Posts Tagged ‘anti-Black violence’
National Archives digitize cold cases of Black American murders
The names and stories of multiple Black Americans who faced racial violence will be known, thanks to investigative work by Axios.
Read MoreOn This Day in History, White Mob Wages Violence Against Black Voters
According to the Equal Justice Initiative, On Election Day, November 3, 1874, local white residents in Eufaula, Alabama, determined to regain political dominance in the county that they had lost during Reconstruction, used terror and intimidation to suppress Black votes, ultimately waging a violent, deadly massacre. As the 1874 election neared, white employers openly fired any…
Read MoreThe Kiss
Sara Rimer writes about how the lives of two Black boys were forever changed after a false accusation that led to their arrest and torture.
Read MoreBlack man details alleged beating at the hands of a white supremacist group in Boston
Charles Murrell III is suing a white supremacist group for damages and he claims they assaulted him in 2022.
Read MoreStephen Lawrence would have been 50 today. Is there still a chance to get justice for him?
A persistent journalist and the family of a young Black man murdered 31 years ago have pushed the Met to review the murder investigation.
Read More‘How do I heal?’: the long wait for justice after a black man dies in police custody
Raekha Prasad investigates a horrifying trend of violence against Black citizens in the UK by police who are never held accountable.
Read More4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, 5th with manslaughter, in death of Black man
Four prison guards whose violent actions against an inmate caused his death may serve between 10 and 30 year sentences for manslaughter.
Read MorePlans unveiled for memorial honoring victims of racist mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
Jin Young Song and Douglass Alligood revealed their design for a permanent memorial for the victims of the 2022 Buffalo shooting.
Read MoreBlack-owned children’s bookstore in North Carolina is closing over alleged threats
The owner of Liberation Station Bookstore describes how fear due to hate mail mixed with the joy opening her bookstore.
Read More6 Massachusetts teens charged in racial bullying incident with mock slave auction on Snapchat
Swift action has been taken against a group of Massachusetts teens who posted about a fake slave auction on social media.
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