Launching the VBM STEM Pilot Initiative in Vicksburg

July 22, 2019

TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. spoke with the Vicksburg Today radio program on News Talk 1490 about what the launch of the Vivian Burey Marshall STEM Pilot Initiative means for Vicksburg, and how the community can help.If you are interested, you can learn more about the VBM STEM Pilot Initiative.

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