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Shequite Wilson Johnson speaks at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Johnson shared her personal story during the Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable Advocacy Day, highlighting the struggles of working mothers in Mississippi and the need for policy changes to support families. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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‘Secure the bag’: Mississippi women want equal pay, paid leave and better health outcomes
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/17/25-12:01PM , 165 Reads 8,808 Statewide
Mothers and advocates with the Black Women’s Roundtable gathered at the Capitol Thursday and called on the Legislature to prioritize women and children this year.
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State Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, speaks with midwives Savanna Boyd, from left, Tanya Smith-Johnson, and Kashuna Watts at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Jan. 30, 2025. The midwives are advocating for legislation to create a midwifery training program, establish regulations for the profession, and secure insurance coverage for licensed midwifery services. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi midwives push for licensure: ‘If we don’t do something now, it’s going to get done for us’
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/05/25-12:21PM , 117 Reads 5,916 Statewide
A group of Mississippi midwives is again advocating for regulations around their profession – a move they say will actually make it easier for midwives to practice in the state in the long run.
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Senate committee passes ‘dummy’ Medicaid expansion bill
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/29/25-5:21PM , 126 Reads 4,733 Statewide
Lawmakers say they are still waiting to see what happens under the new Trump administration to take action on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi.
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‘Fragile and unequipped’: Disproportionate number of Mississippi mothers died preventable deaths during COVID
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/09/25-12:31PM , 139 Reads 6,131 Statewide
Mississippi women died of pregnancy complications at nearly twice the national rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows.
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