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Published by Jeffrey Hess on 29 May 2013 06:54am | Listen Now It’s been 50 years since an angry white mob attacked a group of anti-segregation protestors who sought to break down racial barriers at lunch counters in Mississippi Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 21 May 2013 04:12pm | Listen Now Members of the Mississippi Salvation Army are activating disaster response teams and mobile feeding units to help residents in tornado ravaged Moore, Oklahoma. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 17 May 2013 05:58pm | Listen Now Biker draw attention to POWs and MIA soldiers Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 25 Apr 2013 06:00am | Listen Now April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 17 Apr 2013 09:15pm | Listen Now A Mississippi man has been arrested for allegedly sending letters to Senator Roger Wicker and President Obama that tested positive for the poison ricin. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 16 Apr 2013 06:32pm | Listen Now Environmentalists, residents, and community activists along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are calling for BP to face the maximum penalty for the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 27 Mar 2013 05:36pm | Listen Now Human trafficking is estimated to be a $35 billion dollar industry in the U.S. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 25 Mar 2013 06:16pm | Listen Now A recent ABC News poll found that 58 percent of Americans support legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples. But in some states, especially in the South, opposition remains strong. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 22 Mar 2013 04:37pm | Listen Now The Meridian Public School District is in the process of implementing discipline practices that would end discrimination of black students. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports... Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 12 Mar 2013 06:04pm | Listen Now Even though Hawkins Field will continue to operate without it's five air traffic controllers it raises a red flag for Madison pilot and flight instructor Clayton Gressett. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 08 Mar 2013 02:59pm | Listen Now "They took checks and started writing checks and we thought we got that all handled. And literally four years later those checks started popping up again." Full Article > -
Published by Kristian Weatherspoon on 04 Mar 2013 11:59am | Listen Now Doctors at UMMC announced on Sunday that a 2 year-old that had been treated for HIV at the hospital, has been cured. MPB News's Ezra Wall spoke with the pediatrician at the helm of this extraordinary discovery, Dr. Hanna Gay. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 01 Mar 2013 07:13pm | Listen Now "After the passage of the Voting Rights Act, after the implementation of section five of that act we have seen every year and increased number who are registered to vote Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 28 Feb 2013 07:04pm | Listen Now"If you're talking about reducing $14 million dollars from Mississippi's Head Start budget just think about 7 times that 14."
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Published by Lawayne Childrey on 28 Feb 2013 12:19am | Listen NowEven though Mississippi has seen a reduction in its childhood obesity rates it still remains the fattest state in the country
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