NAACP SUES Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves For 'Separate But Unequal Policing' | Roland Martin
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2023
- The NAACP is suing Mississippi's governor and other officials over a new law that expands the jurisdiction of the state-run Capitol Police in Jackson, Mississippi, and creates a temporary court within a Capitol Complex Improvement District covering a portion of Jackson.
The NAACP says the law will create separate and unequal policing in the majority-Black capital and violate the principle of self-government by taking control of the police and some courts out of the hands of residents. The new law allows people convicted in the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court to be put in a state prison rather than in a city or county jail, and the judge of the new court is not required to live in Jackson and will be appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice.
A majority-white and Republican-controlled state House and Senate passed the legislation. Democrats govern Jackson, and about 83% of residents are Black, the most significant percentage of any major U.S. city. The governor has faced criticism for his handling of crime in the city, which has had more than 100 homicides in each of the past three years.
The NAACP's lawsuit seeks to block the law that violates the Voting Rights Act and the Fourteenth Amendment.
Mississippi State Senator Juan Barnett spoke with Roland Martin during Wednesday's edition of Roland Martin Unfiltered about the lawsuit and Republicans attempt to institute "separate but unequal policing".
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To quote Nina Simone, "Alabama got me so upset, Tennessee makes me lose my rest and everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam" 1964
I love that song!!!
Wow ! Powerful words. Thank you for that.
Well put.
Thank you for refreshing our recollection. Amazing song and artist.
Stay out
🤦🏾♀️ THIS IS WHY YOU VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION!!!
Correct, vote Blue. That's why republicans are shaking in there boots.
@@cruzvarela9254 WE VOTED BLUE FOR POLICE REFORM AND BIDEN PISSED IN OUR FACE AND SHOUTED FUND THE POLICE SO DONT ACT LIKE DEMOCRATS GIVE A DAM 🕷🤦🏾
@@cruzvarela9254 Blue havent done anything for black ppl either.
Just make sure you vote for something for you.
@@hdesquare Then you get what you get either way. I never hear white people whining about what the government man is going to do for them, they just finesse the system while black people like you talking about you are not voting.
As a native of Mississippi, I needed the Senator to be a little more Passionate about this Crisis. Where are the "Fight like Hell" Senators! Call it what it is. Keep the lawsuits flying.
He sounds like he's the weak link ..
He sounds like a sucker.
Indeed! They are playing an Okey Doke on the Jackson and get that revenue as well as undermind Jackson leaders.
He was trying not to make any enemies in the legislative body. He sounds like he's walking the fence.
Yep trying to make sure that his position is okay.. nope no more safe negros
I was wondering where the heck these advocacy groups are doing. Please Please black folk, do not fold on the cause now.🦾
It’s sad that this guy is a Senator representing us! He’s clearly doesn’t have a clue, no of knowledge how serious this is. Dude just getting a check! Smh
Body language saying he's afraid to speak up. He not denying anything Rowland is schooling him on.
True. If he's scared to speak up then he should resign or his people should vote him out in this year's election.
This senator is not clear on what's going on in his state. These black political seem not to know what's really going on, he doesn't have any urgency in his speech or his body language.
He is kinda laid back, easy going, they need someone like Roland to be involved.
Typical pink skinned people, get federal funds under a pretence of one problem
Now the focus on taking black citizen power, and freedoms.
America is going backwards again.
This is horrible. If our people don't stand up and united, we will be back to 1900.
This wrong.
Seems like it🤣🤣🤣
Just voting for someone because he is black is a mistake! Voters need to make sure that they are sending knowledgeable people to represent them. This guy doesn't seem to have a "clue" about what the Mississippi Senate is attempting to do, or he's scared! He is doing a disservice to the people of Jackson.
They should sue and prosecute him
Lord, this is a Senator🤦🏿♂️ I’m praying for my folks in Mississippi
If this is Jackson's representation, no wonder they're being taken over!
He sounds tired. They need fresh blood like the 2 Justins.
