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(10-18-26) BHN Talk Radio reviews U.S. DOJ settlement with Mississippi Police; Black banks are declining
BREAKING NEWS:
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a comprehensive out-of-court settlement with the Lexington Police Department in Mississippi to enforce sweeping reforms following systemic civil rights violations against Black residents.
FDIC study says African-American banks are declining due to several equity issue factors.
ELECTIONS & POLITICS
Politics & Midterm Election Shifting Support
The "Kingmaker" Pivot: With only 16 days remaining until the critical midterms, national analysts note that while the majority of African Americans continue to favor Democrats, an unexpected drop in uncontested party loyalty is reshaping key races. Concerns over inflation and interest rates have historically pressured young Black men to explore alternative economic messaging, though current tracking suggests a late-cycle stabilizing return toward the Democratic main.
HBCU Campus Voting Marches:
Students at North Carolina A&T State University, UNC Greensboro, and Bennett College organized mass student marches directly to the polls. The mobilizations were launched in response to the recent removal of polling locations from their respective college campuses.
Decennial Census Data Battle:
Black civic organizations are issuing an urgent push for community action regarding the Census Bureau's upcoming November 2 comment deadline. Advocacy groups warn that a proposal to alter or completely remove specific race and ethnicity questions from the decennial questionnaire would dismantle the reliable data necessary to legally expose systemic discrimination and protect regional voting rights.
14 Oct 2026
(10-11-26) BHN Talk Radio reviews uptick in hate crimes against Blacks and the brown drinking water in Floridian Black community
Breaking: Even as the overall number of reported hate crimes declined, anti-Black hate accounted for the largest number of race-based hate crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Anti-Hispanic and anti-Latino hate crimes increased in 2025 amid the administration’s brutal and draconian immigration enforcement campaign, compounding the threats facing immigrant communities, including Black immigrants.
In One Historically Black Florida Community, the Drinking Water Is Brown
In Whitted, testing has confirmed the water is contaminated with arsenic and PFAS/PFOS. An effort to connect the residents to the local water system has moved slowly.
Spotlight: Silicon Beach Brothers Xavier and Xander Ngwala Accepted into Harvard Business School Foundry for AI-Powered Platform Noteese
7 Oct 2026
(100426) BHN Talk Radio: Black community in Louisiana will have no political representation; lawsuit addresses African American cemeteries erased; 'A Different World' show is back
Join the BHN Talk Radio news team, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, Cheryl Smith and Brigitte Jones as they discuss the latest breaking and key news headlines affecting Black communities throughout the nation and world:
BREAKING NEWS:
A Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress after redistricting
Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation
MORE NEWS:
NPS Awards $21.8 million in African American Civil Rights Preservation and History Grants
NPS announces today the award of $21.8 million in African American Civil Rights Preservation and History Grants to fund 54 projects in 18 states that will preserve sites and stories related to the struggle of African Americans for equality. These grants fund physical preservation projects and history projects by States, Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, and comes from FY2025 appropriations from the Historic Preservation Fund.
Descendants of people buried in one of Clearwater’s erased African American cemeteries say they hope a newly announced lawsuit settlement could move them closer to honoring their loved ones.
The graves are on a property located at 100 South Missouri Ave., now owned by the FrankCrum human resources company. In 2023, the company filed suit against Clearwater’s Community Redevelopment Agency, and they have been locked in a legal battle over what should happen next.
The trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but late Wednesday, both parties agreed to settle the case out of court. And while details have yet to be released, this still marks an important step forward for descendants who have spent years pushing for recognition of the people still buried there.
It has been five years since Carlton Childs witnessed a discovery that was startling, even if it wasn’t entirely unexpected.
SPOTLIGHT: A Different World TV series has a new generation appearing on Netflix as of September 24, 2026. The show depicts the Black college life using fictitious institution, Hillman College. News producer hosts compare the original series, along with the special appearances from original actors, and the ageism threats the original cast continues to face from viewers.
Inside a recent episode
Is Juneteenth a 'Communicative Event'? Ask Dr. Reginold Royston ...
Published 16 Jun 2023 · Transcript excerpt
[…] This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves. Immediately following the proclamation in Texas, African -Americans began jubilant celebrations for days. An annual commemoration took place on June 19th the next year and there began the holiday. […]
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