Jackson Jambalaya

I'm curious where the "contributions and grants" came from. That's where the story will get interesting. There are a million little charities that feed a small circle of "advocates" trying to save the world, and at the end of the day they all think their efforts are worth a good salary. Question is, are there really that many "contributors" to this great cause OR are they simply cashing government grant checks and sending themselves to Europe? And who approved those "grants"?

Jackson is absolutely littered with non-profits and charities that are nothing more than fronts to pay salaries to "special" people that are far and away above market.

If these are Govt grants then the SoS office will turn this info over to the FBI

The FBI? LOL

You really think Comrade Obamainov's FBI is going to seriously pursue the leader of any state NAACP chapter?

The most corrupt Presidential administration in our history is simply not going to investigate and/or charge Derrick Johnson.

I would be sure to let the W.K. Kellogg Foundation know how their "grant" money is being spent. GEESH.

" Derrick Johnson in Paris " . . .
this should be a funny movie staring LeVar Burton, (filmed on location in Canton, MS.)

Government grants have funded many a lifestyle in Mississippi over the years. Look for example at the first black female mayor in Mississippi. Mayersville. Unita Blackwell was mayor for a decade or more. Spent large money provided by Ford Foundation and Kennedy Empire. Lived large for decades while 'her people' brought her water and ironed her sheets.

Same is true with grant money winding up in places like, ahem, Bolton MS. Idi Amin ain't got shit on these people. They all have the ability to convince themselves they've earned it.

Keep an eye on Lumumba too.

If you think this is bad, try peeking into the shenanigans behind some of the megachurches with prominent billboards around town. I know for a fact that one minister is pulling in on the order of $150,000 a month.

I'm a Christian. I'm not one of those tiresome Fondren-dwelling atheists who uses one person's abuse of Christianity as an excuse to discredit the Truth. But I am concerned that there are earnest people who are being fleeced, whether it is through progressive charities or God, Inc.

People tend to trust those who enter thankless positions like minister or charity coordinator. I know people in both those positions who do not pull in anywhere close to 6 figures a year (let alone a month). People like Derrick are abusing the public trust and are using people's trust and goodwill to get rich.

A $500 fine? Despicable.

Derrick Johnson doesn't give one hoot about "the public trust". Don't look for integrity there.

Not sure if this is an example of the worm turning or the circle going full. Take people, for example, who would never, ever contribute to a particular cause or agenda. Take that same person prodded by a shakedown artist who rather hesitantly agrees to write a check. The check goes from the unwilling (unwitting) contributor to the middle man and full circle back to the cause the man would never, ever send money to.

Which piper is being paid and which 'PO Folks' is gettin' fat? Who is rakin' off a percentage and who is holdin' the bag? Who is following a fluteless piper and which plane was caught by the tin-can drummer?

Look no further than Bennie, Jesse, Al, hundreds of charity CEOs, community organizers, NAACP leaders, preachers, descendants of well known trailblazers and a multitude of other hucksters.

God loves a good 3 chord praise song and stadium seating

To 10:44am, I have no interest in how churches choose to spend their income. Notice I used the word "choose." Churches have Boards of Directors in place, and the pastor operates at the pleasure of the board, and his salary is determined by the board. If a church is pulling in so much money that they can play their pastor over a million per year, while also meeting their other financial obligations, then so be it. What does that have to do with Mr Johnson's situation?

PittPanther....Try to pay attention. It has nothing to do with Johnson, per se. It has to do with the larger subject of black men who get themselves elevated to positions of power and float in enough cash to sink a farkin' battleship, typically through the power of persuasion, payoffs and picking pockets. There's a whole phenomenon out there if you'll just allow yourself to see it.

Church Mouse, you don't get it. If a church board chooses to pay its pastor an exorbitant salary, and its members are OK with their tithes and contributions going towards that salary, and all is above board and legal, then whining about it on KFs board is ridiculous. That pastor will need to explain himself come his own judgement day.

How much a pastor gets paid has nothing in parallel with a potential "slush fund" that skirts the borders of legality. It's a silly argument to try to make, and just exposes your own biases.

PittPanther Yeah, and I bet his "biases" are right in line with that guy who said "It is harder for a needle to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven" (paraphrased) - something that "pastors" would be expected to be familiar with, unless they're from a "prosperity church".

"LEDERSHIP"!?!?!
Derrick is not worried about "the other 47%" [When Mitt Romney spoke at a fundraiser held at Mark Leder's house in 2012, a video shows Mitt denigrating "the 47% of Americans" who, Romney said, "pay no income tax" and are "dependent upon government" and they "believe the govmint has a responsibility to care for them.... My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. What I have to do is convince the 5 to 10 per cent in the center that are independents."]

Folks, life ain't a black/white battle - it is rich/poor battle.
See Blackmon, Esq.'s Bentley; see Espy Esq.'s bling; see Derrick Johnson's abuses; they are not different than the Barbours, Hedermens, etc.

It is a battle of the GREEDY versus the NEEDY. Shame on Dilbert & Pickering for whitewashing so many current crimes and abuses of the public trust. They are gutless weasels. TOSS EM OUT!

The campers are unhappy Kingfish.

"All the people who struggled for justice true justice and here you [Derrick Johnson] are a man that holds the position to stand up for justice and you are using it in vain with the name of the NAACP," said Perry.

Member calls for resignation of Mississippi NAACP President
Posted: Sep 04, 2013 3:15 PM CST Updated: Sep 04, 2013 5:46 PM CST
By Marsha Thompson - bio | email

Perry showed us NAACP letter head that included an email address for his charity including a letter for fundraising. The charity is listed at the same address as the NAACP on Lynch street. Perry showed us NAACP letter head that included an email address for his charity including a letter for fundraising. The charity is listed at the same address as the NAACP on Lynch street.

With tears in her eyes and her voice cracking, she said the co-mingling of images has raised eyebrows, concerns. With tears in her eyes and her voice cracking, she said the co-mingling of images has raised eyebrows, concerns.

The consent order says One Voice spent thousands on expenses not related to its state purpose of "improving the quality of life for African-Americans and other disenfranchised communities," The consent order says One Voice spent thousands on expenses not related to its state purpose of "improving the quality of life for African-Americans and other disenfranchised communities,"
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

A Jackson NAACP member is calling on the national organization to investigation the relationship between state NAACP President Derrick Johnson and his charity. 'One Voice' recently came under the security of an audit by the secretary of state's office. Controversy is brewing over co-mingling of the two separate entities.

So, now we have it in Biblical lesson form from PittPanther that all this discussion is for nought since 'come judgment day' man will pay the piper. Isn't that sorta like telling the man bent over the bed at Parchman 'not to worry'; It'll be over soon and that guy will pay later'? What about that part of Panther's Bible that indicates 'money changers' should be thrown out of the Temple?

On one hand, people like Pitt will bemoan the salary of an oil company executive while, on the other, will dismiss as irrelevant the raping of a congregation by a preacher or the fleecing of a flock by a NAACP magnate. Greed is greed. Whether or not it's illegal is irrelevant.

How can a man, use Grant money in any form he wishes. Then all he gets is a measly 500.00 fine. The man is not honest and he should not be holding a position of Integrity. so why is he still there. Think about the fact that he suppose to be an attorney practicing law, shouldn't he be disbarred. And also the money he gave back to One Voice was probably the money of the NAACP. Evidently he has others higher up the ranks in his corner!