Noose

Mississippi Has Had 8 Suspected Lynchings Since 2000

A private investigation by lawyer and civil rights activist Jill Collen Jefferson revealed that at least eight Black people have…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
01.01.70
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
08.29.49
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
01.17.60
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
01.01.70
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
08.09.35
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
01.01.70
op-ed Vigilantism in Florida

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
05.09.74
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
07.20.71
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
Senate Luncheons

Tim Scott Likens Impeaching Trump To Death Row

Another false equivalency.
by Parker Riley
01.01.70
President Bush Speals At Federalist Society's Gala

Newt Gingrich Defends Trump's 'Lynching' Tweet

Just vile.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70

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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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
06.12.50
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
01.01.70
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
01.01.70
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