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The Magnolia Bar Association was organized in the fall of 1955. The purpose of this Association shall facilitate the administration of justice, promote reform in the law, uphold honor and integrity of the legal profession, provide an agency to articulate the various problems confronting blacks and other minorities in the State of Mississippi, provide a forum for the intellectual growth of its members, and ensure that justice prevails in the State of Mississippi.
The 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. was formed in 1990 and is making a substantial impact in the lives of youth in Metro Jackson and the state of Mississippi. Our Four for the Future programs are based on traditional values that are keys to success in improving the life of at-risk African American youth in every reachable community.
Four for the Future outreaches four core elements needed in today’s African American communities in Jackson. The 100 Way Mentoring provides a means for the 100 to guide youth in positive life experiences. Education: annually gives hundreds of students financial assistance through out National and Jackson Chapter Based scholarship programs. Health & Wellness: promotes preventive health strategies through collaboration with churches, non profits, and civic groups to deliver health screening, and providing education on prevalent African American diseases. Economic Development: provides a resource outlet from Corporate, National, State, local, entities exposing the need for majority participation in technology and general business that economic opportunities can help with the success of entrepreneurs in urban communities.
The 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. serves as a beacon of leadership by utilizing its diverse talents to create environments where youth are motivated to achieve and citizens are empowered to become self-sufficient shareholders in the economic and social fabric of their communities.
The mission of the 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. is to improve the quality of life within our communities and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all African Americans.
The 100 Black Men of Jackson, Inc. provides mentoring services across a lifetime to people of African descent to achieve education excellence, health and wellness, economic empowerment and leadership development. Our dedicated membership of real men giving real time through our Mentoring the 100 Way curriculum and programs make a holistic and sustainable impact on the quality of our youth, families and communities.
Jack and Jill of America, Inc. is a membership organization of mothers with children ages 2-19. We are dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders by supporting children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty. Jack and Jill of America, Inc. promotes public awareness concerning the interests of children including child development, child growth, child quality of life, childcare, and the promotion of children’s rights.
For more than fifty years, the Jackson MS Chapter has focused on nurturing our future leaders through outstanding chapter programming that includes educational, cultural, civic, recreational, and social components. We are committed to ensuring that all children, not just our own, have the same opportunities in life.
Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable (MS-BWR), is an intergenerational civic engagement statewide network and the women and girls empowerment arm of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) that champions equitable public policy on behalf of Black women and girls nationally and across the South.
BWR is a highly effective economic and social justice organizing network led by Black women across the country, with a focus on expanding inter-generational leadership and addressing economic insecurity, education and health disparities that perpetuate systemic, multi-generational poverty for too many Black women, families and communities.
The four priority goals of Black Women Roundtable that includes Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable is to:
- Strengthen BWR intergenerational networks, NCBCP affiliates, coalitions and partner organizations;
- Educate policymakers about issues and policy solutions that address the economic and social justice concerns of Black women, their families, and communities;
- Create a pipeline for leadership inside BWR and in the public sphere; and
- Create public and private forums for Black women to be heard, valued and affirmed.
Black women, particularly black women in the South, have always been central to movements for economic, political, and social justice. They have achieved change in their own communities through organizing, leadership development, and policy engagement.
The National Coalition and BWR are on the verge of an exciting transition that roots our work firmly on the frontlines of change in this country.
By prioritizing Black women-led organizing and focusing more intensively on the South and other key states (AL, FL, GA, MI, MS, NC, OH, PA, DC/MD/VA areas), we are headed in a vital new direction that will help amplify the voices and power of Black women and girls’ leadership and communities deeply affected by this new policy context.
