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Rethink Mississippi Celebrating the things we love about Mississippi. Thinking critically about the things we need to change.

Mississippi’s rising generation will inherit a state brimming with potential but mired at the bottom of nearly every national ranking in education, health, and economic opportunity. Those committed to the state's future will have the chance to rethink our approach to its most entrenched challenges. Rethink Mississippi offers a space for Mississippi’s emerging leaders and thinkers to be heard, and

-- more importantly -- to hear from each other. Our day-to-day focus is providing well-researched insight, analysis, and commentary about Missisippi's critical issues. Our hope is that the ideas produced at Rethink Mississippi today will shape the public policy of tomorrow. All of our published content generally adheres to the following editorial convictions:

- Every Mississippian deserves the chance for a quality education, a job that pays a livable wage, decent housing on a safe street, affordable and accessible healthcare, and the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

- Persistent poverty, particularly among children, is morally abhorrent and fiscally inefficient. Stopping the intergenerational transmission of poverty must be an economic and humanitarian imperative.

- Mississippi must end all discrimination based on difference and commit to dismantling systems of oppression and exploitation. We aspire for an equitable society in which race is no longer a reliable predictor of a Mississippian's economic, educational, or health outcomes.

- All children must have access to free, high-quality early childhood and K-12 education that prepares them for gainful employment and active citizenship.

- Mississippi's future is jeopardized by its inability retain or attract people who have the option to live elsewhere. Many young people leave to find professional, educational, or social opportunities that Mississippi does not offer. It is critical to examine the causes of outmigration and reverse them.

- Mississippi's success is dependent on Jackson's success. The state needs a vibrant urban center to accelerate economic growth and attract people and capital to the state.

- A healthy policymaking process demands wider engagement in vigorous, data-driven, and constructive public discourse about these and other critical issues facing Mississippians.

Pastor Scott Stearman shares why Medicaid expansion is a moral imperative, particularly in Mississippi, on the blog toda...
28/07/2021

Pastor Scott Stearman shares why Medicaid expansion is a moral imperative, particularly in Mississippi, on the blog today.

Pastor Scott Stearman shares why medicaid expansion is a moral imperative—particularly for Mississippians.

The expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect this past week. How will this policy impact Mississippi where more than o...
21/07/2021

The expanded Child Tax Credit went into effect this past week. How will this policy impact Mississippi where more than one in four children live in poverty? Read our latest to find out:

The expanded federal Child Tax Credit will slash child poverty in Mississippi and have long-run benefits to families and communities.

22/06/2021

Join the conversation with Curtis Wilkie about his new book, "When Evil Lived in Laurel," featuring Adam Ganucheau of Mississippi Today and Rethink Mississippi fellows Jarrius Adams and Emily Liner.

22/06/2021

Mississippi author talk with Curtis Wilkie starting now!

RSVP now for a free virtual conversation with Mississippi poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Earth Day,...
20/04/2021

RSVP now for a free virtual conversation with Mississippi poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Earth Day, April 22nd!

https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/events/earth-day-poetry

This event is part of a series of conversations with Mississippi writers that we are co-hosting with Friendly City Books in Columbus, our state's newest great independent bookstore.

RSVP below for our Earth Day virtual event with poets Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Catherine Pierce on Thursday, April 22, at 6:30 pm Central.

The holiday weekend is a great time to apply for our fellowship: https://www.rethinkms.org/fellowship/You can get hands-...
04/09/2020

The holiday weekend is a great time to apply for our fellowship: https://www.rethinkms.org/fellowship/

You can get hands-on training, connections with other young leaders, and funding to bring your ideas for improving Mississippi into reality. Don't miss out!

‪Are you a dedicated to the state of Mississippi? Do you have ideas to make your community better? Then our fellowship m...
18/08/2020

‪Are you a dedicated to the state of Mississippi? Do you have ideas to make your community better? Then our fellowship may be able to help you. http://rethinkms.org//fellowship

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