This Is how they are when dealing with white folks.
WTH? Who voted him in as Senator?
This certainly would not happen in Atlanta. They tried though. What in the hell is going on in Jackson?
@locadisa Easy. The white lawmakers didn’t explain or discuss any plans with him or the community. So he can just speculate from an uneducated standpoint. He's the problem because he's deflected to talking about crome as a whole. And they should help all of Jackson.
I’m On my way to Mississippi to run for Senator… someone gotta save these ppl because he’s not the brightest bub in box
How are you going to be a senator when you can't even spell the word "bulb"?
I thought the same thing as well. Doesn't seem like his focus or arguments truly encompassed the entire breadth of what is happening there. Almost seemed like there were things he intentionally didn't want to say. Roland kept trying to frame it but he did not seem to want to go along with the way Roland was framing it.
Yep, Tator Tot is on some ignorant sh t.
@@elvdell5582 FEAR
@@elvdell5582 And it's hard to even listen and understand what is going on without Roland providing Barnett the explanation that he should be giving 😢
the Senate rep. is clueless of whats going on
This has been coming down the road ever since the Mayor received the federal funding. If the Entire community does not RISE UP there will continue to have growing crisis after crisis from water and so on because they are not trying to have anything repaired. Fight as if the lives of your loves ones depend on it because it does. My prayers to everyone 🙏.
That money means contracts. Usually wherever there are contracts corruption isn't far behind. They basically want to take over the control of who gets the contracts.
Amen 🙏 well said ❤
I guarantee you this was in the making, long before the grant..... The Governor was taught by Phil Bryant and you see how crooked he was!!! All of the Republicans are about that money!! An they are going to find a way to get some & give Jackson what they want them to have!!
Way before that, the water issue started during the winter of ‘89. The crack epidemic hit shortly afterwards. The underhanded power grab likely was planned when H. Johnson was elected mayor.
This is painful to watch....
This Senator is doing a terrible job explaining the situation in Jackson!!!
Thank you Mr Roland you Been saying this for a long time Voteing Matters Wake Up 🇺🇸
Yes, VOTING MATTERS
Where did your vote matter in this🤡. Wake up. Power is not a vote, duh
@@thotunewstildont5348 if you don’t vote you can’t say nothing Voteing Matters
@@thotunewstildont5348 Voteing is our Right
@@nasa_sidthesciencekid3105 You can’t tell ‘em anything. As soon as they end up with politicians like the ones in MS because so many don’t vote, they want to pack up and flee to other states to escape the conditions. It starts with voting. Voting for local officials matter!
This senator should not be in office. He seems not to be to bright and does not have any passion
Oh my; this Senator…😱😢
The federal government must stop this type of segregation now!
This interview is precisely why black folks often are not informed about laws affecting their lives directly!!! This politician doesn’t understand the impact this racist law will have and he can’t even articulate what’s really happening, even with Roland slow walking him through it…🤦🏾♀️
He understands
Jackson is falling apart because of their leaders! Water problems, no trash pickup, crime everywhere, businesses leaving. He is admitting how bad crime is, he is admitting that there are plenty of problems, and when someone steps up to help straighten things out, they cry racism. Citizens of Jackson NEED help. Dion was smart to leave.
Malarkey!!! Who you!!! Who are you to say "...precisely why black folks often are not...." You don't know what you're talkin about.
If you don't have roots in Mississippi, keep your mouth shut.
He understands, Roland won't let him talk.
Them folks hand picked this man.
He couldn't say anything against what they are doing. He knows who his boss is.
It’s no way he’s a senator
Just holding a title!!
Does the representative realize the urgency of the situation? Does he understand what happens not only in Mississippi but can spread all over the south? Mississippi needs representatives who are willing to stand up to the racist regime and get in "good trouble" about what is happening in Jackson! We don't think Rep. Barnett is the right man for the job. God Bless 🙏
Linda, your comment is so on point ☝️
If this man is who they are relying on to represent them, then they are doomed!!! They need "lions" NOT "lambs"!!!!
