Mississippi Stories - Interviews

Mississippi Stories: Maisie Brown

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2 years ago

March 19, 2023

Mississippi Stories: Maisie Brown

by Marshall Ramsey, Mississippi Today
March 19, 2023

Feel discouraged about what direction the world is headed? Watch Mississippi Today’s Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey‘s interview with Harry S. Truman Foundation Scholarship Finalist, Maisie Brown. Brown is now the Executive Coordinator at the ACLU and was recently named one of Teen Vogue’s 21 under 21 for her advocacy. She talks about that and her passion to make the world around her better.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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Mississippi Stories: Dorlisa Hutton

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May 7, 2023

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Title: Mississippi Stories: Dorlisa Hutton
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Mississippi Stories: Talamieka Brice

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April 24, 2023

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