Human rights activists determined Mississippi and the federal government failed to prevent Black women from dying of cervical ...

announced the award of $186,756 in Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative (LMDI) grants. This year’s awards will support 11 ...

Inadequate Cervical Cancer Prevention and Care for Black Women in the United States Mississippi Delta,” documents that state ...

The Mississippi state and US federal governments are failing to take steps to prevent cervical cancer deaths for Black women ...

(WJTV) – Those who live in the poorest region of the one of the poorest states in the country have been working overtime to flip the script and position the Mississippi Delta for an economic boom.

A new report explores the disproportionately high death rate among Black women in the Delta from cervical cancer.

Gospel music has contributed tremendously to the Mississippi Delta region's unique musical heritage. This new sacred music of the 20th century reflects the concerns of urban life and to a large ...

Languages: English. The Mississippi River's Bird's Foot Delta, a vital ecological and economic region, faces rapid deterioration because of rising sea levels, sediment shortages and invasive species.

The Greater Delta Region lost a veteran true-blue trooper for family farmers and economic progress with the passing on Nov. 13 of Harvey Joe Sanner of Des Arc.

It required 80-plus years of wrangling with agencies of the federal government, but an agreement appears to be in place to ...

Delta Devils: 0-10, averaging 54.0 points, 24.9 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 37.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points.

Mississippi state and the US federal governments have neglected to protect black women from cervical cancer deaths in the rural Mississippi Delta region, Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for ...