from Greek Life at the University of […]

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