Documenting our history in real-time by tracking the key events that impact the Black American community.
June 1, 2026
Rick Chow Found Not Guilty in the Murder of 14yo Cyrus Carmack-Belton (Columbia, South Carolina-Xpress Mart Shell gas station)
Rick Chow(58), his wife Alice Chow, and their son Andy Chow(20), chased 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton over 100 yards over a false shoplifting accusation, ending with Chow shooting the teen in the back and killing him; despite the public outcry, a jury found Chow not guilty of murder.
May 13, 2026
Racist White Supremacist Livestreamer “Chud the Builder” Arrested for Attempted Murder After Courthouse Shooting
Dalton Eatherly, an alt-right livestreamer known online as “Chud the Builder” who profits from broadcasting himself targeting Black people with racial slurs, is arrested following a shooting outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. Eatherly hurled racially inflammatory remarks before drawing a firearm and shooting Joshua Fox, a disabled Black veteran. Held on a $1 million bond, Eatherly’s actions spark national debate over the financial incentives social media platforms provide for anti-Black “rage-bait” and hate-filled interactions.
April 29, 2026
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Black Voting District (Louisiana v. Callais)
By striking down the second majority-Black district in Louisiana, the Court directly reduces the mathematical probability of Black voters electing their preferred representatives to Congress.
March 27, 2025
President Trump Signs “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” Executive Order AKA Attacks Black History Museum “Smithsonian Institution”
The directive triggers a National Park Service review to alter or strip down physical displays, educational signs, and park web pages detailing the history of slavery, including multi-site removals of historical exhibits honoring enslaved Americans.
February 5, 2026
President Trump Backs Deletion of Video Depicting the Obamas as Apes, Refuses Apology
Trump shares a late-night video on Truth Social promoting false 2020 election fraud claims that concludes with a two-second clip of former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama depicted as animated apes dancing to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. Trump states he did not see the end of the clip but flatly refuses to apologize, declaring, “I didn’t make a mistake.”.
January 31, 2025
Federal Agencies Begin Purging Racial Disparity Data and Black History From Web Resources
Following an executive order to dismantle federal diversity initiatives, agencies like the Census Bureau, Department of Defense, and the CDC begin a massive online resource removal. Over 8,000 pages are scrubbed, including public resources on racial disparities, demographic health surveys, and military pages celebrating Black history contributions.
January 20, 2025
President Trump’s Executive Order Rescinds Federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs
Trump signs an executive order dismantling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives across federal agencies.