What’s happening with the Mississippi legislature? This week @Issue host Michael Guidry interviews Cassandra Welchlin, Executive Director for Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable and co-founder of the Mississippi Women's Economic Security Initiative.

Topics this week:
- Key issues for Black women
- Medicaid expansion
- Voting access
- Maternal & infant mortality
- Wage gaps

Tune in each week to MPB’s @ISSUE for an inside look at the legislative session, interviews with the key players, and perspectives from both sides of the aisle.

@ISSUE airs every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. on MPB Think Radio through the end of the session. You can also listen on the MPB app, or subscribe to the @ISSUE podcast for extended versions of our interviews and roundtable discussions.

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