DeSoto County MS NAACP

08/12/2026

Link to NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Tickets:

DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI — The DeSoto County Branch of the NAACP proudly announces its Annual Freedom Fund Banquet on Saturday, October 10

08/12/2026

07/21/2026

Come and get informed about XAI in SoutHaven MS

04/22/2026

Get the State of the Air report card for the air quality in Mississippi including high ozone days, particle pollution and groups at risk.

04/20/2026

Rev. Robert Tipton Jr. lives near Southaven, Mississippi, close to a new xAI data center. It’s powered by massive, polluting gas turbines. We're working with the NAACP to fight back in court —including Rev. Tipton who is president of the DeSoto County NAACP branch.​

For 30 years, Rev. Tipton has lived with sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease affecting lungs and other organs. He worries about xAI’s smog pollution – for himself and his community. ​

The community didn’t get a chance to say no to the turbines. When Rev. Tipton learned they were operating without permits, he decided to fight back against xAI, a company recently acquired by SpaceX. ​

He hopes the litigation will force xAI to follow the law and protect Southaven residents from dangerous pollution. “I want to see that air pollution guidelines are followed to the T,” Rev. Tipton says. “I want the truth out.”