Kyita Welchlin, center, with bullhorn, and Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones lead a contingent of marchers into a Rally for Voting Rights at the Jackson Convention Center, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Blocks away from where state lawmakers will consider redrawing Mississippi’s political maps to reduce Black representation in government, thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Jackson to protest those efforts and mobilize people to vote in Novemb