THIS GUY IS A DISASTER!!!
your homies in da hoods make good trouble every day
U can’t stand up like u want in a state that vote republican by nature
I'm going to share this with friends and family. This is why I "own my land, my business, and all assets used".
Amen!!!!!!!!
They can take it whenever they get ready… we have to separate from this LGBTQ and the anti poor. Only GOD is the way
Black people already got land in Mississippi yall lmao yall be cracking me up
Having land means nothing, if you have others who can write legislation that can dictate how that land can be used or how much you might have to be taxed, etc!!! You have to make sure that you have people in office who can fight back challenges that are unfair to not only land owners, but to the public in general!!!!
The bottom line is they don’t care about you
Roland we also have the black city counselor, city of Jackson MS, who stop the garbage pick up for 3 weeks. Especially Strokes & Banks (4 of them). Someone is paying them off. Richard's waste mgt. won in a blind bid, all the employees are black Jackson residents. The Mayor said we don't deserve that.
It went to court and the judge said it never should have come there.
I'm 79 from Las Vegas, by way of Michigan to live with my daughter. I go to court with her & Working Together Jackson. I'm here for the fight. We are not going to let these white folk get away with this.
Sharon,
Please don't patronize or insult the use of someone's intelligence by referencing the term 'blind bid' as a term for compliance. Blind Bids are more for private contracts, not for public contracts with the state and local districts. An open bid is required and it has to be approved to ensure that favoritism isn't being garnered towards a particular vendor.
This is what happened in this case.
For the record,
Richard's Disposal has a horrible reputation in the state of Louisiana. A consumer approval score of 1, many customer complaints, not to mention many hazardous violations. To add insult to injury, they were trying to 'entrap' the city of Jackson into a long term contract.
Nice use of the 'race card' to propel your argument. There are many other disposal companies that can hire residents of Jackson, MS considering, a majority of the residents are BK. This will be for the board to decide. Not the decision of one Mayor.
Senator Barnett has to articulate his thoughts and concerns better than he is displaying.
He is stumbling over his explanations. And at the same time giving credence to what is deemed illegal or injustice.
He's a product of the Mississippi educational system. Plain and simple.
I agree.
He is clearly poorly educated. You cannot spend what you do not have.
Senator Barnett is clearly just a empty suit..a man placed in a position by the republican but has no authoritative position
I don't live in Missippissi, but I am concern about the state and what they are trying to do and if you are not careful Mississippi you will be like the other Black Towns that was done away with by being buried under water.
He cannot give a yes or no answer.. mush mouthing
It's bad , when the people within the Jackson state, MI don't know what is going on, and is not asking the right questions
Jackson MI???? Jackson Mississippi!!!
???
MI is Michigan...MS is Mississippi
Roland, keep up the good work shining the light on this kind of fault line.
This dude is beating around the WHOLE damn bush.
It’s Ashame how things are going In Mississippi & All over the World 🌎
Trump started it all.
Roland Martin need to get someone to talk too beside him. Jackson need another Senator because i see why jackson screw up
Mississippi’s in trouble because this dude is there senator, you cannot be serious
Exactly 💯 I wonder he getting paid to don't care
It's sad to see how there's no energy from this man. They need the young people of Jackson to run for office. These old heads are stuck in the 70's.
@@backuptrick4477 This guys in Jim Crow
This guy is clueless!
13:20 THANK YOU @Roland Exactly what I was thinking. And he (the senator) sounds like he's either dumb or scared.
Sounds like they (white supremacists republikkkans) done lined his pocket
I’ll go with “Both”
Boff umum
You right. I believe he seen and told stories, about the low hanging fruit.😱
We don't play low hanging fruit in Jackson Miss.
Is it me or is this guy apologizing or trying to "splain" this mess? And not one mention of the water crisis?
This is why I listen and listen again to Roland Martin Black Network because the show "speaks truth to power". "God is Truth".
The State rep. leaves me asking questions.
He just handed the governorship to Presley!
