(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.