The founder of Black Lives Matter Lake County was caught on video engaging in a physical fight at his Waukegan office with a female worker, who alleges that he has been mishandling money from the organization. Full story: https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/03/03/black-lives-matter-lake-county-founder-caught-on-video-physically-fighting-with-worker-at-waukegan-office/ | Tia Ewing

Twenty-one years ago, during Hurricane Katrina, Black residents were trying to tell the country what was happening on the ground: that amid the chaos, Black people were being shot, threatened, and treated as disposable while simply trying to survive and protect their homes. At the time, many dismissed those accounts as exaggeration or rumor. It wasn’t until years later—through documentaries, investigations, and firsthand confessions—that the public was forced to confront how real that violence w