Lexington, North Carolina – Donald Trump has once again won the president, and the mood in America shows a distinct divide. While the white majority celebrates, minority communities are left to deal with anxiety and uncertainty about the future.
Police in North Carolina and Georgia are looking into a worrisome social media allegation that white supremacist groups are planning a string of attacks on Black women “from now through the Inauguration” because, in their opinion, they are easy targets.
The allegation spread on social media after a woman claimed she was told by a friend in the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office that Ku Klux Klan members in Lexington, North Carolina, were planning the attacks.
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office responded publicly, noting that they had not received any verified information to support the threat but were aware of a “circulating text thread suggesting potential attacks.” Lexington spokesperson Derwin Hargrave stated that, while the threat has not been proven, authorities are “remaining vigilant” in case credible proof emerges.
These charges came after reports of bomb threats at polling places on Election Day, with five locations in Georgia threatened, two of which were momentarily evacuated.
State and federal officials, including the FBI, eventually declared these threats “non-credible.” Despite the uncertainty surrounding the recent claimed threats, local police agencies and NAACP local chapters are taking precautions to protect community safety.
Following the presidential election, such threats, whether credible or not, have heightened tension and fear, particularly among Black communities across the country.