Who is he looking at as he is answering these questions????!!! Is he being controlled too? He is going around the questions and not standing up for the black people. Why????!!!
They care about keeping their power and that’s why they structuring things like that
I’m glad that the NAACP has stepped up on this. How sad is it that the mayor of Jackson had to go to Washington for funding when he is in the state’s capital 😮😢
This senator is clueless smh
It's all about WS getting Jackson, MS's Black folks money and power.
I dont think the good senator fully gets it.
Something is missing for the gentleman from Mississippi.
Jesus🤦🏾♀️ Senator Barnett sounds like Herschel Walker’s cousin 😑🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
He should be sued!
Some Black folk need to learn to vote their self-interests! ❤️🤎🖤
ROLAND MARTIN KNOW MORE THAN HE DOES .HE DOESN'T SHOW KNOW CONCERN
Roland couldn't find nobody other than this Senator to interview???...I live in Jackson Mississippi and I am sure he could have found anybody else to do this interview. The Senator seemed clueless and uninformed or maybe he was scared to speak what he really feels. I was embarrassed for him. He makes everybody else in Mississippi seem slow to the outside world.
They just make-up these laws as they go? The hell!
That's why you all should leave Mississippi and let them have that state
Oh hell naw
The NAACP should be doing a lot more for AA civil rights in this racist country.....
He don't want to go back in to the field he'll say anything to stay in the house.
Representative Barnett the Republican intent was good, No, No, h*ll no. Rep. Barnett, Roland Martin went light on the conversation.
It’s always SAD watching black so called leaders/elected saying absolutely NOTHING! Poorest state yet he say’s nothing!! HELP?
He missed the point!!😮
Their prison system is all about a Money Making investment, and though some blk men may be guilty of their wrongdoings many are framed and jailed or imprisoned because they don't have a job and cannot afford lawyers.
This Republicans Governor needs to be voted out. This is so saddening 😢
True, need to been gone
The democrats here need to be voted out too. They’re just as sorry
This senator doesnt get it..... Uncle RoRo is way over his head!!
This is basically a case of the state creating a problem then providing their solution.
The illusion of inclusion!
Please get another spokes person. This person can't express what is going on. He thinks they are doing him a favor. He doesn't even know what questions to ask. He thinks that Jackson has some kind of unique problem that no other city has that they can't handle. This person didn't do his homework and needs to be replace with a more competent person. Sorry just my view. They started this with Eastpoint Ga.
I think he undercover are doesn't understand the question hell did they asked this question Roland you need to Run
I think God everyday-my ancestors got “ the flock” out of Miss. Whether by wagon train/boat/ the Underground Railroad or whatever! Even though there were still inequalities in the North-it was nothing like in Mississloppi-according to my Paw/Paw & Big Mama!😅😅😊
This is who they are, this is who they have always been. Rigged system for the few. All about control for them
That is why you need to fight and stay on top of what these " si- called" leaders are attempting to do!!!
Jackson problem has NOTHING to do with RACISM rather more about BLACK LEADERSHIP!!!!!!! Why can’t y’all acknowledge that for SOME TIME now black leadership and WOKISM SUCKS!! Intelligent black folks should be ashamed rather than yelling racism. Where is their pride??? Where is their desire for good black leadership???? Do they want good leadership or ratchet leadership as the cost of good services like water, safe streets and schools. When are they going to start caring about POSITIVE outcomes for the people of Jackson????
The Senator is the PROBLEM!. He's trying to be buddy buddy with the Publicans! What a shame!!
Roland you know those yt folks do what they want in Mississippi 😬
I was unsure if the Senator was bragging or complaining. 🤔
This representative should’ve NEVER been on this interview 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Hit them in the pocket book 💴 they’ll get somewhere and sit down and shut up! 💯
Where is People Backbone
yes, yes. People down there are stuck in the past.
