White Supremacy

Graffiti with white hood of Ku Klux Klan member in red circle with line through it on white flyer with brown text reading "NO HOODS IN MY WOODS" on grey pole and in front of grey street with cars and rain
Sameer Rao  Oct 26, 2018 4:34PM EDT

Coalition Demands Internet Companies 'Change the Terms' to Fight Hate

Over 40 advocacy groups lay out a policy package intended to help communications corporations preserve a free internet while stopping White supremacists from curbing vulnerable communities’ free speech.
A Black man wearing a black hoodie and a red book with black writing that says "Heavy"
Akiba Solomon  Oct 16, 2018 6:21PM EDT

'Heavy' Author Kiese Laymon Is Not Here to Titillate You

With his new memoir ,”Heavy,” the Mississippi author and professor charts a childhood filled with trauma, fear, violence and secrets. Here’s why he revealed so very much about his family, friends and hometown.

 
White sign with KKK hood with a no sign over it and brown text that reads, "No hoods in my woods."
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 13, 2018 1:59PM EDT

Failed White Supremacist Rally Actually Unites Anti-Racist Activists

With just two dozen supporters on the ground in Washington, D.C.—and thousands of counter-protesters in the streets—the Unite the Right 2 rally was basically over before it began.
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Spencer Sunshine  Aug 9, 2018 4:26PM EDT

Was It Racist for Facebook to Take Down a Page Opposing the 'Unite the Right 2' March?

Facebook says it took down the “Say No to Unite the Right 2-DC” event page because of its ties to a Russian troll farm. Black Lives Matter DC activist April Goggans calls b.s. 
Joey Gibson: A White with a beard wearing his campaign t-shirt cheers
Spencer Sunshine  Aug 6, 2018 6:37PM EDT

Will Independent Trumpists Ride Again?

Plagued by infighting and cancelled gigs, the alt-right has been quiet lately. But as we approach the first anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, some groups are back in the streets.
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catherine lizette gonzalez  Jul 17, 2018 3:59PM EDT

Activists Demand Amazon Stop Selling White Supremacist Merchandise

The actions come on the heels of a report released this month that says the Seattle-based company’s “inadequate and poorly enforced policies” have made the sale of these items on its website possible.
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Sameer Rao  May 16, 2018 3:37PM EDT

Spike Lee on 'BlacKkKlansman': It's Not 'Just a History Lesson'

The director talked to The New York Times about the contemporary relevance of his film, which follows a Black cop who infiltrated a Ku Klux Klan chapter in the 1970s.
Protesters in street, one sign reads, "No racist USA, #Charlottesville."
Kenrya Rankin  Mar 5, 2018 2:43PM EST

LISTEN: Why Does the Media Have So Much Trouble Covering Racists?

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on “Face the Racist Nation”: “When you make it about ignorance, you’re also making it about individual people and you’re not making it about power and policy and structures and systems.”
White man wears patch on jacket that reads, "Grand officer, Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Georgia."
Ayana Byrd  Dec 28, 2017 8:22AM EST

The New Normal: White Supremacists Remove Their Hoods

Have we hit rock bottom yet?
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Sameer Rao  Oct 30, 2017 3:00PM EDT

Counter-Protest Overshadows 'White Lives Matter' Rally, Forces Cancellation

White hate group members and supporters met significant opposition from anti-racist demonstrators at “White Lives Matter” gathering in Tennessee.
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Kenrya Rankin  Oct 25, 2017 9:29AM EDT

Troops Say White Nationalism is Greater Threat to Nation Than ISIS Conflicts

And nearly half of troops of color surveyed said White nationalism is thriving in the nation’s military.
Black and Brown and White people in multicolored clothing holding black microphones and video cameras surround White men in black t-shirt and white dress shirt in front of grey sky
Sameer Rao  Oct 23, 2017 11:38AM EDT

White Supremacists Charged With Attempted Homicide for Shooting at Richard Spencer Protesters

Gainesville, Florida police say the three men first harrassed people at the University of Florida speech before firing a shot at them. 
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Kenrya Rankin  Oct 17, 2017 12:51PM EDT

Florida Declares State of Emergency Ahead of White Nationalist Event

National Policy Institute leader Richard Spencer is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida.
White man in blue shirt surrounded by White men in multicolored clothes and White police officers in black riot gear in front of green grass
Sameer Rao  Oct 13, 2017 3:37PM EDT

City of Charlottesville and Activists Sue White Supremacist Leaders

The new filings accuse Richard Spencer, Christopher Cantwell and a variety of other White supremacist leaders of physical and emotional harm due to their roles in August’s deadly “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville, Virginia.
People surround Black 20-year-old on ground of parking garage, weapons in hand
Kenrya Rankin  Oct 10, 2017 12:19PM EDT

After Being Beaten By White Supremacists in Charlottesville, DeAndre Harris Charged With Felony

It’s virtually the same charge that was handed out to the men who beat him in an instantly-viral video.
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Sameer Rao  Sep 15, 2017 1:06PM EDT

Sources Say ESPN Nearly Kept Jemele Hill Off the Air Following Trump Comments

The White House encouraged the network to fire the “SportsCenter” co-host after she tweeted that President Donald Trump is a White supremacist.
Graphic says, “The March to Confront White Supremacy: Charlottesville to D.C.”
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 28, 2017 3:08PM EDT

Charlottesville Activists Head to D.C. for 'The March to Confront White Supremacy'

Meanwhile, two violent racists have been arrested for their videotaped actions in Charlotte.
Donald Trump and Paul Ryan sit behind a wooden table
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 22, 2017 10:25AM EDT

A Rabbi Asked Paul Ryan if He Supports Censuring Trump for His Comments on Charlottesville. Here's What He Said.

How do you think he replied?
Black boy's eyes as he stnads behind a metal battier
Hilary Beard  Aug 17, 2017 5:32PM EDT

The Dos and Dont's of Talking to Kids of Color About White Supremacy

A primer for talking to children about racism—and systems that perpetuate it—in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville.
Takiyah Thompson, Black person looks at camera
Kenrya Rankin  Aug 17, 2017 9:16AM EDT

WATCH: Takiyah Thompson Explains Why She Helped Topple the Confederate Statue in Durham

“Anything that gives those people pride needs to be crushed in the same way that they want to crush Black people and the other groups that they target.”