Lynching
Mikayla Miller, found dead hanging from tree in Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Mom Says LGBTQ Daughter 'Lynched' In Boston Suburb

Mikayla Miller, a Black teenage girl, was found hanging from a tree in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mostly white suburb of…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
05.04.21
legislature
Republican Mocks Lynchings, Defends Racist 3/5 Compromise

Colorado Republican State Rep. Ron Hanks made a joke about lynching before defending a provision counting enslaved Africans as only…
by Anoa Changa
04.18.21
Rep. Chip Roy...
Dems Demand Chip Roy Resign After Lynching Reference

Calls for Rep. Chip Roy to step down grow louder after the Texas congressman made inflammatory remarks during a recent…
by Anoa Changa
03.20.21
Omari Bryant, Homerville, Georgia hanging death
Black Teen's Hanging Death 'Suspicious,' Family, Friends Say

Omari Bryant's body was hanging in front of a motel early Saturday morning in the town of Homerville and people…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.09.20
Cynthia Johnson
Lawmaker Disciplined For Video To Racist Trump Supporters

Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson was removed from her committee assignments on Wednesday over a Facebook Live where she spoke…
by Charise Frazier
12.09.20
DeAndre Rogers, Black man found hanged in Grand Junction, Colorado
GoFundMe Draws Attention To Suspected Lynching Victim

DeAndre Rogers' hanging death in Grand Junction, Colorado, was ruled a suicide even though the incident was reportedly never fully…
by NewsOne Staff
10.20.20
Bruces Beach used to be owned by one of the first prominent Black oceanfront homeowners
Emmett Till Movie In Development 65 Years After…

The film will also follow Mamie Till Mobley and her fight for justice for her son.
by Royce Dunmore
08.29.20
op-ed Vigilantism in Florida
op-ed
Vigilantism Is Thriving During The Pandemic

As scholars and pundits fear the real possibility of another American civil war, the grave implications of domestic political violence…
by Jonathan Obert
08.28.20
Amani Kildea, NJ man found hanging
'Lynching' Suspected In New Jersey Man's Hanging

The hanging death of a Black man in New Jersey named Amani Kildea came amid a string of other suspected…
by NewsOne Staff
07.06.20
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Sorenson, Lake Los Angeles only resident L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy, was gu
Black Man Found Hanging Near California City Hall

'Justice For Robert Fuller' starts to trend on social media.
by Royce Dunmore
06.13.20
Video Shows Black Jogger Shot And Killed By Two White Men In Georgia
Demand Grows For Expedited Ahmaud Arbery Grand Jury

The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus has joined Brunswick's mayor's call for the grand jury process to be expedited over the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
05.08.20
EMMETT TILL
The House Passes Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill

The House has passed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act, introduced by Rep. Bobby Rush, criminalizing lynching, thus making the act…
by A. Woods
03.31.20
Senate Luncheons
Tim Scott Likens Impeaching Trump To Death Row

Another false equivalency.
by Parker Riley
03.30.20
President Bush Speals At Federalist Society's Gala
Newt Gingrich Defends Trump's 'Lynching' Tweet

Just vile.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
The Neverending Quest For Justice For Emmett Till

Despite several decades since Emmett Till was lynched, justice has yet to be served.
by Megan Sims
03.29.20
NEGATIVE# josephm 168735--SLUG--ME/LYNCHING--DATE--05/27/200
Racist Lynching Commission Starts In Maryland

Maryland has become the first state in the country to create a statewide commission on racial terror lynchings.
by Megan Sims
03.28.20
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: FEB 25 Women's - North Carolina at Duke
UNC Hoops Coach Threatened Players With Lynching: Report

Hall of Fame University of North Carolina women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell was under investigation after players and their parents…
by Megan Sims
03.28.20
Demonstrators Protest Against Recent Sacramento Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man
New Orleans Apologizes For Lynching Of White Men

New Orleans plans to issue a proclamation on April 12, 2019, apologizing for the 1891 lynching of 11 Italian immigrants.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Antifa march in Stone Mountain
Editor Had No Fear Of Calling For KKK…

An Alabama newspaper editor who called for a KKK revival and lynchings faces no real consequences.
by NewsOne Staff
03.27.20
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Booker: Jussie Smollett Shows Why Anti-Lynching Law Needed

The U.S. Senate passes anti-lynching legislation for the second time.
by NewsOne Staff
03.27.20
Trending