Shelby, North Carolina is a mill town turned small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, the kind of place most national political journalists fly over…
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.
Black News May 31, 2026Racial Hostility Escalates: Hate Crimes and Civil Rights Erosion
This week: Hate & Crime; Justice & Law; Policy & Government; Project 2025.
Black News May 30, 2026Supreme Court Eviscerates Voting Rights Act, Further Entrenching Racial Disenfranchisement
The U.S. Department of Justice‘s recent actions signal a shift in police accountability, with experts debating the implications (Usatoday, 2025) [9]. The…
Black News May 28, 2026The Reparations Report: May 27, 2026
May 27: State and Local Reparations Developments; Economic and Community Context.
Black News May 28, 2026Hate Groups, Bomb Threats & Terror: The Week in Extremism — May 27, 2026
This week in extremism: Patriot Front marched masked through Virginia Beach over Memorial Day weekend, new details emerged in the San Diego Islamic Center…
Black News May 27, 2026Rise in Hate Crimes and Erosion of Voting Rights: A Threat to Black America — May 27, 2026
Kemetic Minds report: Hate crimes against Black Americans rose 6% in a year, while DOJ civil rights enforcement falters, threatening voting rights and safety.
Black News May 26, 2026Gwendolyn White and the Weight of Denied Justice: A Raleigh Courthouse Shooting in Historical Context
Gwendolyn White, 57, is charged with attempted murder after shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County Courthouse — the culmination of a five-year…
Black News May 26, 2026Supreme Court Voting Rights Ruling: Threat to Black Representation
Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais voting rights ruling, gerrymandering impacts on Black representation, and civil rights battles.