“White supremacist violence in the U.S. is on the rise with deadly incidents increasing sharply over the last five years, according to new figures from the University of Maryland’s Start center. It’s part of a global trend that has led to increased scrutiny of what the United States defines as terrorism. Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky…
“Armed members of far-right groups have appeared at numerous protests as President Trump continues to criticize peaceful protesters for their sustained uprising in the streets against anti-Black racism and police violence. The presence of right-wing groups is occurring alongside a much larger pattern of coordinated infiltrations into the military and law enforcement by neo-Nazi organizations,…
“Seven Mississippi poultry plants were raided this week in the largest single-state raid in U.S. history, resulting in 680 arrests. These raids followed closely behind the massacre in El Paso, Texas, where a white nationalist released a manifesto citing a “Hispanic invasion of Texas” before killing 22 people in a Walmart. “America is infected with…
“Mashable compiled all the times then-presidential candidate Donald Trump called for violence during his campaign rallies. A conversation needs to be had about how Trump’s Administration has fueled the violence and hatred we’re seeing all across America. Will Republicans stand up and say enough is enough? Video credit: Mashable” Watch more at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCLvJE26wGY
“Several strong experiences with the complexities of race as a child led Hephzibah to wanting to escape these problems by becoming a business major and ‘marrying well’. As she embarked on that path she found that solution incomplete and unfulfilling and so move into studying economics and sociology. Since then, she has developed an understanding…
“Hate-filled online posts or “manifestos” have often been left behind on purpose by shooters for the public and authorities to find. New York Times opinion writer-at-large Charlie Warzel, who covers information technology, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the ‘gamification’ and radicalization of white supremacy on online forums.” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/
“A day after a tweet by President Donald Trump called on “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” to “go back” to their “broken and crime infested” countries, the four representatives who are believed to be the target of his attack are speaking out. Reps. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley are holding a press conference in…
“Reparations is not just about enslavement,” says acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, following up on his congressional testimony about H.R. 40 and the case for reparations on Wednesday. “There was 250 years of enslavement — that period of theft. After that, there was 100 years of terror — that period of theft. Our present system of…
“Extended web-only conversation with comedian and actress Ilana Glazer of Comedy Central’s “Broad City.” On Thursday she had to cancel a political event at the Union Temple Synagogue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn after anti-Semitic and racist messages were found scrawled on walls throughout the building. She talks about what happened, white supremacy, the #MeToo movement…
“We continue our interview with A.C. Thompson, a correspondent for Frontline PBS and reporter for ProPublica. His new investigation is titled Documenting Hate: Charlottesville. He discusses how he was there in Portland, Oregon, when anti-racist, anti-fascist protesters faced off against members of the far-right-wing group “Patriot Prayer” during a protest and counterprotest Saturday. Hours into…