Now You're Talking With Marshall Ramsey

On December 9th 2017 almost exactly one year ago Mississippi made history by opening the Museum of MS History and the MS Civil Rights Museum. So today we’re going to take a look at the two MS Museums one year later and welcome Director of the MS Civil Rights Museum, Pamela Junior and MS Museum of History director, Rachel Myers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

December has officially arrived and what better way to start off the season than with a heartwarming story about receiving the perfect gift of love. Today our guest is Dyelicia Ball, a woman who took a chance and found the father she never knew she had!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Mississippi PTA was founded in 1909 at Lake Chautauqua in Crystal Springs and over 100 years later the MS PTA is still a powerful voice for children and parents. Today we’ll go behind the scenes of the Parents Teachers Association and speak with Rosaline McCoy, President of the Jackson Council PTA, Michelle Henry, Vice President of Jackson Council PTA for Middle Schools and Anna Hall with the Education committee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the things we have the people we love, and giving back to others, so today we’ll talk to a woman who knows firsthand how giving back can affect people’s lives forever. Jill Buckley, Executive Director of Stewpot Services is here along with Karen Cotton a former Stewpot client turned Volunteer. We’ll talk with Jill about the different services Stewpot offers and we’ll speak with Karen about how Stewpot helped change her life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guests are husband and wife design team Charles and Talamieka Brice. We’ll talk with them about their Family, Brice Media, and of course the amazing mural that is displayed on the South wall of Barack H. Obama Magnet School in Jackson. Plus Michelle and I will talk about the latest headlines in the weekly roundup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we sit down and talk with Mississippi’s Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, Andy Gipson. We’ll talk with him about his family, faith and career and find out what he has planned for Mississippi for the next 4 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guest is Dr. Jason A. Beverly a Mississippi author who often incorporates the use of tradition, history, urban legends, folklore, and supernatural elements in his stories to provide intimate glimpses into the fictional lives of African Americans in the South and today he’s here to talk with us about his new novel Mississippi Revival Roads. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guest is Linden Barefield of Meridian. We will talk with Linden about her new children's book titled, "Fairy Monitor.” Listen as she explains how the high cost of health-care for her 72 -year-old father who suffers from Parkinson's disease led her to tap into her artistic talents. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Operation Shoestring continues to help shape a better tomorrow for children and families in Jackson and today we have the pleasure of speaking with Executive Director, Robert Langford. We’ll talk with him about the wonderful programs they provide for the community, how it all began and how they plan to celebrate their 50th year anniversary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is Dawn Dugle, an award-winning storyteller and writer who travels the country teaching businesses and non-profit organizations how to tell and share their stories and she’s here today to share her new story, The Bravo Way: Building a Southern Restaurant Dynasty. We’ll speak with Dawn and find out why she wanted to tell the story of Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal and their business. Plus we’ll talk about the latest headlines in the weekly roundup. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month so today we'll talk with with Molly Portera, Director of the Division of Outreach and Training at DMH, and Sandra Parks, Director of the Division of Children and Youth at DMH about their Suicide Prevention Symposium and Trauma Conference. We'll also speak with, Teresa Mosley, a woman who lost her daughter to suicide and now uses her experience to shed light on mental health. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we welcome Melissa Robinson and Patricia McClure of the MIND Center at UMMC to talk about their program and their upcoming benefit concert featuring the Pop legend, Cyndi Lauper which will takes place on October 25th at Thalia Mari Hall in Jackson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guest is Civil Rights Movement veteran Brenda Travis. We sit down and talk with her about her new memoir “MS Exiled Daughter: How My Civil Rights Baptism Under Fire Shaped My Life". Mrs. Travis recounts how her anger over the treatment of African Americans in Mississippi and beloved hometown gave way to determination and moved her to join the civil rights struggle as a teenager and how two days in 1961 changed the course of her life forever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As your college student heads off for their first year, you know that there will be many challenges ahead, both for them and for you so our guest today MeShonya Wren-Coleman Director of the First Year Experience Program at Jackson State University is here to talk about some of those challenges and give you tips on how to help make the transition a little less stressful. Plus, we’ll talk about the latest headlines in the weekly roundup. All that and more on this episode of Now You're Talking with Marshall Ramsey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot off the press is Professor Woodrow Hartzog’s new book, "Privacy’s Blueprint: The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies". This is a fascinating and engaging book about a very important and controversial topic: Should privacy law regulate technological design? We will talk with Professor Hartzog as he makes a compelling case of why the law must become involved with design and scratch the surface of the many great issues he tackles in his book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest today is American Idol’s 11th season top 5 finalist Skylar Laine-James. We’ll go behind the curtain to find out what she’s been up to since American idol. We’ll discuss everything from marriage to children and music. Plus you’ll meet the man behind her beautiful smile, her husband, Chris James. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guest is Mississippi based Grammy award-winning songwriter, entertainer and musician Grady Champion. He has been captivating audiences for more than two decades so today we will go behind the curtain to find out what it was like growing up on a farm in Mississippi the youngest of 28 siblings and discuss his successful career as a blues musician. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WJSU General Manager Gina Carter-Simmers, a fierce advocate in the war against breast cancer who organized the Beauty of Cancer photo exhibit and Wig Project, lost her valiant battle against breast cancer last Tuesday June 26th 2018. So today on her birthday we’re going to take a look back at her time with us in October and her contribution to breast cancer awareness. We’ll also speak with LA Warren, Media Relations Specialist at Jackson State University about his journey documenting her story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s show our guest is Mississippi's own, author, motivational speaker, Soulpreneur/Filmmaker, Maximus Wright. We’ll talk with him about his books, "Soul Damage and "My name is Lola" and his many other projects. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our guest is award –winning author & brain surgery survivor Brandi Perry. We will speak with Brandi about how she overcame this life-changing surgery and begin to chase her dreams. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.