Tommy Parker interviews Dawna Taylor-Thornton, the principal investigator & executive director of the Vivian Burey Marshall STEM Pilot Initiative for TMCF. This interview originally aired on September 27,2016 on WVBG-AM (NewsTalk1490/FM107.7) in Vicksburg, MS.Click here to listen.
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