31 May MS Groups Settle Lawsuit After Lawmakers Repeal Illegal Barriers for Naturalized Citizens to Vote

For Immediate Release May 31, 2022 Contact: press@lawyerscommittee.org      rmcduff@mscenterforjustice.org Voting and Immigrants’ Rights Groups Settle Lawsuit After Mississippi Legislature Repeals Unconstitutional Provision and Provides Additional Voter Registration Safeguard for Naturalized Citizens Groups to Monitor Implementation of New Safeguard   (Washington, D.C.) – As a result of legislation passed in the...

26 May Walmart Awards Grant to Mississippi Center for Justice to Help Black Farmers Keep Their Land

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2022 Contact: Courtney Holsworth, cholsworth@rabengroup.com, (989) 572-8162 Walmart Awards Grant to Mississippi Center for Justice to Help Black Farmers Keep Their Land Today, the Mississippi Center for Justice announced Walmart awarded the organization a $400,000 grant through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to...

16 May MCJ Responds to Deadly Mass Shooting Against Black Community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2022 Contact: Nikita Sibley, nsibley@rabengroup.com, 850-345-7092 Mississippi Center For Justice Responds to Deadly Mass Shooting Against Black Community  Jackson, MS— Vangela M. Wade, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Justice, issued the following statement in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo,...

03 May Mississippi Center for Justice, Co-Counsel in Dobbs v. Jackson: “Leaked SCOTUS Decision Is A Dark Day for Women”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2022 Contact: Nikita Sibley, nsibley@rabengroup.com, 850-345-7092 Mississippi Center for Justice, Co-Counsel in Dobbs v. Jackson: “Leaked SCOTUS Decision Is A Dark Day for Women”  Jackson, MS - The Supreme Court is poised to allow states to outlaw abortion, according to a written draft of...

28 Apr Black Farmworkers Sue Mississippi Catfish Farm for Racial Discrimination, Lost Job Opportunities, and Abuse of Immigration System to Deny Jobs to U.S. Workers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 Press Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Black Farmworkers Sue Mississippi Catfish Farm for Racial Discrimination, Lost Job Opportunities, and Abuse of Immigration System to Deny Jobs to U.S. Workers Harris Russell Farms offers yet another example of Mississippi farm owners illegally using the...

13 Apr Mississippi House Republican Caucus Illegally Shuts Public & Press Out of Key Policy Meetings, says Mississippi Center for Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 Contact: Donna Ladd (601) 966-0834, donna@mississippifreepress.org   Rob McDuff (601) 259-8484, rmcduff@mscenterforjustice.org    Mississippi House Republican Caucus Illegally Shuts Public & Press Out of Key Policy Meetings, says Mississippi Center for Justice Behind closed doors, Republican House representatives formulate policy without public scrutiny   Late yesterday,...

03 Mar Passage of Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation Is An Attack On The Truthful Teaching of History, Says Mississippi Center For Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2022 Contact: Carolyn Clendenin, comms-mcj@rabengroup.com, 347-869-7382 Passage of Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation Is An Attack On The Truthful Teaching of History, Says Mississippi Center For Justice Jackson, MS—  Today, Mississippi House legislators passed a bill that they claim will root out critical race theory...

24 Feb Mississippi Center for Justice and Five Mississippians File Lawsuit Against the Jackson Police Department’s Unconstitutional Roadblock Policy

MEDIA CONTACTS: MCJ - comms-mcj@rabengroup.com MAPS - Melissa Garriga - melissa@msrising.com / 228-990-4168   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2022   MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND FIVE MISSISSIPPIANS FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL ROADBLOCK POLICY   In a direct challenge to the Jackson Police Department’s roadblock policy known as “Ticket, Arrest,...

28 Jan Mississippi Advocacy Network for Change: Use American Rescue Plan to Help Mississippians in Need

Jackson, Miss. ‒ The Mississippi Advocacy Network for Change (MAN-C), a coalition of statewide Mississippi organizations dedicated to social justice and improving the lives of all Mississippians, has highlighted four bills that use provisions in the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act to address pressing concerns facing communities in the state.

25 Jan MCJ Delivers Letter Signed by Education Allies to Governor, Legislative Leaders to Call for Accurate and Honest History Instruction in Public Schools

Jackson, Miss. – The Mississippi Center for Justice has delivered to Gov. Tate Reeves and key Mississippi legislative leaders a letter that condemns the push to stop educators from teaching the truth in history classrooms.