James Byrd, Jr.

Blogs
October 18, 2012
Rodney Pearson: Jasper's First Black Police Chief (Now Former Chief) Sues City
The first black police chief in Jasper, Texas -- the East Texas hamlet best known for the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. -- didn't last long. In fact, according to the federal lawsuit he just filed against city officials, and the city itself, he was forced out of his job by a not-very-sophisticat ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
Charles Cannon, Two Others Guilty in Hate-Crime Beating of Black Man at Bus Stop
A Houston federal jury has convicted three men on hate-crime charges for beating up a random black man at a downtown bus stop. Charles Cannon, 26, Michael McLaughlin, 40, and Brian Kerstetter, 32 were convicted under the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act; a fourth man saw his case dismissed ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Jasper's Hidden Past: Terrific Vintage Photos of Black Life
Alonzo Jordan/Texas African-American Photo ArchiveThe New York Times has a great slideshow up now called "The Hidden Half of an East Texas Town" featuring photos of black life in Jasper back in the pre-Civil Rights era. They come from a new exhibit at the International Center for Photography ... More >>
News
December 9, 2010
Montrose Murder
Paul Broussard's killer, up for parole, may not be model prisoner.
Blogs
June 8, 2010
The Murderabilia Controversy: Does Tupac Count?
The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email it to introducingliston@ ... More >>
News
October 21, 1999
Punks, Jocks and Justice
There was a killing and now a conviction. Even those can't stop the fierce war raging between the Panhandle punks and athletes of Amarillo.
News
June 10, 1999
Campaign Appearances
For Bush, the legislative session shows it's better to look good than do good
News
February 25, 1999
The Librarian Who Wouldn't Be Quiet