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 […]
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 […]
MCJ, NAACP & LCEF Sign Joint Letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Concerning Abuse of the H-2A Guestworker Program
A PDF of the letter can be found here. The full text is below. Dear Secretary Walsh: We are writing to you regarding our concerns about the U.S. […]
MCJ Coalition Demands Federal Intervention Amid ICE Violations
‘Unchecked Culture of Abuse’: Immigrant Rights Coalition Demands Federal Intervention Amid ICE Field Office’s Anti-Blackness and Life-Endangering Violations As civil rights division opens unprecedented investigation into the New Orleans […]
Judge Rules Mississippi’s Landlord-Tenant Laws Unconstitutional
For Immediate Release December 3, 2021 Contact – Patrick Taylor, ptaylor@mscenterforjustice.org, 769-230-2841 Judge Rules Mississippi’s Landlord-Tenant Laws Unconstitutional “Now is the time for legislators to act,” says MCJ President and CEO Vangela […]
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Abortion Rights Case
Mississippi Center for Justice and Center for Reproductive Rights urged Justices to uphold Roe v. Wade Thousands rallied outside the Court today, including abortion providers from across the country, legislators and advocates […]
Build Back Better is an Important but Temporary Fix for Working Mississippians Without Health Insurance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 19, 2021 CONTACT – Patrick Taylor, ptaylor@mscenterforjustice.org, 769-230-2841 Build Back Better is Important but Temporary Fix for Working Mississippians Without Health Insurance, says Vangela M. Wade of […]
MCJ Combating Leading Cause of Black Land Loss
The Mississippi Center for Justice and the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation, with support from World Wildlife Fund and Kimberly-Clark, will provide legal services, assistance and resources to help historically underserved Mississippians keep generational land and […]
Biden Administration Must Extend Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians
Mississippi Center for Justice is among the 204 signatories on a letter to President Biden, Vice-President Harris, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken reinforcing their initial […]
MCJ Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic
September 13, 2021 – Mississippi Center for Justice and The Center Reproductive Rights have filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic […]