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April 23, 2013

Man accused of mailing poisoned letter to Obama released from jail

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) - The man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a…
April 18, 2013

Mississippi man charged with sending poison letters to Obama, others

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin has been charged with threatening President…
April 8, 2013

Scottsboro Boys pardoned: What other infamous civil rights cases are in need of closure?

OPINION - America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the…
April 5, 2013

Miss. cop, suspect shot, killed inside police HQ

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Stunned police officials in Jackson, Miss., are trying to determine how a suspect was able to…
March 31, 2013

The South: A near-solid block against ‘Obamacare’

ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the…
March 7, 2013

FBI monitoring investigation of Marco McMillian's death

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The FBI said Wednesday that it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of…
March 6, 2013

Rep. Bennie Thompson asks FBI to review Marco McMillian's death

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - A Mississippi congressman on Tuesday asked the FBI to review the slaying of an openly gay…
March 3, 2013

Man charged in slaying of Miss. mayoral candidate Marco McMillian

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 22-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday in the death of a mayoral candidate, whose…
February 28, 2013

How Michelle Obama won over Mississippi on school lunches

theGRIO REPORT - In a country that in recent years has become almost defined by political polarization, it's hard to…
February 19, 2013

Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment banning slavery after 'Lincoln'

theGRIO REPORT - After 148 years, Mississippi has ratified the 13th Amendment, banning slavery...
January 17, 2013

Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled…
January 7, 2013

6th Miss. man pleads guilty in attacks on blacks

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A sixth man has pleaded guilty in connection with racially motivated attacks by young whites against…
December 6, 2012

James Craig Anderson murder: 4th man pleads guilty in Mississippi hate crime case

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the death of a…
November 26, 2012

Civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot dies at 73

WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawrence Guyot, a civil rights leader who survived jailhouse beatings in the Deep South in the 1960s…
November 12, 2012

Map shows South has most racist post-election Obama tweets

theGRIO REPORT - An interactive map tracks the most hateful tweets following President Barack Obama's re-election...
October 24, 2012

Arrests in east Miss. violate students' rights

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in east Mississippi run a 'school-to-prison pipeline' that locks up students for infractions like flatulence…
October 18, 2012

Mississippi says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of…
October 11, 2012

Statue of Fannie Lou Hamer unveiled in Mississippi

theGRIO REPORT - Hamer, who would have been 95 on Oct. 6, is remembered the world over as a woman…
October 1, 2012

50 years later, University of Mississippi marks integration

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - The black man who enrolled at the University of Mississippi 50 years ago amid violent protests…
September 27, 2012

$42.6 million FEMA trailer settlements approved

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $42.6 million class-action settlement between companies…