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2023

OPINION: Let’s end hair discrimination in Mississippi

Matching the Need for a Skilled Workforce with College Degrees
https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/10/11/matching-the-need-for-a-skilled-workforce-with-college-degrees-spotlighted-in-mississippi/?fbclid=IwAR2LBs0n_DDvyQUHkilo38h9uYJweGgjCkTiFymJ6lGrBh3jHhvKtSTjxhg

Legislative Black Caucus Unveils Right to Contraception Act
https://www.wjtv.com/news/politics/mississippi-politics/legislative-black-caucus-unveils-right-to-contraception-act

MS Democrats’ “Save Our Hospitals Tour” Lands in Jackson
https://themississippilink.com/news/mississippi-democrats-save-our-hospitals-tour-lands-in-jackson-st-dominics-hospital-campus-was-the-sit-for-mississippi-democrats-press-conference/

Interview on Mississippi Public Broadcasting: https://shows.acast.com/5d892b22719a100a4a0192bd/64c3f1d58577ee00119dd1ff?seek=1094

Mississippi’s legislature looks to update election laws and purge voter rolls

Mississippi Needs Tax Credits For Children and Working Families

Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis persists with shut-offs, closed schools – Washington Post

Mississippi closer to more state police in mostly Black city | AP News

For this Mississippi representative, ending period poverty in Mississippi starts with youth

See some of the most explosive quotes from the House debate on unelected Jackson courts

ZAAP members hold rally on MLK day to support Jackson Zoo

House passes legislation to prohibit property-value based water and sewer billing

2022

Rep. Zakiya Summers Responds to State Auditor’s Report on Fatherlessness

Mississippi’s latest move in its anti-abortion agenda? A tax break for corporate donations

Mississippi Left $47 Million in Aid To Poor Families Unspent, Prompting Calls For Reform

2021

Millennial, Black, Female: How One COCHUSA Member Balances Life and (political) Service – http://cochusa.org/millennial-black-female-how-one-cochusa-member-balances-life-and-political-service/ 

Parole Reform, Pay Raises and Covid-19: 2021 Legislative Session – https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2021/jan/05/parole-reform-pay-raises-and-covid-19-2021-legisla/

No Excuse Absentee Voting Needed, MS State Lawmaker Says – https://www.clarionledger.com/story/opinion/2020/11/12/no-excuse-absentee-voting-needed-mississippi-state-lawmaker-says/6253132002/

Status Quo Elections May Not Be Safe This November – http://www.jacksonadvocateonline.com/today-paper/?pIds=32819&fbclid=IwAR0ivxmN9-Q09MIFjQkHxmPIsf-IFS3mYThSBmFGvPPrwm2k9hPKo62LAlo

“Reform By Any Other Name” – https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/feb/19/reform-any-other-name/

MS House Democrats Announce New Leadership – https://yallpolitics.com/2020/01/28/ms-house-democrats-announce-caucus-leadership/

“Move Mississippi Forward: The Lighthouse Q&A with Zakiya Summers” – https://loveblackgirls.org/2019/11/01/move-mississippi-forward-the-lighthouse-qa-with-zakiya-summers/

Revenge porn, prison restraints: MS legislators wrapping up session, bills head to governor

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Statement on “Ballot Harvesting Law” Ruling
Statement on “Ballot Harvesting Law” Ruling

July 26, 2023 Statement on Federal Court ruling on “Ballot Harvesting” Law This statement is attributed to Rep. Zakiya Summers…

Rep. Summers to Provide Feminine Hygiene Products to Boys and Girls Club of Central MS during Period Poverty Awareness Week
Rep. Summers to Provide Feminine Hygiene Products to Boys and Girls Club of Central MS during Period Poverty Awareness Week

Representative Summers to Provide Feminine Hygiene Products to Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi during Period Poverty Awareness Week…

Rep. Summers Invites Mothers & Daughters to 4th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon, May 20
Rep. Summers Invites Mothers & Daughters to 4th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon, May 20

Public Service Announcement Rep. Summers Invites Mothers & Daughters to 4th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon, May 20 May 3, 2023…

Fair Fight graduation release
Fair Fight graduation release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2023 Representative Zakiya Summers Completes National Fellowship Program  Jackson, MS – Representative Zakiya Summers recently…