<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0UoYtL_1GyentN800" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0UoYtL_1GyentN800" width="669" height="975" >From November 5-7, 2026, the 81st Annual Mississippi State Conference NAACP Convention &amp; Policy Institute will be held at the Golden Nugget Casino Resort in Biloxi, MS. This year’s theme is “We the People” – both a declaration and a call to action.Keynote speakers include Derrick Johnson (NAACP President and CEO) and Leon Russell (Chair, NAACP National Board of Directors). Workshops will be offered on several pressing issues, including Criminal Justice, Environmental Justice, Health, and Labor &amp; Industry. Under the visionary leadership of Deloris Lee, Chair of the Mississippi State NAACP Conference’s Labor &amp; Industry Committee, her workshop at 9:15 AM on November 7th also promises to produce an action plan. This plan will focus on African Americans’ future participation in the entrepreneurial sectors in 2027 and beyond. Lee assembled an impressive panel able to approach the topic from local, statewide, national and international perspectives.This scheduled workshop begins with initial remarks by the Jackson Advocate. It is sponsoring this unique and crucially important workshop to honor Charles W. Tisdale on the 100th anniversary of his birth and legendary labor activist Bill Lucy.Flying in from New York City, Attorney Patrice Amandla Sulton (Director of the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at New York University Law School) will serve as moderator for the workshop. Panelists slated to appear in-person with her are Curley Clark (President of the Moss Point-Jackson County Branch NAACP), Rip Daniels (owner of WJZD-FM JZ 94.5 and co-host of its renowned “It’s A New Day” talk show), and David Thomas (retired Franchise Operations Manager providing oversight for more than 90 Panera Bread locations nationwide).Since receiving her law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985, Anne has focused her law practice on litigating civil rights cases in federal courts. In recognition of her outstanding achievements as a civil rights attorney, she received the coveted “William Robert Ming Advocacy Award” from the NAACP at its July 2007 National Convention in Detroit.Anne also holds a Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland-College Park. She has served as a faculty member at several colleges and universities, including Spelman College in Atlanta, Howard University in Washington, DC, and New Jersey City University. As a criminologist, Anne has conducted empirical research, and published articles and books on criminal justice topics. Anne frequently gives keynote speeches on civil rights, crime prevention, and urban education. She also serves as an expert witness.Anne has given dozens of keynote speeches. Among her major addresses are a Wingspread Briefing on Crime Prevention and the Wilmington, Delaware NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet. She has appeared on scores of television and radio programs, including the McNeil Lehrer Newshour and CNN.She currently serves as our Senior International Correspondent, covering stories in Japan, Thailand, India, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Dubai, France, Austria, Australia, Egypt, Turkey, and Canada. She currently is authoring our weekly column on climate change.In 1977, Anne became the first African American female in Atlanta to earn a private pilot’s license. Since then, she has developed aviation education programs for youth. In 2005, she organized African American female pilots’ visit to Chicago and Rue, France to honor Bessie Coleman and the men making it possible for her to become the world’s first licensed African American pilot in 1921. Her name is among those included on the Wall of Honor at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.</div></body>

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From November 5-7, 2026, the 81st Annual Mississippi State Conference NAACP Convention & Policy Institute will be held at the Golden Nugget Casino Resort in Biloxi, MS. This year’s theme is “We the People” – both a declaration and a call to action. Keynote speakers include...

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