13 Mar

Posted at March 13, 2024 in In the News, Story by

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

Posted at November 29, 2023 in Story by

[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

Posted at November 28, 2023 in Story by

[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

Posted at September 28, 2023 in Story by

[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

Posted at September 10, 2023 in Story by

[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

Posted at August 29, 2023 in Story by

[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...

06 Jan

Posted at January 06, 2022 in Story by

From every indication, on January 6, 2021, the president of the United States was complicit in an attempted armed takeover of the U.S. Capitol. If the insurrectionists had been successful, Trump would have led a coup against our government, overturning a fair election and upending our constitution. The impact would forever tarnish the United States’...

30 Oct

Posted at October 30, 2021 in In the News, Press Release, Story by

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 conserve working forests.   JACKSON, MISS., OCT. 14, 2021 - The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation™ and the Mississippi Center...