Person of the Day | Andrea Thomas: Graphic Designer, Radio Host and Tougaloo Village Product
Andrea Thomas is a graphic designer who got her start at Christian Union Missionary Baptist Church in Tougaloo, Miss.
Andrea Thomas is a graphic designer who got her start at Christian Union Missionary Baptist Church in Tougaloo, Miss.
Director of Advancing Health and Black Equity for Gilead Sciences Tiffany West said Tougaloo College’s rich history as a Mississippi-based institution was one of the many reasons the foundation chose the school as a recipient for the Creating Possible Fund.
Voter restoration is one of many issues plaguing Mississippi, but a new collaboration between the Southern Poverty Law Center and Tougaloo College is looking to train the next up-and-coming generation of activists to effectively work toward voting rights with an advocacy institute.
Local law enforcement’s “entanglement” with federal immigration agencies instills “fear across Mississippi’s immigrant communities” and introduces “a host of public safety hazards,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi said today while announcing “Unalienable,” a statewide campaign designed to change that dynamic.
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