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White Supremacists Marched Through Downtown Boston Last Weekend
The city wants the rest of the world to think it's changed over the years. Racists in masks aren't helping that cause.
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Proud Boys Celebrate Trump's Call to 'Stand Back and Stand By' During Tuesday's Debate
The Grand Wizard…sorry, president of the United States horrified a lot of people Tuesday night with his astoundingly atrocious debate performance. Not everyone was plunged into a pit of existential despair, though, as the Proud Boys were celebrating the co-sign President Trump gave them during the debate. NBC News reports that multiple social media accounts…
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Findings Show That Right-Wing Extremists Responsible for The Majority of Hate Crimes in 2019
For as much as they like to bitch and moan about the crime and violence brought to this country by immigrants, you would think they would have more to say about those who commit crime and violence in their name. I’m just saying it’s kind of funny. New findings released by the Anti Defamation League…
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White Supremacist Propaganda Doubles for 2nd Straight Year With Subtler Messaging, According to New Report
Distribution of white supremacist materials—from pamphlets to signage to bulletins—spiked by more than 120 percent between 2018 and 2019, says a new report published by the Anti-Defamation League. Released today (h/t the Associated Press), the report from the ADL’s Center on Extremism tracked propaganda incidents across 49 states. In total, the anti-bias group counted 2,713…
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Signs of Hate: ‘OK’ Hand Gesture and Dylann Roof’s Bowl-Cut Considered New Symbols of White Supremacy
It started out as a way to troll the so-called liberal media, borne out of alt-right posts on message board 4chan. Now, according to Jewish civil rights organization the Anti-Defamation League, the “OK” hand symbol has gone from prank to a hate symbol associated with white supremacy. The gesture joins 35 other symbols added to…
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New Report Says White Supremacist Propaganda Spiked on College Campuses Last Year
White supremacist propaganda on college and university campuses increased more than 258 percent in 2017 compared with 2016, according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League. As the Chronicle of Higher Education reports, the ADL tracked 147 incidents of white supremacist propaganda on campuses during the fall 2017 semester alone. This includes flyers,…
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White Supremacist Groups Are Targeting College Students as Recruits: Report
Well, maybe this will explain why we’ve seen a seeming uptick in racist incidents at college campuses across the nation. According to analysis by the Anti-Defamation League, groups that the organization identifies as white supremacist are really pushing their agenda on college campuses, aiming to recruit students at the institutions and plaster their messages across…
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Anti-Defamation League Evacuated After Bomb Scare
On Wednesday, the Anti-Defamation League received a bomb threat to its New York headquarters, a building that also houses the headquarters of Univision properties, including The Root, making this the latest in a recent series of threats against Jewish organizations. “This is not the first time that ADL has been targeted,” Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL’s CEO,…