The Mississippi Black Leadership Institute (MBLI) is a community of scholars, elected officials, business leaders, and community organizers working together to exchange information, provide support, and provide access to other local professionals and political leaders to produce progressive change. MBLI is the brainchild of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and former Executive Director Derrick Johnson, who is committed to developing community and political leaders from progressive communities across the state of Mississippi. The Institute offers a professional leadership development immersion, which is facilitated by One Voice Mississippi, Incorporated. They believe that a collective vision can be achieved by cultivating emerging leaders through a common bond of unity, excellence, and a commitment to transform Mississippi.
The Mississippi Black Leadership Institute opens doors of opportunity by promoting an agenda of leadership development to achieve equity and justice for vulnerable and marginalized Mississippians whose voices and values are often underrepresented.
We are looking for service-minded people with a strong love for community to join our prestigious leadership institute. Although quite a few of our alumni go on to be elected to office, we seek participants from various backgrounds and fields of interest.
We are looking for service-minded people with a strong love for community to join our prestigious leadership institute. Although quite a few of our alumni go on to be elected to office, we seek participants from various backgrounds and fields of interest.
Our mission is to ensure an equal voice for traditionally silenced communities. When One Voice’s work is done, we envision a Mississippi with a healthy vibrant thriving neighborhoods, schools, economy, and most importantly families.
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