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Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership Membership Luncheon Hilton Hotel • May 21 • Jackson, Miss www.mississippilink.com VOL. 18, NO. 31 MAY 24 - 30, 2012 50¢ Bryant signs bill to limit AG’s power • P. 2 MISSISSIPPI LINK EXCLUSIVE: Virginia College expands • P. 3 Inside Clarksdale teen shot in face • P. 4 Wendy Williams takes on plastic surgery • P. 18 Sgt. Marcus Wright speaks Wright serving as Sgt. over Why The NAACP National Internal Affairs with HCSD Board of Directors voted to By Othor Cain maintain that I never touched Managing Editor oppose codifying discrimination that house, I personally put my In an exclusive interview hands on the mayor and told By Derrick Johnson with The Mississippi Link, him that we could not do this,” President, Mississippi State Marcus Wright confirmed that Wright said. “The mayor said Conference NAACP he has been employed with the watch me, and the raid pro- The NAACP’s recent de- Hinds County Sheriff’s Depart- ceeded.” cision concerning marriage ment since Feb. 24. Wright was Wright acknowledged that equality is a continuation of our hired as an investigator in the his statements are consistent mission and constitution, which Internal Affairs (IA) division now to what they were then. Lewis Wright states our objective is to ensure and was promoted to sergeant “I made this statement to the the “political, educational, so- over IA effective May 1. federal investigators who were completed, Wright took on a but we stand on our record,” cial and economic equality” of Wright has been working handling this case, and it is also second full-time job with the Lewis said. “In that office when all people. We support marriage in law enforcement since Jan in courts records that not only Terry, Miss. police department. we first got here, there was no equality consistent with the 2001, when he began at the po- did I advise the mayor that we “I’m amazed but not shocked record keeping, no filing sys- equal protection clause of the lice academy with the Jackson couldn’t do this, I actually tried by all of this media attention. tem, no tracking of complaints, 14th Amendment of the United Police Department. From there to stop him from doing it,” I’ve been working back in law no computers…in a nutshell, it States Constitution. Johnson he did three years on the streets Wright said. enforcement for over a year was antiquated. We knew com- This support does not mean as a rank and file officer. Wright was sentenced in and a half and nothing has been ing in the problems we had with the NAACP has adopted a posi- ily controlled enclaves. Those In 2003, more than 40 of- 2009 to one-year probation and said until now,” Wright said. corruption.” tion on same-sex marriage from in power knew full well that a ficers applied for a spot in the a $500 fine. He could not work “I won’t allow these distrac- Lewis said his predecessor a personal, moral, or religious poor white population separat- investigations unit and only six in any type of law enforce- tions to stop me, I think that I did a 20-year reign and failed perspective. We have no such ed from its poor black brethren were chosen. Wright was one of ment capacity, nor could he am uniquely qualified to do this to bring the department up to position on an individual’s sex- would never have the strength them. “I was placed in the vice seek work in law enforcement job and I’m thankful to Sheriff speed to modern times. “At ual orientation. to challenge a system designed and narcotics unit under then while he was on probation, but Lewis for giving me this oppor- some point, we have to let the We deeply respect our mem- to keep the majority impover- the late Sgt. Gladney,” Wright court officials said during the tunity.” cat out of the bag and say that bers’ personal and moral be- ished and as a source of cheap said. “I stayed there until 2005.” sentencing phase that he could Lewis, who at the time of this we didn’t create these prob- liefs and, as our and free labor. In 2005, Wright was tapped return to law enforcement after interview had only been in of- lems, they came along with the resolution states, COMMENTARY Today, the battle by the late Frank Melton, who then if it was his desire. fice for 141 days, is proud of job,” Lewis said. “We are work- “we strongly affirm to divide us contin- served as mayor for the city “Judge Linda Anderson ad- his hire in Wright and proud ing hard daily to fix so many of the religious freedoms of all ues-only now we are capable of of Jackson from 2005-2009, vised the federal government of