JSU announces plans to denigrate the memories of Civil Rights Veterans by bringing in Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee

Jackson State University has announced that Rev. Jeremiah "goddamn America" Wright and Congresswoman Sheila "race pimp" Jackson-Lee will be guest speakers at the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Conference. According to the press release the 3-day conference is "designed to inspire and empower today’s youth through social activism education."

Inspire and empower to do what? 

The good Congresswoman famously ignored a white cancer survivor during an August town hall meeting in 2009 by answering her cell phone from behind the podium. Wright has made a living out of some black Americans desire to remain oppressed, while milking his fifteen minutes of fame for being Barack Obama's pastor.

Just when recent moves suggests JSU wants to become a socially acceptable choice for all Mississippi students, they pull this crap!

The fifth annual conference, themed The Loss of Civil & Human Rights in a Time of Economic Crisis: Creating a Blueprint for the Future!, will be held March 25-27 at the Mississippi e-Center @JSU, 1230 Raymond Road in Jackson.
Now one of the largest annual gatherings of civil rights veterans in the country, this event brings together civil rights activists with today’s youth to discuss ways to continue positive change in society.

Among the special guests this year are the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill; U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), civil rights leader and Algebra Project founder Bob Moses; University of Maryland government and politics professor Ronald Walters; and Greenville, Miss., Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson.

Wright will be the keynote speaker for the Veterans Freedom Gathering at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at the JSU Student Center Ballroom, which is located at the corner of John R. Lynch & Dalton streets in Jackson. Wright also will sign copies of his book, SANKOFA MOMENT-The History of Trinity United Church of Christ. Congresswoman Jackson-Lee will be the keynote speaker for the JSU Presidential Banquet at 7 p.m. Friday, March 26, at the JSU Student Center Ballroom. Moses, Walters and Hudson will speak throughout the three-day conference.

Having begun in 2004 with small gatherings, the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement became an official arm of Jackson State in 2008. In addition to collecting and archiving stories of some 200 participants in the movement across the country, the group supports people actively using those stories to continue the pursuit of freedom, justice and equality.

“We are trying to be true to our reason for being,” said Owen Brooks, executive director. “This conference, like others, will allow an exchange of ideas and engage participants in discussions regarding issues that are important to them.”

Topics include: “The Impact of the Financial Crisis on HBCU’s,” “The Political Economy During the Obama Presidency,” “Advancing the Civil Rights Agenda” and “Creating a Blueprint for the Future: Interracial, International, Intergenerational.”

A special tribute to the late Jimmie Travis will be given by long-time activist Bob Moses. Travis passed away in July 2009 and was the chairman of the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement at the time of his death.

Admission to the conference is $100 for adults, which includes admission to all events. College student registration is $25 and high school registration is $10. The registration fee includes one-year membership to the Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement.