FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2024 Tara Y. Wren twren@mscenterforjustice.org JACKSON, Miss. — Voting rights advocates celebrate a significant victory as the Mississippi Legislature rolled back an unlawful restriction placed on voters. This legislative change, which takes effect July 1, follows a successful lawsuit led by Disability Rights Mississippi, the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 29, 2024 Media Contact: Aquita Brown, mcjcomms@mscenterforjustice.org, (601) 352-2269 The Mississippi Center for Justice, 501CTHREE, and the Boys and Girls Club Sykes Announce the Installment of a Community Water Box Portable Water Filtration System Installed in South Jackson to Provide Clean, Safe Drinking Water to Jacksonians...
Last week, the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) submitted comments to the Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) on its Digital Skills & Accessibility Plan. MCJ’s comments advocate for BEAM to prioritize access and equity in addressing the broadband needs of the unserved, including...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2024 Media Contact: Aquita Brown, mcjcomms@mscenterforjustice.org, (601) 352-2269 PHOENIX, Ariz., – Vangela M. Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), joined some of the nation’s leading nonprofit and business leaders at GreenBiz 24 to discuss an innovative corporate-community partnership...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2023 Contact: Shannon Augustus, saugustus@lwv.org Mandesha Thornton, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com Phoebe Plagens, pplagens@naacpldf.org JACKSON, Miss. —The League of Women Voters of the US, the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, the Mississippi Center for Justice, One Voice, Mississippi Votes, Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, Black Voters Matter,...
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...
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...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2023 PLAINTIFFS CELEBRATE VICTORY IN CHALLENGE TO H.B. 1020 Jackson Residents Say Legislators Should End Their Attempted Takeover of Jackson JACKSON, Miss. – The three Jackson, Mississippi residents who sued to block judicial appointments to the Hinds County Circuit Court and the...
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...