Lexington, a city of about 1,600 people, is the county seat of Holmes County and about 50 miles north of the Mississippi state capital. About 86% of Lexington’s population is Black.

Lexington has a population of 1,600 and is about 60 miles north of Jackson. About 80% of the city, nearly 1,300 people, are Black, census data shows. Information about the size and racial makeup ...

A Justice Department report on the police department in Lexington, Mississippi, has found a stunning pattern of racially disparate policing and harassment. Emily Wagster Pettus, Graham Lee Brewer.

A Lexington, Mississippi police cruiser parked near the town square on August 15, 2022. A DOJ investigation found that the LPD violated the constitutional rights of the town's citizens.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announces at a news conference, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Jackson, Mississippi, that it has opened ...

Police in a majority Black Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force and retaliate against its critics, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report ...

Residents of Lexington, Miss., were afraid at first to talk to Justice Dept. investigators about abusive policing. On Thursday night, they celebrated together.

Lexington is a city of about 1,600 people about 65 miles north of Mississippi's capital of Jackson, according to the Justice Department. About 80% of the city, nearly 1,300 people, are Black ...

LEXINGTON, Mississippi — Three people were killed and eight others were injured in central Mississippi early Saturday when at least two people opened fire into a group of several hundred people ...

Lexington, a city of about 1,600 people, is the county seat of Holmes County and about 50 miles north of the Mississippi state capital. About 86% of Lexington’s population is Black.