The Mississippi State Conference NAACP is pleased to announce U.S. Representative Shelia Jackson Lee as the Freedom Fund Banquet speaker at the 72nd Annual State Convention and Policy Institute. The Freedom Fund Banquet will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, MS.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is an influential and forceful voice in Washington. She is serving her eleventh term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She represents the 18th Congressional District of Texas, centered in Houston, which is the energy capital of the world. Considered by many as the “Voice of Reason”, she is dedicated to upholding the Constitutional rights of all people.

“The Mississippi NAACP is looking forward to Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee joining us, and we are excited for her to give words of inspiration during our Freedom Fund Banquet,” said Charles Hampton, Interim State President.