Mississippi got something to say! The Young, Gifted & Empowered podcast amplifies the voices of young Black professionals from Mississippi and the South who are leaders and change agents. Hosted by comedian Merc B, the YG&E Podcast airs new episodes every Thursday.
Young,Gifted & Empowered
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Mississippi got something to say! The Young, Gifted & Empowered podcast amplifies the voices of young Black professionals from Mississippi and the South who are leaders and change agents. Hosted by comedian Merc B, the YG&E Podcast airs new episodes every Thursday.
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8/29/2022
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December 15, 2022
Take It To The Bank
In the United States, one in nine households is without a checking account. Black and Hispanic households represent 64% of the country’s unbanked and 47% of its underbanked. Last year, Americans paid an estimated $33.4 billion in overdraft fees. There is a direct relationship between inequality and the lack of a bank account. <br /><br />Sheena Allen, who in 2019 launched CapWay, a neobank and fintech startup aimed at the unbanked and underbanked, witnessed this a lot in her hometown of Terry, Mississippi. With only one bank in the small community of about 1,000 residents, Terry is considered a bank desert. <br /><br />Per capita, Mississippi leads the nation in the unbanked.<br /><b></b><br />Knowledge, she said, is the key to change. “My grandmother had this saying that it is hard to blame people for what they don’t know.”<b> </b>
November 22, 2022
Representation Matters
Representation matters, especially when it comes to Mississippi politics. Jarvis Dortch, former Mississippi state representative for the 66th district and current executive director for the ACLU stops by the YG&E podcast to share some of the legislation and politics that are affecting every day citizens in Mississippi, what we can do to have better representation that's in tune with our needs and how the ACLU advocates for Mississippians.
October 27, 2022
Maternal Health and the Black Woman: Myths, Facts & Advocacy
In the U.S., the CDC reported that Black women experience maternal mortality two to three times higher than that of white women. The estimated national maternal mortality rate in the United States is about 17 per 100,000 live births––but it is about 43 per 100,000 live births for Black women. In this week's podcast, Maternal Health and the Black Woman: Myths, Facts and Advocacy, Dr. Nakeitra Burse gets straight to the facts. Dr. Burse, the owner and principal strategist for Six Dimensions, LLC and executive produce of Laboring With Hope, a short documentary that addresses that national maternal mortality crisis among Black women, joins host Merc B to talk about why Black women are more likely to die during childbirth than any other race.
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