Circle 4: Infrastructure of/in Communities

Concerns/Causes:

  • A better tax base
  • White Supremacy
  • Dissemination of info
  • CrimeInsurance
  • Schools Collapsing

Solutions:

  • Exercise the right to vote
  • Get involved with youth
  • Create a space to meet young people where they are
  • Build relationships with young people
  • Communities working to tackle issues in community
  • Tackling myths/changing narratives
  • More community talks like this with action
  • Being informed
  • Black Business Class
  • Revitalization

The mission of the Mississippi Free Press, a new nonprofit journalism website and multimedia network that launched in March 2020, is to publish deep public-interest reporting into causes of and solutions to the social, political and structural challenges facing all Mississippians and their communities. Mississippians need to know each other across regions and share our challenges and solutions despite geographic and other differences. We are introducing Mississippians to each other through our deep accountability reporting and compelling people-focused storytelling, and by convening online and physical “solutions circles,” using our statewide networks to ensure inclusivity and representation.