Lynching

• U.S. Congress passes 1st ever bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime

  Years in the making, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past century that have tried to ban lynching in America.

  Politics

  Mar 7, 2022
  
• Chief Steve Williams apologizes for initial police response to noose found in woods

  Williams says the force is committed to the investigation, though he acknowledged that the response was not as 'swift as I expect, and not what the community deserves.'

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2020
  
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• Black activist says he was targeted in ‘attempted lynching’ caught on video

  Indiana officials are investigating the incident that happened over the Fourth of July weekend.

  Trending

  Jul 7, 2020
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• Jimmy John’s fires 4 staff over racist ‘noose’ stunt with bread dough

  The incident happened at a Jimmy John's restaurant in Georgia, a state with a long history of lynchings and anti-Black racism.

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  Jul 6, 2020
• ‘Justice for Ahmaud’: Outcry erupts over video of Black jogger’s killing

  LeBron James, Joe Biden and Bernice King have joined the growing call for justice in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. No arrests have been made.

  Trending

  May 7, 2020
• White nationalists caught on security cameras filming at U.S. lynching victim memorial

  They are seeing running away when a security alarm sounds.

  World

  Nov 3, 2019
• Trump compares impeachment inquiry against him to a ‘lynching’

  The highest-ranking African American in Congress warned Trump about making the comparison.

  World

  Oct 22, 2019
• Virginia politician facing sexual assault allegations draws comparison to lynching victims

  When he finished his five-minute impromptu speech, stunned senators sat in awkward silence.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2019
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• 8 U.S. school wrestlers kicked out of tournament after lynching photo appears online

  An attorney for eight high school wrestlers scratched from a tournament after a photo surfaced of team members apparently simulating a lynching said the boys only intended to show school spirit.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2014