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Know Your Power, Show Your Power: What's At Stake For Mississippi This Election Season

Oct 21, 20203 min read

Know Your Power, Show Your Power: What's At Stake For Mississippi This Election Season

Ok, listen here. We get it, a lot is going on this year with the upcoming election and maybe the Presidential campaign is getting to you....

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Mississippi Votes Matter, Will Your Vote be Counted?

Courtney Jones

Sep 29, 20202 min read

Mississippi Votes Matter, Will Your Vote be Counted?

Hey y’all, how y’all been doing lately? Well I’ve been… here, good? Anyway, let’s get to it. You may not be aware but Mississippians have...

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Right Here In Mississippi: Kara Walker's FIGA on Display at AND Gallery in Jackson

Sipp Talk

Sep 10, 20202 min read

Right Here In Mississippi: Kara Walker's FIGA on Display at AND Gallery in Jackson

As we're all aware, Mississippi is often viewed as a desolate place lacking of culture, art and influence within American Culture. Right...

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#BlackHealthAsResistance: Can I Live Community Bike Ride by Community Advocates, Coke Bumaye & Gedi

Vitamin Cea

Jul 24, 20202 min read

#BlackHealthAsResistance: Can I Live Community Bike Ride by Community Advocates, Coke Bumaye & Gedi

There is an unspoken understanding of the times we are in between all Mississippians. Aside from the global health pandemic, the...

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Grant Opportunities for Artists and Creatives

Sipp Talk

Jul 3, 20205 min read

Grant Opportunities for Artists and Creatives

In wake of COVID-19, businesses, individuals and institutions have stepped up to support artists and creatives financially. We've been...

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Mississippi Votes on a New State Flag: Here’s What You Need to Know

Sipp Talk

Jul 1, 20203 min read

Mississippi Votes on a New State Flag: Here’s What You Need to Know

In a historic vote, the Mississippi State legislature has voted and passed a bill to remove the Confederate emblem from the state’s flag....

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Black Joy as Resistance Juneteenth Celebration

Courtney Jones

Jun 25, 20203 min read

Black Joy as Resistance Juneteenth Celebration

Hey to all my skinfolks that's kinfolks. This year SippTalk along with BLM Sip and The Fertile Ground Project hosted a Juneteenth...

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Kway Rogers (@BlameItOnKway) Opens His First Krab Queenz Grab and Go Location, in Mississippi

Sipp Talk

Apr 1, 20201 min read

Kway Rogers (@BlameItOnKway) Opens His First Krab Queenz Grab and Go Location, in Mississippi

We pulled up on Kway Rogers for his grand opening of Krab Queenz Jackson location. The energy was high and the staff went above and...

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Jan 25, 20203 min read

'Shut It Down!': The Fight to end Parchman Prison in Mississippi

'Shut It Down!' 📷 As I walked over to the Mississippi Prison Reform Rally there was a lot to take in. Yes, it was a beautiful, crisp...

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Sipp Talk

Jan 13, 20202 min read

Vernon Dahmer Returns Home: 'Sipp Talks With the Artist Behind the Sculpture

A statue memorializing slain civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer was unveiled January 6th, a Monday morning to be exact, in downtown...

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Hannibal Buress' goal to contribute to Mississippi's economy, starting with Isola Fest.

Sipp Talk

Dec 11, 20194 min read

Hannibal Buress' goal to contribute to Mississippi's economy, starting with Isola Fest.

Right after Thanksgiving, Comedian Hannibal Buress announced his first-ever festival, Isola Fest, taking place in Isola, Mississippi. The...

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Mississippi vote under attack. Everything you need to know about the Voting Rights Advancement Act

Sipp Talk

Dec 5, 20194 min read

Mississippi vote under attack. Everything you need to know about the Voting Rights Advancement Act

Written by Tysianna Marino When I was growing up, anytime I ‘told a story’ my grandmother would look me in my eyes and say “Chile, I...

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Sipp Talk

Oct 28, 20192 min read

Sipp Talk Team experiences the making of Big K.R.I.T's M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I video in Meridian, MS.

Members of 'Sipp Talk’s Production and Content teams had the opportunity to serve as Production Assistants on the set of Big K.R.I.T's...

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