2014/12/08 – The FBI on Monday released statistics relating to hate crimes committed in 2013, showing that nearly half of the victims were targeted on the basis of race. Law enforcement agencies reported 5,922 hate crimes motivated by a single bias last year …..
2014/11/25 – The streets were quiet but fires continued to burn Tuesday following a night of violence triggered by a grand jury’s decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting death of unarmed, black teen Michael …..
2014/11/24 – Three civil rights workers, slain for their role in battling Jim Crow laws in Mississippi, were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Monday during a ceremony held at the White House. The medal is the nation’s highest civilian honor …..
2014/11/19 – The Jackson branch of the NAACP is calling for the ouster of Connie Cochran, the chairwoman of the Hinds County Election Commission, for problems during the Nov. 4 general election. Some precincts saw unexpectedly high turnout. Some of those polling …..
2014/11/17 – JACKSON, MS – Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday that he wants to cut income taxes for some Mississippians earning less than $53,000 a year as part of his 2016 budget proposal. He estimates the tax reduction will return …..
