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July 22, 2010
A lesbian high school student has
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the school district after they cancelled her prom because she ...
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Black Contractors To Protest Mississippi Bridge Project
September 07, 2011
Work on the new $700 million Mississippi River Bridge north of downtown St. Louis could come to a halt next week. East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks and the Metro-East Black Contractors Organization announced their plans ...
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Black Mayor Wins Historic Mississippi Primary
August 24, 2011
Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mayor Johnny DuPree became the first black candidate to win a major-party nomination for governor shortly after 9 o'clock last night. Mississippi has not had a black statewide official since Reconstruction. DuPree, 57, a three-term mayor of Hattiesburg, advances to the Nov. 8 general election to face Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, 56, of Brandon. In his victory address in downtown Hattiesburg ...
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NAACP Outraged By Murder Of Black Man By Mississippi Teens
August 11, 2011
NAACP President Ben Jealous commented on the violent death of James Anderson of Jackson, Mississippi: “I am saddened that a horrific act like this, which appears to be motivated by hate, can still occur in 2011,†stated Jealous. “We are glad that two of the alleged attackers have been charged, and hope all individuals ...
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Freedom Riders Return To Mississippi Capital
May 25, 2011
50 years to the day after the first wave of Freedom Riders arrived at the Jackson terminal — a celebration was held for them in Mississippi's capital. ...
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Mississippi Freedom Trail Announced
May 05, 2011
The first of the five pre-selected markers will be officially unveiled in memory of Emmett Till near Bryant’s Store in Money, Miss. ...
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Mississippi Lesbian Sues Over Yearbook Photo
August 19, 2010
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Mississippi Supreme Court Lone Black Justice Nominated To US Court Of Appeals
June 11, 2010
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ACLU Strikes Deal To Shutter Notorious
Mississippi Penitentiary
June 07, 2010
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New York Mississippi Picnic Brings Southern Hospitality To Central Park
May 28, 2010
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Freedom Riders Announce Mississippi Freedom 50th Celebration
May 28, 2010
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Judge Tells Mississippi Schools To
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April 14, 2010
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Mississippi Businesses Invited To Join Business Development Mission To South America
March 29, 2010
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Mississippi Stops Segregating Prisoners With HIV
March 18, 2010
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Mississippi Honors The Blues
March 09, 2010
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Celebrate Rev. King's Dream By Coming To The Table In Mississippi
January 29, 2010
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Veterans Of Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Prepare For Annual Conference
March 01, 2010
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Veterans Of Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Prepare For Annual Conference
January 07, 2010
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Mississippi College Discusses Black Face Party
December 23, 2009
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University of Southern Mississippi adds American Indian studies
September 28, 2009
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Mississippi may require civil-rights instruction
September 14, 2009
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Mississippi Minority Contractors Win Arbitration Award with Toyota Plant Prime Contractor
August 13, 2009
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Black Mayor Leads Sunday's Memorial for Slain Civil Rights Workers in Philadelphia, Mississippi
June 19, 2009
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Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Conviction of Former Mississippi Klansman
June 08, 2009
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Feds to Monitor Mississippi Elections
May 06, 2009
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Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk
September 02, 2011
Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called “The Farm†because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row. The prison is located 90 minutes ...
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Group Updates On Recovery Six Years After Katrina
August 30, 2011
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law remains concerned about low-income and minority communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina six years ago and presently. "We are still committed to fighting for racial justice and ongoing recovery efforts in the Gulf," said Lawyers' Committee Executive Director Barbara Arnwine. "There is still much work to be done and it is quite disheartening that these vulnerable ...
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Study To Look At Hereditary Prostate Cancer In Blacks
August 23, 2011
Creighton University’s Hereditary Cancer Center, has received a three-year, $731,278 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role heredity plays in prostate cancer among Blacks. “Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States,. African American men have two times the occurrence of prostate cancer as do Caucasian men and suffer a significantly higher ...
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Survey: 1 In 5 Children Live In Poverty
August 17, 2011
A new survey released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization, says that child poverty in the United States increased in 38 states in the last decade. The annual KIDS COUNT Data Book shows the official child poverty rate, which is a conservative measure of economic hardship, increased 18 percent between 2000 and 2009, essentially returning to the same level as the early 1990s. ...
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Black Women Historians Speak Out Against 'The Help'
August 15, 2011
The Association of Black Women Historians released a statement today urging fans of both the best-selling novel and the new movie The Help to reconsider the popular tale of African American maids in 1960s Jackson, Miss., who risk sharing their experiences with a young white journalist. The open statement to "fans of The Help" says the book and the movie "distorts, ignores, and trivializes ...
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