03 Jul

Posted at July 03, 2024 in In the News, Press Release, Story by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2024   CONTACT: Tara Y. Wren, Mississippi Center for Justice, twren@mscenterforjustice.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org Candi Richardson, ACLU of Mississippi, comms@aclu-ms.org Lacy Crawford, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 252-292-6088, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org   Court finds 2022 redistricting plan unlawfully dilutes voting strength of Black Mississippians   JACKSON, Miss. — A...

01 Jul

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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...

02 Apr

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 2, 2024   BLACK MISSISSIPPI FARMWORKERS SETTLE LAWSUIT ALLEGING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ABUSE OF H-2A GUEST WORKER PROGRAM   Today, Southern Migrant Legal Services (SMLS) and Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) announced that their clients, 14 Black farmworkers from the Mississippi Delta, settled their case alleging...

13 Mar

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2024 Media Contact: Aquita Brown, mcjcomms@mscenterforjustice.org, (601) 352-2269 The Mississippi Center for Justice Expands its Heirs’ Property Work with Hope Credit Union Investment of $75,000 The Mississippi Center for Justices Heirs’ Property Initiative Assists Mississippi Communities with Maintaining their Family Land JACKSON, Miss., – The Mississippi Center...

29 Nov

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff at the Mississippi Center for Justice, we want to express our heartfelt appreciation for your generous support for our Giving Tuesday Campaign Page. Your contributions are a testament to...

28 Nov

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]MCJ is working to help parents with children in special education through legal advocacy and direct services. Parents of children with disabilities across Mississippi face the enormous task of ensuring their child/children receive the education they deserve. Too...

28 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Please join the Mississippi Center for Justice for our signature event [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] CHAMPIONS of  JUSTICE [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] October 26, 2023 Reception 6:00 p.m. Anniversary Program and Awards Presentation 7:00 p.m. The Westin Jackson 407 South Congress Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type="normal"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row...

10 Sep

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The Mississippi Center for Justice invites you on an immersive journey through Mississippi, where civil rights legends took a stand and history was made. THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI ROAD TRIP October 27-29, 2023 [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="center" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] PARTICIPATION...

29 Aug

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) released an extensive report analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on 12 public school districts in Mississippi. In the report, MCJ found that the enormous challenges of the pandemic compounded many pre-existing inequities...