the accomplishments he’s them and hiring Marcus is only people as protected by the First recognizing it. to serve as one of his personal during the sentencing that she made since taking office. “We one step in that direction. Amendment.” The NAACP has Segregation laws helped bodyguards. It was a job that was going to lift the ban and looked inside and outside for Lewis isn’t the first elected always advocated strongly on maintain a rift between the would lead to Wright’s resigna- not allow it to remain as a life the right person for this posi- official that believes in redemp- behalf of the equal protection races, weakening them. Today, tion in 2008. “When I left JPD time strike against me and that I tion and Marcus was the perfect tion and giving people a second clause of the 14th Amendment, those looking to cut deeply into in 2008, which was a mandate could return to law enforcement fit with his years of experience chance. “I want to know why and this is an extension of that the clout of a struggling middle in my plea deal that I resign im- if I wanted to after my proba- and his qualifications,” Lewis is it wrong that I hired Marcus, mission. class now seek to emasculate mediately, I was an acting sar- tion was up,” Wright said. “I said. “When we inherited this when my predecessor hired Indeed, the Mississippi State African-American churches gent,” Wright said. never went to jail, I did my pro- department we took on a lot of Michael Recio?” Lewis asked. Conference of the NAACP hon- and divert them from their age- Wright’s plea deal was the bation period, I paid my fine, problems and many of those “He and Marcus both served ors and defends religious insti- old battle for social equality result of a 2006 warrantless and I operated according to the problems rested in our Internal their time.” tutions from being discriminat- and reform by hammering the vigilante-style raid on a duplex sentence that I was given.” Affairs Division.” In addition to Lewis and for- ed against, just as we honor and divisive issues of morality such in Northwest Jackson. Wright After leaving JPD in 2008, Lewis maintains that his hir- mer Sheriff McMillin, Melton defend individual rights. as abortion and now same sex pleaded guilty in 2008 to mis- Wright began working full time ing of Wright wasn’t done in also took on the role of offering For decades, this great nation marriage. demeanor conspiracy charges at Morgan and Morgan Law a secretive nor under-handed second-chances. was divided by miscegenation in exchange for his testimony Firm. In its Jackson branch, manner. “We are very transpar- and segregation laws created NAACP against Melton and then former Wright served as an investiga- ent and always will be. We were Wright speaks specifically to pare us into eas- Continued on page 6 bodyguard Michael Recio. “I tor. Once his probation was prepared for the controversy Continued on page 6 JPS given more time to right a wrong Donald Driver wins DWTS District has until Nov 1 to make improvements Espn.com Packers tight By Othor Cain LOS ANGELES - He al- end Jermichael Managing Editor ready has a Super Bowl ring, Finley joined Monday, May 21, proved and now football star Donald in on the cel- to be a very busy day for offi- Driver can add the “Dancing ebration, writ- cials within the Jackson Public With the Stars” mirrorball ing: “Yesssir! Schools District. Board mem- trophy to his awards collec- D.Driver Wins!” bers called a 9 a.m. special tion. With just one meeting for the approval of the The Green Bay Packers point separating new superintendent’s contract. receiver won the ABC dance the three final- Dr. Cedrick Gray, superin- show May 22 after wowing ists, it was up to tendent for the Fayette Coun- audiences and judges with the viewers to ty Tennessee school district, his kickin’ country-themed pick the winner. signed a contract with JPS for freestyle routine. He and part- He and his ner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted fellow finalists, $200,000 annually with pro- Sargent Gray visions that offer raises up to the glittery prize above their Welsh singer $5,000 each year. Gray’s con- decided to give Mississippi’s argue that we haven’t done all heads after being named the Katherine Jen- tract runs from July 1, 2012 second largest district six more of what we were suppose to do new “Dancing” champs. kins and Cu- until June 30, 2015. Gray was months to fix its problems or because we haven’t but we are Streamers and confetti ban actor Wil- chosen out of a pool of 71 ap- lose its accreditation status.
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