Haley Barbour

Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Dies Suddenly at 66

Lumumba is the city's second mayor to die in recent years.
02/26/2014

Commentary: Privilege, Power and Mitt Romney

Why Romney's taxes matter in his quest for the presidency.
07/20/2012
Disney Makes Black Princess Face of Watermelon Candy - Certainly it’s a coincidence that Tiana, Disney animated films’ only Black princess, is the face of the company’s new Dig 'n Dips watermelon-flavored candy, right? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, the new candy had critics up in arms last week. (Photo: Disney)

Bring That Week Back: March 14

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Mississippi Court Upholds Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour’s Controversial Pardons - On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld the controversial pardons issued by the state’s former governor Haley Barbour during his last days in office.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Mississippi Court Upholds Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour’s Controversial Pardons

Barbour's pardons of four murderers were ruled valid.
03/08/2012
Mississippi Court Upholds Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour’s Controversial Pardons - On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld the controversial pardons issued by the state’s former governor Haley Barbour during his last days in office.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Despite Outcry, Haley Barbour Defends His Pardoning of 200 Mississippi Convicts

Ex-Mississippi governor says his act was compassionate.
01/13/2012
Scott Sisters Shocked They Weren’t Pardoned by Mississippi Governor  - After serving nearly 16 years of their life sentences, Jamie and Gladys Scott, also known as the Scott sisters, were released on January 7, 2011, from a Mississippi penitentiary, but they were shocked to find that on Thursday, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour didn’t pardon them for an armed robbery they claim they didn’t commit. (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)

Scott Sisters Shocked They Weren’t Pardoned by Mississippi Governor

The pair wants the new governor to grant the request.
01/13/2012
Mississippi Court Upholds Ex-Gov. Haley Barbour’s Controversial Pardons - On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Mississippi upheld the controversial pardons issued by the state’s former governor Haley Barbour during his last days in office.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Commentary: Goodbye and Good Riddance, Haley Barbour

Mississippi gov's pardons show his racial insensitivity.
01/12/2012

Just When You Think He’s In, Haley Barbour Drops Out of the Presidential Race

Miss. Gov. says he doesn't have "fire in the belly” to run.
04/27/2011

Haley Barbour's Race Problem

02/18/2011