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Empowering Change: How the MCJ HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program Makes a Difference in Mississippi

By: Latosha Faulkner Guest Blog When I joined the Mississippi Center for Justice’s (MCJ’s) HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program, my goal was clear: to advocate for people living with HIV, push for updates to Mississippi’s outdated HIV criminalization laws, and......
19 March, 2025 Blog Story
Revitalizing Mississippi’s Communities Through Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Properties

By: Attorney Ashley Richardson MCJ’s Director of Housing Law The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) continues its work in community redevelopment through the Mississippi Bar Foundation Bank of America Foreclosure Prevention & Community Redevelopment Grant Program. This initiative transforms abandoned and blighted properties across......
17 March, 2025 Blog Story
Mississippi Center For Justice Takes Action To Defend Consumer Protections From Attack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 Press Contact: Dr. Tara Y. Wren, Director of Communications Mississippi Center for Justice twren@mscenterforjustice.org (601) 487-7504 Jackson, MS – As the new administration moves to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Mississippi Center for Justice......
12 March, 2025 In the News Press Release Story

Empowering Change: How the MCJ HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program Makes a Difference in Mississippi

By: Latosha Faulkner Guest Blog When I joined the Mississippi Center for Justice’s (MCJ’s) HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program, my goal was clear: to advocate for people living with HIV, push for updates to Mississippi’s outdated HIV criminalization laws, and......
19 March, 2025 Blog Story
Revitalizing Mississippi’s Communities Through Adaptive Reuse of Abandoned Properties

By: Attorney Ashley Richardson MCJ’s Director of Housing Law The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) continues its work in community redevelopment through the Mississippi Bar Foundation Bank of America Foreclosure Prevention & Community Redevelopment Grant Program. This initiative transforms abandoned and blighted properties across......
17 March, 2025 Blog Story
Understanding Your Rights Under the Fair Housing Act

By Attorney Ashley Richardson, Director MCJ Housing Law Campaign The Fair Housing Act At the Mississippi Center for Justice, we believe everyone deserves equal housing access. The Fair Housing Act was enacted to protect individuals from discrimination when renting, buying, or securing financing for......
30 January, 2025 Blog Story

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Empowering Change: How the MCJ HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program Makes a Difference in Mississippi

By: Latosha Faulkner Guest Blog When I joined the Mississippi Center for Justice’s (MCJ’s) HIV Is Not A Crime Ambassador Program, my goal was clear: to advocate for people living with HIV, push for updates to Mississippi’s outdated HIV criminalization laws, and......
19 March, 2025 Blog Story

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