At least 10 Black people were found dead hanging from trees in the past year. Families across the South and Midwest want answers.
Tag: North Carolina
Breaking News Sep 3, 2026Judge: “I Have Nothing” from USPS That Mail-Vote Portal Will Work
A federal judge pressed a USPS lawyer Thursday over whether a Trump-ordered mail-ballot tracking portal will work as ballots go out Friday.
Crime & Justice Aug 26, 2026Hanging Deaths of Demetrius Fleming and Raleigh Man Under Review
North Carolina investigators probe Demetrius Fleming’s hanging death as a new case raises questions and calls for independent reviews of 2026 incidents.
Crime & Justice Aug 24, 2026Two Black Hanging-Death Cases in Roanoke Rapids, Raleigh
Demetrius Fleming’s death is under investigation in Roanoke Rapids; Raleigh police cite video evidence of suicide.
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 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.
Black News May 31, 2026A Woman Named Cherrie Moore: Shelby, NC, a Viral Video, and the Structural Emergency Behind the Frame
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…