Mississippi Must Lead on Civil Rights Education, Not Whitewash History
Legislation to erase content about race and racism from Mississippi history lessons is moving quickly at the state Capitol. The bills are a ...
27 January, 2022 Story
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MCJ Will Not Stand By!
From every indication, on January 6, 2021, the president of the United States was complicit in an attempted armed takeover of the U.S. Capit...
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MCJ Combating Leading Cause of Black Land Loss
The Mississippi Center for Justice and the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation, with support from World Wildlife Fund and Kimberly-Clark...
30 October, 2021 In the News Press Release Story
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MS Department of Education Hearing Shows Deep Vulnerabilities in State Education System
Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Department of Education held a hearing Friday, Jan. 28, on its proposed changes to the state’s social studies standards. The department had suggested removing the names of critical civil rights figures – like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks......
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MCJ Sends Letter to the Governor, Legislative Leadership to Call for Accurate and Honest History Instruction in Public Classrooms
The Mississippi Center for Justice on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, delivered to Gov. Tate Reeves and key Mississippi legislative leaders a letter that condemns the push to stop educators from teaching the truth in history classrooms. A PDF of the letter can be found here.......
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MCJ Launches New Website to Push for Accurate and Honest Teaching of History in MS
There’s a divisive political issue making its way through the Mississippi Legislature this session and, if passed into law, our children will be those most affected. Bills have been filed with the purpose of erasing the history of race and racism from school textbooks and......
21 January, 2022 In the News
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Two Years After George Floyd’s Death, Systemic Racism Remains Alive and Well
A Message from President & CEO Vangela M. Wade on the 2-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder Two years ago today, George Floyd was tragically murdered, joining a long list of unarmed Black and Brown people mercilessly killed due to systemic, pervasive racism. As I......
25 May, 2022 Blog