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....
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...
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – November 11, 2024 Legal strategist and nonprofit leader to guide the organization as it focuses on deepening its impact at the state and national level Jackson, Mississippi - After a national search, the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is proud to...
For media inquiries, please contact: Tara Y. Wren Mississippi Center for Justice Director of Communications twren@mscenterforjustice.org 601-487-7504 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2024 Mississippi Judge Rejects Anti-Abortion Lawsuit Mississippi – A judge in Mississippi has rejected a lawsuit brought by out-of-state anti-abortion extremists, who sought to overturn a 26-year-old Mississippi Supreme Court decision despite...
For media inquiries, please contact: Tara Y. Wren Director of Communications twren@mscenterforjustice.org 601-487-7504 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Indianola, MS – October 18, 2024 – The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) is excited to announce a community-focused event, Amnesty Day/Expungement Clinic and Breaking Down the Ballot, at our Indianola office on October 18,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2024 Press Contact: Tara Y. Wren twren@mscenterforjustice.org 601-487-7504 Mississippi Center for Justice Announces Leadership Transition with Planned Departure of President and CEO Vangela M. Wade Jackson, MS—Today, the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) announced Vangela M. Wade's planned departure as President and CEO. Wade will remain in her...
Press Release Last Updated: July 18, 2024 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, along with the Mississippi Center for Justice, One Voice, Mississippi Votes, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, Black Voters Matter, Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign,...
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