Omg. I moved frm Iowa to Mississippi almost 7yrs ago , little over a yr to lock in my pension then I'm out of this State and lot of there mentality is like this Senators. Alot of blacks don't vote hear n lot of whites uneducated n poor here vote REPUBLICANS😡And heard lot of blacks say vote dont help SMH😢
Rite I stay in tupelo Mississippi and I vote but the other black folks in my community don't some do most dont
@♜þinned by 𝟱𝟳𝟭𝟮𝟰𝟵𝟯𝟭𝟳𝟮 Roland if u come down here man I believe you can wake a lot of folks up because rite now these Republican have tricked black people down here like they are for us and unfortunately most of them believe it smh that's why the senator so damn confuse because these racist white folks are running game and these black folks down here to slow to catch on because the white making think they really care
@♜þinned by 𝟱𝟳𝟭𝟮𝟰𝟵𝟯𝟭𝟳𝟮 coach prime brought national attention about Jackson water crisis's more than the news but unfortunately and fortunately that's the only problem people saw we had that's why Mississippi hate he left because we had way more problems than just that and we feel like if he would of stayed it would of help to inspire more people in Mississippi that we could get help and people outside of Mississippi to come help with these problem but that's how the mayor got help from coach prime bringing the national attention he needed and he tried to get Tate reeves to help him a thousand times but he never would the only help he was offering was to get Jackson residents to pay for it and you know how taxes taking more tax out of they checks
From North Jackson to the Capital is where the nice homes, businesses & hospitals(VA) are!! I think the Governor is trying to take the Capital out of Hinds County!! If the Governor can get the Capital Police Officers to patrol North Jackson to the Capital, whose to his next move won't be trying to annex that area to the neighboring counties which are Rankin County where the Governor lives & Madison County!! Those two Counties connects to one another!!
The Senator is not built for this fight. This was sad!!
Call them Out Mississippi Get your Backbone Back 🤔
Come on now Senator Really
The American system has a built-in political voting base process.....blacks have to understand the strengths in numbers.......the dilution & overhaul of the black church affecting the local & regional influence & tax dollars
I am a life-long resident of Jackson, Ms. I think you can see the milquetoast response of this representative. This is the reason that the Neo-Confederates are so bold. Below is a letter that I wrote to the editor of the local paper. Voting is good and essential but black people need to use another tool in this consumer republic which is the dis-United States of America. We need more socially-conscious businesses in Mississippi to channel funds away from those owned by Neo-Confederates.
The letter:
"Are the citizens in Jackson, Ms., the majority of whom are black, being subjected to discrimination in the exercise of their civil or political rights? How is it that the white-majority state legislature, one that took 148 years to ratify the 13th Amendment, single out Jackson for the attachment of a slave patrol, state police force, to supply black bodies to the prison-industrial complex? How is that the citizens of every other city in Mississippi have control of their police force through local officials that they elect yet the spiritual descendants of the Ku Klux Klan have decided that they can erase the political rights of black people with impunity in Jackson?
The time has come for woke people, people who are not conscientiously stupid or sincerely ignorant, to find and form businesses to serve as alternatives to those run or owned by elected officials like Rep. Trey Lamar and Governor Tate Reaves. We need to find effective ways to vote with our dollars as well as our ballots. The onslaught of legislative initiatives from ALEC and the Mississippi Center for Public Policy towards the creation of oligarchy, advanced and nurtured by corporations, will be relentless. The quality of our lives and our very existence depend upon becoming awake and staying woke with movement toward the common good and protection of the commons. "
Well, they got away with it so far because who is this dude the Roland speaking to he sounds like he has no clue or no Business in a position here keep stuttering don’t really have answers
😂😂😂look at him closely Uncle Roe Got the man shakimg in his boots He so terrified, Get him unc...
The highly intelligent and articulate Mayor of Jackson, should have been on the show to answer questions.
Write me⬆️..
I never trusted Tate Reeves never voted for him at all. Vote these crooked people out. We the people have the say when we vote.
NAACP should go after Alabama state next!
We need more lawsuits to hold these politicians responsible for their actions
How do you expect good leadership in your government when your Governor is Peter Griffin
Roland, a panel member mentioned the same thing recently being tried in Atlanta.
