08 Nov

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 8, 2023      Contact: Mandesha Thornton   Phone: 601-487-7504 Email: comms-mcj@rabengroup.com     Contact: Henry Goss   Phone: 601-955-8711 Email: henry@msvotes.org        Jackson, MS — During yesterday’s statewide elections, Hinds County—Mississippi’s most populous county—had ballot shortages throughout the day across a wide swath of precincts, impacting thousands of Mississippi voters. As a result, two...

13 Oct

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   October 13, 2023   Contact: Mandesha Thornton   Phone: 769-230-2839 Email: mthornton@mscenterforjustice.org Celebrate “Champions of Justice” with the Mississippi Center for Justice Highlighting MCJ’s 20-Year Stand for Justice and Equality in Mississippi   [Jackson, MS] – The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) will host “Champions of Justice” on Thursday, October 26, at...

28 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Please join the Mississippi Center for Justice for our signature event [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] CHAMPIONS of  JUSTICE [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] October 26, 2023 Reception 6:00 p.m. Anniversary Program and Awards Presentation 7:00 p.m. The Westin Jackson 407 South Congress Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="normal"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row...

26 Sep

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2023 Press Contact: Nik Sibley, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com Five-Year Broadband Expansion And Accessibility Action Plan Fails To Establish Broadband Equity In Mississippi, Says Mississippi Center For Justice JACKSON, MS — The Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) office’s Five-Year Action Plan inadequately addresses the needs of...

10 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The Mississippi Center for Justice invites you on an immersive journey through Mississippi, where civil rights legends took a stand and history was made. THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI ROAD TRIP October 27-29, 2023 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] PARTICIPATION...

31 Aug

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 31, 2023   Fourteen Black Farmworkers Sue Mississippi Farm for Lost Wages and Job Opportunities Due to Abuse of the Immigration System  MISSISSIPPI DELTA— Fourteen Black farmworkers filed a lawsuit in federal court last week against a farm in the Mississippi Delta, alleging that...

29 Aug

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2023 Press Contact: Nik Sibley, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com NEW REPORT CONFIRMS THE DEVASTATING NATURE OF COVID-19 ON UNDERSERVED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES IN MISSISSIPPI JACKSON, MS — Today, the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) released an extensive report analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on 12 public...

29 Aug

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