MFP Live Podcast
1) Mississippi's Racial Reckoning
On this special episode of MFP Live, young Mississippians discuss what racial healing looks like in Mississippi on the 7th annual W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Day of Racial Healing. Within the c...Show More
2) Rhea Williams-Bishop and Vondaris Gordon
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin talk to Rhea Williams-Bishop, of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Von Gordon of the Alluvial Collective. They discussed the recent 7th annu...Show More
3) Keith Beauchamp and Deborah Watts
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin talk to Keith Beauchamp, Deborah Watts and Jaribu Hill about “Till”, the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s endless pursuit of justice for h...Show More
4) Byron D'Andra Orey
On this episode of MFP Live, Kimberly Griffin and Azia Wiggins talk to Dr. Byron D’Andra Orey, political science professor at Jackson State University. They discussed the various forms of voter supp...Show More
5) Kanika Welch and Anik Kurkjian
On this episode of MFP Live, Kimberly Griffin and Azia Wiggins speak to Kanika Welch, executive director of The Bean Path, and Anik Kurkjian, the organization's director of STEAM and their newly opene...Show More
6) Ellen Ann Fentress
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin speak to journalist, filmmaker and teacher Ellen Ann Fentress.    They discussed Ellen Ann’s years as a student at Pillow Academy, a seg...Show More
7) Nick Wallace
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin speak to Mississippi chef Nick Wallace. Nick discussed his introduction to cooking from his grandmothers’ kitchen and how that has shaped...Show More
8) David Rae Morris
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin speak to David Rae Morris. David is the author of “Love, Daddy: Letters from my Father” a book that examines the loving but complicated r...Show More
9) Arekia Bennet and Velvet Johnson
On this episode of MFP Live, Kimberly Griffin and Azia Wiggins speak to Arekia Bennett Scott and Velvet Johnson from Mississippi Votes. Arekia, executive director and Velvet, program director of Mis...Show More
10) Rita Brent
On this episode of MFP Live, Donna Ladd and Kimberly Griffin's guest is comedian, musician, writer, and military veteran Rita Brent. In the episode, the three discuss how Brent’s willingness to try ...Show More