Black Justice Tracker

Demetrius Fleming, 38, was found hanging in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., on Aug. 21; the case remains open and labeled “equivocal.”

• Six days earlier, a...

• A man was shot dead outside the Pink Houses Friday night, struck in the chest with the gunman fleeing in a black Lexus and no arrests made.
• The...

The funeral of Dr. Shandrika Hayslett, 34, drew family and community members to St. Paul Douglass Missionary Baptist Church on August 22, highlighting...

• Corey Ruiz, July 2022: Madison police fatally shot the homeless Black man, reportedly armed with a knife, sparking ongoing protests and demands for...

Lexington's Shiloh Baptist Church hosted a community carnival to promote healing and togetherness days after a park shooting killed 16-year-old...

The suspicious death of Black teen Nolan Wells, who should have turned 19, continues a long line of under-investigated deaths of Black people in the...

A VSU student was arrested as an accessory after a mass shooting injured five people, including four non-students, on the HBCU campus. The suspect was...

Wisconsin's inconsistent reporting rules prevent meaningful comparisons of police force across departments.

• Madison recorded over 2,300 uses of...

Two recent cases reveal Mississippi's ongoing failure to protect Black lives.

• Police killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia under color of law,...

Sherry Sherrod DuPree's master reference guide serves as a vital roadmap for understanding the long history of racial violence against Black Americans. It compiles cross-cultural archives to aid researchers and historians.

The park shooting is galvanizing demands for prevention and support rather than retreat.

• Victim families stress ongoing trauma and urge community...

After the East End mass shooting involving teenagers, community organizations are providing prevention programs and safe spaces.

• ONE Lexington runs...

Five victims shot at Virginia State University meets the mass shooting threshold because the Gun Violence Archive defines it as any incident with a...

New research shows police shootings labeled "suicide by cop" hinge far more on how encounters begin than on any mental health factors.

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A major Human Rights Watch report reveals the Justice Department has largely abandoned structural enforcement against race discrimination targeting...

Community advocates demand a fair investigation into the July 12 fatal shooting of Elliott Powers, 46, at a Gaithersburg bus stop after bodycam...

The NAACP has joined civil rights attorney Ben Crump's team to demand transparency and a full probe into the death of Black teen Nolan Wells, found on...

Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus is pressing state officials for immediate answers after 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was fatally shot by police in...

Lexington's East End community united after the Charles Young Park shooting, with leaders urging residents to support one another amid grief and...

A 19-year-old non-student was arrested hiding in a dorm closet after wounding five people, including one student, in a mass shooting at Virginia State...