Screenshot courtesy of The Grio | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 22: People listen as attorney Ben Crump holds a press conference with Elmore Wonsley and Christine Wells-Wonsley, the parents of Nolan Wells, at the annual NAACP National Convention to announce the results of an independent autopsy as they investigate the death of Wells on July 22, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Eighteen-year-old Wells was found dead two days after he disappeared during a July 4th boat trip to Horn Island off the coast of Mississippi with a group of high school friends. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Credit: Photo Scott Olson / Getty Images
Nolan Wells supporters organize social media blackout as family continues seeking answers
A social media campaign calling on supporters to temporarily “go black” is taking shape Wednesday in memory of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old Black college student whose death in Mississippi has continued to draw questions from his family and supporters.
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