2026 Media Coverage

June

• New MS law charges children responsible for gun crimes as adults

• Judicial ruling protects grocery choices as Mississippi kids feel impact of SNAP changes

May

• Mississippi governor cancels special session

• Mississippi Governor Vows Thompson’s ‘Reign of Terror Is Over,’ But Cancels Redistricting Plans

March

• Gloster town hall to include members of Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus

• Voting rights restoration bills clear first hurdle in Mississippi Legislature

• Problems with Parchman prison getting worse, MS Black Caucus members say

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February

• Black Caucus chair: To honor Jesse Jackson, fly Mississippi flags at half-staff

 

January​​

• WATCH: Chairman Karriem and Rep. Clark discuss the 

      Robert G. Clark Voting Rights Act with Roland Martin >>>>>>>>>>>>

• Mississippi lawmakers aim to protect voting rights

• Mississippi lawmakers propose state voting rights act

• State lawmakers push for protections as Supreme Court considers dismantling Voting Rights Act

• Mississippi Voting Rights Act introduced on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• New legislation introduced to help protect Black voting rights in Mississippi

• Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus focuses on education, voting rights

• See photos as MS Legislative Black Caucus present their 2026 legislative agenda

 

2025 Media Coverage

November​

• Accessibility and bias remain key factors in state’s maternal health crisis, advocates say

• Mississippi needs policies to help moms, advocates tell lawmakers

 

October​

• ​Mississippi Black Caucus hears from experts on maternal mortality

• Mississippi lawmakers urge governor to act as SNAP benefits face shutdown risk

• Black Caucus urges action as federal shutdown threaten SNAP benefits

• Local and state leaders are stepping up to help snap beneficiaries

• Mississippi needs policies to help moms, advocates tell lawmakers

• Group of state legislators stop in Laurel to discuss topics expected to be addressed in next session

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August

• Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus begins series of town halls on the Coast