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Saturday, April 14, 2012  Quincy residents showed their support for Trayvon Martin Saturday

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  The Quincy City Council unanimously approved a petition to host a silent protest and march for Trayvon Martin.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Since their start in 2006, more then 200 people have gone through the study circle sessions.

Sunday, October 09, 2011  The second annual Cake-A-Palooza's just around the corner. Sunday, the group kicked off the event at the Quincy Mall with decorating demonstrations and resources for decorating ideas for those interested in participating. This time should give them plenty of time to come up with some clever ideas for the actual cake-off.

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

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  From Swastika to Jim Crow: That was the topic of a racial justice video series presented by the Quincy YWCA tonight.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  A new edition of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" plans to replace the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers.

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.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Hannibal residents are taking a step back in time to look at racism through the eyes of Mark Twain

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.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum will host an “Awareness and Understanding of Systemic Racism” workshop on Friday, August 27 from 9:00-3:00 at the Museum Gallery.