Can I Kick It?

"Can I Kick It?", an original MPB production, is part of our agency's dropout prevention efforts. It is a series of testimonies from prominent Mississippians, past and present, which might influence potential dropouts to stay in school. Each individual gives his or her own testimony as a means of inspiring and raising the individual and collective self-esteem of young African American men and women who are at risk of dropping out of school and giving up on a productive future.

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Can I Kick It features:

Andy Hardwick - a renown jazz musician out of Vicksburg Mississippi. He's been playing since the age of 14. He's a regular fixture on the jazz music scene. Hardwick has managed to balance supporting his family and satisfying his passion for music.

Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin - rap artist, activist and entrepreneur.  Host of JSU TV23's Direct Line and Co-host of The Edge.

C. Leigh McInnis - an instructor of English @ Jackson State University, the publisher and editor of Black Magnolias Literary Journal, and the author of seven books, including four collections of poetry, one collection of short fiction and one work of literary criticism.

Dr. Freda Bush - an obstetrician/gynecologist in Jackson, MS. She has delivered over 10,000 babies.

Jeff Marshall - dropped out of high school just months before graduation. He resently returned to get his GED and is now working as a front end manager at Ihop. Jeff is also a community theather actor.

Nsombi Lambright - the executive director of the Americian Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, community activist and mother.

Rob Jay - sports director at WLBT, host of an afternoon show on WKXI, Southern Soul Radio onthe internet and he is JSU's play-by-play man for basketball and football.

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