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Crime Ambassador Program, my goal was clear: to advocate for people living with HIV, push for updates to Mississippi’s outdated HIV criminalization laws, and ensure that...
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 Mississippi into valuable...
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 (MCJ) is stepping in to defend a crucial rule...
PRESS RELEASE Friday, March 7, 2025 Press Contact: Dr. Tara Y. Wren, Director of Communications Mississippi Center for Justice twren@mscenterforjustice.org 601-487-7504 JACKSON, MS – Lawyers from the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) have filed their appearance to represent D’Monterrio Gibson, the Black FedEx driver who was chased and shot at by Brandon...
February 24, 2025 Press Contact: Dr. Tara Y. Wren, twren@mscenterforjustice.org, 601-487-7504 Jackson, MS — Days ago, the Trump administration, in a White House official press release and social media, singled out the Mississippi Center for Justice as a “radical advocacy group” that advocates for “racial and economic...
MCJ's Paloma Wu, Deputy Director of the George Riley Impact Litigation Initiative, spoke with Public News Service about the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme court concerning the Mississippi lifetime voting ban on individuals with certain felony convictions. Read the story here....
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 housing based on race,...
By Cedric Sturdevant Guest Blog My journey as an HIV Decriminalization Ambassador in Mississippi is fueled by an unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and the transformative power of community. For too long, Mississippi's outdated and stigmatizing HIV laws have perpetuated cycles of injustice, marginalizing people who live...
By Sean Fortenberry Guest Blog As someone who’s worked in HIV prevention and education for over seventeen years, I’ve seen firsthand how deeply stigma and misinformation impact people living with HIV (PLWH). My name is Sean Fortenberry, and I’ve dedicated much of my life to making sure...
Media Contact Tara Y. Wren, Mississippi Center for Justice, twren@mscenterforjustice.org Candi Richardson, ACLU of Mississippi, comms@aclu-ms.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Lacy Crawford, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 252-292-6608 lcrawford@lawyerscommitte.org PRESS STATEMENT January 10, 2025 Attorneys representing Black Mississippi voters presented proposed maps of voting districts that would meet all requirements to fulfill a recent...