Gwendolyn White, 57, is charged with attempted murder after shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County Courthouse — the culmination of a five-year…
Month: May 2026
Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Ruling: A Threat to Black Representation
A recent $24 million civil rights verdict against a former Parker, Colorado police officer highlights ongoing issues with police accountability (Cpr, 2026)…
Southern States Under Siege: Storm Recap, Rising Extreme Weather Data & Your Survival Gameplan
A year-long run of deadly tornado outbreaks across the South and Midwest — including an EF-3 that tore a mile-wide path through St. Louis &mdash…
Deepfake Targets Ashlee Jenae Investigation — and Her Family Is Still Waiting for the Truth
A viral video claiming to show influencer Ashlee Jenae being chased before her death in Zanzibar has been confirmed an AI-generated deepfake — but it has…
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act: A New Era of Racial Hostility
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has dismissed Biden-era police investigations and proposed police consent decrees in Louisville…
The Stories They Won’t Tell: Underreported Hate Crimes Against Black America — May 2026
Hate crimes against Black Americans are believed to be undercounted by as much as 10-to-1 — meaning tens of thousands of racially motivated incidents may go…
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act: A Direct Attack on Black Electoral Power
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is investigating police misconduct and civil rights violations, but the pace and effectiveness of these investigations…
Black America Under Siege: Jan. 6 Fund, SPLC Hearing, Find A Black Doctor Lawsuit, and Mississippi Fights Back — May 20, 2026
This briefing covers a new $1.7 billion Justice Department fund for Jan. 6 defendants that civil rights leaders call an insult to reparations advocates, a…