August 20: White Supremacist Group Activity: White Supremacists Twist DOJ Indictment Into a Recruiting Tool.
Category: Civil Rights
Reporting on civil rights enforcement, federal policy rollbacks and the court cases shaping voting, housing and equal protection in the United States.
Breaking News Aug 21, 2026Nine Days in the Dark: Inside Gary, Indiana’s Slow-Motion Blackout After the August Derecho
A derecho with 99 mph winds knocked out power to over 300,000 NIPSCO customers on August 11. Nine days later, Gary — one of the most Black cities in America…
Civil Rights Aug 20, 2026Louisiana Judges Sue to Block Law Erasing Black-Majority Districts
Louisiana judges sue to block Act 243, which erased majority-Black districts. Plus: Wisconsin polling hours, NC maps, and a synagogue attack charge.
Civil Rights Aug 20, 2026Evening News Recap — August 20, 2026
August 20: Simi Valley Hospital Video Shows Shooting, But No Body Camera; San Diego Padres Minor League Catching Coordinator Detained by ICE in Texas.
Civil Rights Aug 19, 2026DOJ Loses 2 Voter-Roll Cases; Nevada Calls It 22nd Win
Two federal judges rejected DOJ voter-roll demands; Delaware enacted a voting rights act; NYC synagogue attacker faces federal hate crime charges.
Civil Rights Aug 18, 2026NAACP, CBC Join Push for Answers in Nolan Wells Case
NAACP, CBC back Nolan Wells family; Heritage’s ‘Project Censorship’ model law; Stein vetoes NC elections bill; FBI hate crime data.
Civil Rights Aug 18, 2026The Klan and the Badge: How the KKK’s Ties to Police Shaped a Century of American Law Enforcement
From Reconstruction-era Klan sheriffs to the FBI’s own 2006 warning about white supremacist infiltration of police — what actually changed between the…
Civil Rights Aug 16, 2026Bronx Man Held on $30K Bond in NYC Synagogue Hate-Crime Attack
Bronx man Larry Montes, 46, faces hate-crime charges for alleged Shabbat attack that hurt a congregant and guard at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue.