Reigniting the Fight for Freedom Southern Poverty Law Center and SNCC Legacy Project present Mississippi’s Got Now: The Road to 60
On May 3rd, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Legacy Project presented Mississippi’s Got Now: The Road to 60 to Reignite the Fight for Freedom at the Two Mississippi Museums. SPLC and the SNCC Legacy Project hosted an elaborate “Lunch with Legends” in the museum’s Neilsen Auditorium. The program began with a press conference attended by more than 40 partnering organizations that are working with SPLC to champion The Road to 60. This is a campaign to Reignite the Fight for Freedom by registering and mobilizing 60,000 new and/or inactive voters and increasing voter turnout by 44% in Mississippi. This is symbolic of what happened in 1964 when SNCC deployed its membership to rural Mississippi to help African Americans register to vote during a time when Jim Crow tactics were disenfranchising African Americans by utilizing literacy tests and poll taxes. The press conference
Tammy Hodo’s two different Americas
Living in a biracial body created two Americas for Tammy Hodo as a child, adult, and especially in the workplace as a Navy Yeoman. Hodo says that growing up with a Black father and white mother created an immediate dilemma for her as a child. She explains: “I was born in Milwaukee and lived on the white side of town. At first, I didn’t understand what the problem was because I was an innocent child, but I soon learned that I was biracial. I was the darkest of all of my biracial siblings but light complexed. I was called mulatto, half-breed, Light-Bright Dam Near White. As an adult, I was called the aggressive Black woman and of course, the N-Word. The One-Drop-Rule was always present in my workplace and Black people didn’t understand my lived experiences either because I wasn’t Black enough! When I joined the Navy, I truly learned
After 70 years, Brown vs. Board of Education continues the fight against Jim Crow
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the case known as Brown vs. Board of Education. This landmark decision outlawed
African Liberation Day May 19 at center of freedom celebrations
The worldwide celebration of African Liberation Day on May 19 may serve as the centerpiece for a medley of other commemorative events, including the celebration
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Black Press Week galvanizes advocacy, celebrates legacy, and mobilizes voters
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent During Black Press Week the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enshrined Zora Neale Hurston in the
Justice Department finds conditions at three Mississippi prisons violate the Constitution
JANS – On Feb. 28, 2024, the Justice Department announced its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate
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A Salute to Dr. Ivory Phillips!
Dr. Ivory Phillips has been a contributing writer to the Jackson Advocate for 42 years. He has been instrumental in highlighting issues in the Jackson community that deal with education and politics.
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May 18-24: National Safe Boating Week
By James L. Cummins Jackson Advocate Guest Writer National Safe Boating Week is May 18‑24, 2024. To enhance the boating experience and educate the public
THE BLACK EXPERIENCE: Where are all the villages?
I’m sure we’ve all heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” However, nowadays those villages seem to have evaporated into thin
OPINION: Misguided efforts to increase penalties and lengthen sentences will not make Mississippi safer
By Alesha Judkins MS State Director, FWD.us Last week Governor Reeves signed SB 2174 and HB 438. We are disappointed to see the enactment of
