This #GivingTuesday, Fight for Mississippi’s Immigrant Communities
On August 7, 2019, Juan Gomez went to his job at a chicken processing plant outside of Carthage, Mississippi, leaving his wife and 4 childre...
November 23, 2020 In the News Story
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2020 Virtual Champions of Justice Great Mississippi Road Trip
2020 Virtual Champions of Justice Great Mississippi Road Trip Honoring Barbara and David Lipman, Stanley “Rip” Daniels, and the Curt...
October 09, 2020 In the News Story -
Curtis Flowers is a Free Man
Curtis Flowers – a Black man who has been tried an unprecedented six times for the same crime, despite a lack of evidence linking him to the...
September 04, 2020 Story
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The Mississippi Center for Justice is a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys and other professionals, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty statewide.
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New report – A Profile of Mississippi’s Low-Wage Uninsured Workers
New data released today from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families finds that Mississippi restaurant, retail, and construction workers are among thethousands of uninsured residents that would be eligible for health insurance if the state expanded Medicaid. “It’s time to address the......
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Confederate Heritage Month Disgraces Mississippi
Mississippi Center for Justice stands with all people of conscience who condemn the official proclamation signed by Governor Tate Reeves declaring April 2021 as ConfederateHeritage Month. The Confederacy represents the very worst of our nation and our state, and Reeves’ crass romanticization of it is......
April 16, 2021 In the News Press Release -
Buyan Named MCJ Director of Philanthropy
Jackson, MS – Elizabeth Buyan was named director of philanthropy for Mississippi Center for Justice. In this role, Elizabeth will lead the institution’s fundraising programs, including foundation giving, corporate sponsorships, signature events such as Mississippi on the Potomac and Champions of Justice, and individual giving. “We are excited to have Elizabeth join us,” says President and......
April 07, 2021 In the News Press Release
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Mississippi Must Take Advantage of New Stimulus Package Incentives to Expand Medicaid Now
Linda Dixon is the health law director for the Mississippi Center for Justice, a nonprofit, public interest law firm committed to advancing racial and economic justice. Supported and staffed by attorneys and other professionals, the Center develops and pursues strategies to combat discrimination and poverty......
March 25, 2021 Blog