They're spot on but the truth goes so much deeper.
The best source I can give you to start investigating is an article titled "From Atlanta to Palestine: The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange By Christopher Luke / September 2, 2020
Run for office & every one need to Vote
I am cracking up. Roland said, "You rubbing ICY HOT on your front when its your back that's hurting." Let me add to that, How do you mop up a FLOOD with a tooth brush?
I’m black in MS and left SAD JACKSON and I love the bill….. many blacks stay in this “white” area and love the new cops and new improvements!!!
Jackson should take the other area and do better . Period! What’s wrong with controlling crime? DO YOU KNOW BUSINESSES HAVE LEFT JACKSON BECAUSE OF CRIME AND BAD BLACK LEADERS?? 😮
EVERYTHING ISNT ABOUT RACE! SAFETY FIRST!! ❤
Exactly!
You are about the smartest woman in the room.
God Bless you!
The state of MS needs more critical, logical thinking politicians.
You are 100% correct.
Not everything is about race.
Sis do you know when they pass that bill they also pass a bill that we can't protest to get Confederate monuments taking down and more racist bill@Bri Lindsey
@bri Lindsey do you hear all the other thangs that's going besides the Capital problem or you listening to everything the Capital police ain't the only thing
Preach!! I’m from Jackson. Roland is here to divide. We need more safety
I hope the people of his district watched this.
Sorry, but this interview (what I managed to watch) was like viewing a scene from 'The Andy Griffith Show ': Andy and Barney are simply 'hangin' out' at Floyd's Barber Shop on a slow day. Nothing pressing taken place, and they're all just sippin' on a Pop while a confused Floyd just meanders throughout the entire scene.. Meanwhile in Jackson, MS, your constituents are about to become political prey to your 'governor'-klansman and his cadre of stooges. The senator is a bit too 'causal' for my taste.
The mayor sounds ignorant!!
Mississippi's Senator, SMH. I see how the black residents of this state are suffering. Please get better "Speaking Representation" The Republicans know they've gotten away with a lot of inequalities in Mississippi. "Step Up" young man, young lady represent your state, with quality and dignity..
@♜þinned by 𝟱𝟳𝟭𝟮𝟰𝟵𝟯𝟭𝟳𝟮 Just responding to your request.
The senator seems not to be well informed. It seem that Roland is spending half the time informing the senator about what's going on in his community. Does the senator REALLY believe that state legislators REALLY intended to help Jackson with its problems? Couldn't he see that it was a ruse?
There will be a lot to answer for
I'm just as frustrated with this Senator as Roland is.
After watching this I'm left questioning is this Sentaor really this dense or is he an Uncle Tom?
It is quite plain to see that these Mississippi Republicans are using crime as an excuse to install the powergrab around the Capitol they've been plotting for.
It's strategic as all get out
This what Mississippi got to offer
@@TerryWhitley-ky4kh this isn't what Mississippi has to offer. Most people there are uniformed and the way the state is ran is all they know. Each time a forward thinking Black person comes forward, the White politicians silence them. Many are afraid of the politicians and don't know how to get the betterment they deserve.
You get what you vote for.
This Senator and the current Mayor are both Democrats.
Enjoy!
You need to look up the definition of Uncle Tom because I don't think you know the real Uncle Tom
I'm not from Mississippi but lived in Jackson for 5 years. Many black Mississippians look down upon the city of Jackson and are just as biased against the city as non-black people. The fact that he's from Heidelberg and not Jackson may explain his tepid level of concern.
You have to remember this same Governor has sent back care money from the The White House!!!!
He a terrible representative of the people. He not articulated his thoughts
Move!
I am moving too.
Just not hearing the necessary anger, rage and sense of urgency from the Senator, just saying.
Great Scott
Roland ...Mr Barnett seems like a great guy that loves his community but next time seek out a state representative who is able to articulate what the problem is within Jackson, Ms. more effectively.