Five-part series will bring residents, experts and community leaders together to address environmental justice, health, housing and neighborhood resilience September 4, 2026 - JACKSON, Miss. — The Jackson Branch NAACP, in partnership with the Jackson Association of Neighborhoods, will launch ReBUILDing Jackson, a five-part Community Workshop Series designed to equip Jackson residents with information, resources and practical tools to address some of the most persistent challe

The Jackson City Branch NAACP is urging Mississippi voters to understand the SHIELD Act, verify their voter status, and remain vigilant about changes that could affect access to the ballot. The SHIELD Act creates a new process for identifying people suspected of being noncitizens on Mississippi’s voter rolls, including the use of federal citizenship data. Voting rights advocates have raised concerns that database errors or mismatched information could cause eligible citizens

We are aware of reports stating the cancellation of the special session called by Governor Reeves to address the Supreme Court districts, but we know the fight continues to ensure that the voices of Black voters are not diminished or ignored, particularly in the wake of the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais. Efforts we are observing in other states and anticipate to happen here in Mississippi are deeply troubling and represent yet anot