8 episodes

“Raised in the Sipp,” powered by the Women's Foundation of Mississippi, is a podcast hosted by comedienne, musician, and Mississippi native Rita Brent. Each episode will uplift powerful voices and stories in Mississippi of people committed, connected to and invested in Mississippi, working to improve the state for the benefit of women and girls.

Raised in the Sipp w/Rita Brent raisedinthesipp

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 12 Ratings

“Raised in the Sipp,” powered by the Women's Foundation of Mississippi, is a podcast hosted by comedienne, musician, and Mississippi native Rita Brent. Each episode will uplift powerful voices and stories in Mississippi of people committed, connected to and invested in Mississippi, working to improve the state for the benefit of women and girls.

    Creating for Good with Talamieka Brice

    Creating for Good with Talamieka Brice

    For the season 1 finale, Rita sits down with artist, writer, filmmaker, and activist, Talamieka Brice.

    • 42 min
    Finding your Groove with Teneia Sanders

    Finding your Groove with Teneia Sanders

    Rita sits down with Jackson native and Mississippi treasure, Teneia Sanders. A songwriter, recording artist, and musician, Sanders talks about her journey from North Jackson to an award-winning international touring musician and performer.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Creating Mississippi's Tech Future with Dr. Nashlie Sephus

    Creating Mississippi's Tech Future with Dr. Nashlie Sephus

    Rita sits down with Jackson native Dr. Nashlie Sephus, a world-renowned computer engineer and artificial intelligence expert, to discuss her pathway into the Tech world and how she became one of the country's foremost experts on race and bias within artificial intelligence.

    • 59 min
    Fighting for Working Women with Cassandra Welchlin

    Fighting for Working Women with Cassandra Welchlin

    Rita sits down with community activist, childcare advocate, and Jackson native, Cassandra Welchlin, leader of the Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable, to talk about being raised by her mother and grandmother and how that influenced her work and decision to fight for affordable childcare for working people.

    • 56 min
    Knowing your History with Pamela Junior

    Knowing your History with Pamela Junior

    Rita interviews Pamela Junior about her life, Juneteenth, and May 8, 1865, also known as 8 of May Day. Hear how Pamela and the Two Mississippi Museums do "Black History 365."

    • 1 hr
    Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright

    Mothers of the Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright

    Rita interviews another Mother of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, the trailblazing Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright. Dr. Brown Wright was the first Black woman elected to public office in Mississippi in 1968.

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
12 Ratings

12 Ratings

EdieInCharlottesville ,

Thanks!

Thanks for bringing visibility to Mississippi in an intelligent and empowered light. I love it! ❤️💛💙

jbcase146 ,

Love

Big fan of Rita Brent and the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi!

nonopenonope ,

Insightful and powerful

Rita Brent is a natural and gets right to the heart of the matter.

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