In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and countless other people of color at the hands of the police, I really had to question how do we get here? Why does this keep happening? So I decided to research the origins of policing, particularly

Let's Reset this Podcast!!

Jul 27th, 2020 6m 44s

I guess many of you have asked what happened to the podcast. The MS Born Delta Raised team - all two of us - recorded what we thought were several solid episodes. In 2019, we were even finalists in the PRX, Google podcast creator program. Then

Let the Kids Work It Out

Aug 26th, 2019 14m 26s

In this week’s episode of MBDR, I spoke with Anne Martin Vetrano, an award-winning writer and journalist, who spent 30 years in broadcast news with WXVT and WABG television stations in Greenville, Mississippi. Anne is the author of Delta Hot

Sandwiched Between Two Races

Jun 1st, 2019 20m 55s

My guest on this episode of MS Born Delta Raised is Meryl Woo Rice. You are going to love Mrs Rice's story of how her family came to Lexington, a small town in Holmes County, and established several grocery stores in the heart of the black comm

Lead. Water. The Delta.

May 1st, 2019 23m 58s

Doctor Paula King's presentation over six years ago to my class at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health about the the "Flint Water Crisis," made me start to think about the brown water that I drank growing up in Greenville, Miss

Ain't Nothing Wrong with that Water! Or is it?

Mar 29th, 2019 7m 47s

When I first started the podcast, I promised that once a month we would explore the topic: I've always wondered. In this segment, we will discuss one of those unanswered questions about the Mississippi Delta that we've always wondered about.

I've Always Wondered ...

Mar 29th, 2019 7m 47s

Where is Lambert, Mississippi?

Mar 8th, 2019 23m 59s

Lambert, Mississippi is a small town in Quitman County, located in the northwest quarter of the Mississippi Delta. According to the 2010 census, Lambert had 1,638 people. 70% of the population is African American, and it is evenly divided betw

I've Always Wondered About ... Brown's Addition

Feb 21st, 2019 6m 12s

Once a month, an episode will be dedicated to the topic, "I’ve Always Wondered." In this segment, we will discuss questions about the Mississippi Delta that you have always wondered. Today, you'll learn about my neighborhood in Greenville and

Long Journey to the Mississippi Delta

Jan 31st, 2019 8m 8s

In this episode, I wanted to share with listeners why I decided to start this podcast. I wanted to explain my family's deep roots in the Delta and why the area is so important to me. Like many of you, I have traveled and lived in various plac

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Mississippi Born Delta Raised Podcast Coming Soon

Jan 14th, 2019 1m 17s

Mississippi Born Delta Raised is a podcast that focuses on the intersection of public health and social justice issues in the Mississippi Delta. Daphne Robinson, the host of the podcast, said, "I wanted to create a forum to discuss the challen

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