August 17, 2016 – The NAACP unveiled strong new resolutions at its national convention in Cincinnati. One of its loudest was a demand for a nationwide halt on new charter schools. The NAACP has been opposed to charter schools for …..
August 17, 2016 – In a state already laboring under severe deficits, Mississippi’s Republican super-majority continues to implement deep budget cuts, the latest of which directly threaten some of Mississippi’s most vulnerable citizens. “I’m very concerned about the plight of …..
August 17, 2016 – Non-union workers at the Nissan manufacturing plant in Canton have complained for years about safety hazards and long, irregular working hours. In June, they got some validation on one of those complaints from the U.S. Occupational …..
2016/07/01 – The Mississippi State Conference NAACP applauds the ruling issued by U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves on the true nature of H.B. 1523, deceptively named “Religious Freedom” law, as unconstitutional. H.B. 1523 was an attempt to legitimize discrimination …..
2016/06/27 – In 1964, the brutal slayings of three civil rights workers, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, rocked the country. Their deaths cast a spotlight on the horrific violence and injustice already known by those who lived in …..
