Derrion Arrington hails from Laurel, Mississippi. He is married to the former Danielle Marie Christman. He graduated from high school at Laurel High School and obtained a bachelor's degree in History from Tougaloo College. His area of expertise lies on African American politics and the grassroots movements of local black communities.
Before joining the ACLU, he held the position of Donor Relations Specialist at Hinds Community College Foundation, where he expanded the network of African American donors and helped alleviate the financial burden of African American students. He served as a Grant Manager at Joseph Dreamhouse CDC, and worked in the department of Reference and Archives at the Mississippi Library Commission.
Derrion is the author of "Standing Firm in the Dixie: The Freedom Struggle in Laurel, Mississippi." Furthermore, he is one of the co-founders of the Laurel-Jones County Black History Museum and Arts, as well as the Laurel Black History Project. He is also a writer for the Mississippi Freedom Trail via Visit Mississippi and the Mississippi Humanities Council. He has done scholarly presentations for the Alluvial
Collective’s Community Learning Series and the Memorial Gathering hosted by the Lafayette Community Remembrance Project. At present, he is engaged in the development of his second literary work entitled "The Speaker Pro Tempore: Robert Clark and The Rise of Black Politics in Mississippi."
