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Why the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Matters

Rep. Kabir Karriem explains why the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus remains important in the fight for representation, voting rights, and opportunity across Mississippi.

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Why Mississippi’s Legislative Black Caucus Still Matters

The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus says its mission is rooted in representation, fairness and advocacy for communities often left out of political power. Here’s why lawmakers say the caucus still matters today.

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MLBC Chairman Responds to Supreme Court’s Reversal of Legislative Districts

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Kabir Karriem says the fight for fair representation is far from over after the U.S. Supreme Court sent Mississippi’s legislative redistricting case back to a lower court, raising new concerns about Black voting power and transparency.

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MLBC highlights year of policy work, statewide outreach

By K. Monroe Carter The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus says it spent the past year pushing major policy changes in education, health care, voting rights, criminal justice and economic support for working families. The caucus released a summary Friday of its 2025-26 work, saying it helped increase teacher pay, opposed school choice legislation, advanced Black…

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