The Black Resilience Network began collaborating over a dozen organizations across Mississippi after the March 2023 tornado devastated several counties. On October 24, 2023, Dr. Annelle Primm of All Healers Mental Health Alliance (a founding member of the Black Resilience Network) and Dr. Atyia Martin of Next Leadership Development (the convenor of the Black Resilience Network) partnered with the Mississippi Urban League to host Mississippi Collective Action & Care: Collaborating for Disaster Resilience. Fourteen representatives from organizations across the state came to the MS Urban League's office in Jackson.
The Mississippi (MS) Urban League has a statewide mission with a small team of three incredibly committed professionals. Their mission is to help African-Americans and others in Mississippi’s historically underserved communities achieve their highest true social parity, economic self-reliance, power, and civil rights. The MS Urban League's mission includes leading the Hinds County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee to organize social services, faith-based organizations, housing agencies, and others to address the unmet needs of families and individuals of residents of Hinds County, Mississippi, in response to county, state, or federally declared disasters. MS Urban League was critical in the response to the Jackson Water Crisis and continues to organize recovery efforts for the 2023 tornados and subsequent severe storms.
In November 2024, the MS Urban League hosted an emergency preparedness event in Jackson, MS. It was well attended and well received. They would like to host more events that proactively work with community members to take practical action for the onslaught of emergencies and disasters they continue to face.
