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African-American News - December 21, 2010 
Haley Barbour accused of praising 'racist organisation' (Telegraph.co.UK) In an interview about his early days in the state's Yazoo City, Mr Barbour praised a group called the Citizens Council, which historians say was pro-segregation. When asked about the civil rights era as a whole in his area, he said: "I just don't remember it as being that bad." Mr Barbour told The Weekly Standard that, where he was, the Citizens ... 
West Haven Muslim Seminary Student Featured in New PBS Documentary (Fairfield Weekly) Bilal Ansari was raised in West Haven by a Christian mother and Muslim father. He's one of seven subjects in the PBS documentary The Calling.
African-American News - December 21, 2010Quitting menthol cigarettes may be harder for some smokers (Penn State Live)
Menthol cigarettes may be harder to quit, particularly for some teens and African-Americans, who have the highest menthol cigarette use, according to a study by a team of researchers. This year more kids than ever before will have a parent behind bars and African Americans are feeling the greatest brunt.
Civil rights groups seek review of Texas schools (Ventura County Star)
Two civil rights organizations are seeking a federal review of public school education in Texas, accusing state school administrators of violating federal civil rights laws after curriculum changes approved earlier this year by the Texas Board of Education. Exactly 150 years after South Carolina became the first state to leave the United States, a group whose purpose is to preserve Confederate history is holding a dance in Charleston.
Partisan redistricting fight likely (Hattiesburg American)
The decennial task of redrawing the districts from which Mississippi legislators are elected has produced some of the state's most protracted political dramas. 
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