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NAACP sues Mississippi over legislative redistricting plan

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is perpetuating a legacy of racial discrimination because lawmakers failed to draw enough majority-Black districts

Associated Press / December 21, 2022

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Justice Thurgood Marshall’s wife Cecilia ‘Cissy’ Marshall dies at 94

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall, the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who worked alongside

Associated Press / November 23, 2022

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Water investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge 

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal investigations into public spending on the failing water system in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are a test

Associated Press / October 26, 2022

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EPA civil rights case targets Mississippi over Jackson water

The federal government is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund

Associated Press / October 21, 2022

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NAACP branch VP killed shielding his girlfriend during ambush in Turks Caicos

A Virginia NAACP official, who spent his last moments shielding his girlfriend from gunfire, was fatally shot while vacationing in

TheGrio Staff / October 6, 2022

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N.C. sheriff recorded calling Black workers derogatory names

WHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff was recorded calling Black employees by derogatory names and saying they should

Associated Press / September 30, 2022

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NAACP says Jackson’s water problems are civil rights issue

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water

Associated Press / September 28, 2022