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Monday, March 26, 2012  Updated with video; The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Unit of Black Men in America and other community leaders in Americus, Georgia have joined with the rest of the nation in rallying for support of Trayvon Martin, 17.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  Updated with video; In a special report, FOX 31 sits down with the Albany Mayoral Candidates for reaction regarding racial whispers about the election from the community.

Friday, October 07, 2011  Police kill man believed to be California quarry shooter; friends say suspect felt mistreated

Monday, February 28, 2011  Former U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod says getting over racism is key to reviving rural America.

Friday, February 04, 2011  Each Sunday, many Southwest Georgians still segregate themselves at church.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Jim Crow Laws segregated whites and blacks in separate schools, separate bathrooms, and drinking from separate water fountains for 89 years. The “separate but equal” philosophy was officially outlawed in 1965. But desegregating some parts of the country has been slow and Albany is a prime example.

Friday, January 28, 2011  Rush Limbaugh's comments about Chinese language sparks backlash among Asian lawmakers

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  The suspicious backpack was spotted by three city employees about an hour before the parade was to start.

Thursday, November 11, 2010  A group of masons are calling foul play when it comes to the new Wal-Mart’s hiring practices.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  The Albany Civil Rights Institute is celebrating the finishing touches that will make Old Mount Zion Church a permanent part of the ACRI.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010  Sherrod made her decision during a meeting in Washington Tuesday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Sherrod was forced to resign from her USDA position after a blogger posted snippets of a March NAACP speech where she appeared to make racist remarks.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  Relatives say Thornton, 34, finally cracked after suffering racial harassment in a company where he said he was singled out for being black in a predominantly white work force.

Friday, July 23, 2010  Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column Friday, saying they have disadvantaged struggling whites and hurt the cause of racial harmony.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  President Barack Obama apologized Thursday to former federal official Shirley Sherrod over her ouster in the midst of a racially tinged firestorm that enveloped the White House.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he will reconsider the department's decision to oust a black employee over racially tinged remarks after learning more about what she said.