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Nazi Rally Has Taken Place in the Suburban Streets of Orlando
Daily Kos - Sun Jan 30, 2022
On a Saturday, a group of Nazis, affiliated with the far-right, white supremacist group National Socialist Movement (NSM), have gathered on a busy intersection within the Alafaya/Waterford Lakes area of metro Orlando, about 5-10 minutes south of the University of Central Florida. More»

The Justice Department Will Create a Domestic Terrorism Unit to Counter Rising Threats
NPR - Tue Jan 11, 2022
The Justice Department says it is setting up a new domestic terrorism unit to help tackle what officials say is an escalating threat posed by violent extremists. More»

Men Convicted of Ahmaud Arbery's Murder are Sentenced to Life in Prison
NPR - Fri Jan 7, 2022
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - Travis and Greg McMichael, who were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More»

Virginia AG Sues Town Where Police Threatened Black Army Lieutenant During Stop
NBC News - Fri Dec 31, 2021
WINDSOR, Virginia - Virginia’s attorney general sued the town where a police officer appeared to threaten the execution of a black Army lieutenant during a traffic stop, alleging Thursday that the city's police department engages in a broader pattern of discriminatory policing. More»

Infamous anti-vaxxer Marjorie Taylor Greene owns stock in the three major vaccine companies
Daily Kos - Thu Dec 23, 2021
Perhaps it will come as no surprise to you that despite the fact that Republican Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rails against the COVID-19 vaccine, she doesn’t mind making money from it. More»

'More Bubbas, no Black pastors': Attorney for man accused of killing Arbery decried as racist
NBC News - Sun Nov 21, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - Kevin Gough has been condemned for trying to have Black pastors thrown out of the courtroom, complaining that the jury didn't contain enough "Bubbas or Joe six-packs" and for equating Black faith leaders with klansmen. More»

Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States
Nature.com - Wed Nov 17, 2021
Evaluation of death certificates from national database paints grim picture for pregnant women. More»

Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in LA
NPR - Fri Nov 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - Olympic gymnast and Hmong American Sunisa Lee, who rose to fame this summer in Tokyo when she won gold in the individual women's all-around competition, said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist incident that occurred recently in Los Angeles. More»

‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board
JTA - Tue Nov 2, 2021
CHANDLER, Arizona - An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. More»

Far-Right Proud Boys Attack Three Schools
Daily Beast - Sun Sep 5, 2021
VANCOUVER, Washington - Three schools in Vancouver, Washington went into lockdown Friday after a group of anti-mask protesters that included the Proud Boys attempted to gain entry and disrupt the school day. More»

Capitol Police Officer Testifies To The Racism He Faced During The Jan. 6 Riot
NPR - Tue Jul 27, 2021
As pro-Trump insurrectionists poured into the US Capitol on January 6, a Black Capitol Police officer passionately testified Tuesday that he faced racist epithets, the likes of which he had never heard while serving in uniform. More»

$350,000 settlement offered in police takedown of wrong man
Associated Press - Fri Jun 11, 2021
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a police officer violently slammed him in the ground, later saying he mistakenly believed the man had an outstanding arrest warrant. More»

American Legion Organizers Cut Veteran's Microphone for Speaking about Black history
Raw Story - Thu Jun 3, 2021
A 77-year-old veteran Army medic accused organizers of an American Legion Memorial Day event of censoring him on Wednesday, days after his microphone was cut as he attempted to share how the holiday was originally celebrated by Black people who had been enslaved. More»

Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of that day never goes away
CNN - Wed May 19, 2021
Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. More»

Georgia deputy bragged he'd charge Black people with fake felonies to strip them of voting rights
Raw Story - Thu Apr 29, 2021
According to the Belleville News-Democrat, a former Georgia sheriff's deputy arrested on multiple gun charges bragged in private texts that he would charge Black people with felonies to prevent them from voting. More»

Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City
NPR - Sun Apr 25, 2021
A 61-year-old Asian man is fighting for his life after an attack by an unidentified assailant in New York City on Friday evening. More»

New Probe Confirms Trump Officials Blocked Puerto Rico From Receiving Hurricane Aid
NBC News - Fri Apr 23, 2021
The administration of former President Donald Trump obstructed an investigation looking into why officials withheld about $20 billion in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico following the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the deadliest U. More»

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
NPR - Tue Apr 20, 2021
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. More»

Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help
Daily Beast - Tue Apr 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said. More»

NY Public Housing Inspector Sends Racist 'Ching Chong' Letter to Vietnamese Tenants
Yahoo News - Tue Mar 30, 2021
Vietnamese tenants of a public housing apartment in New York were shocked to receive a hateful letter officially coming from the city. More»

Asian woman, 65, is knocked to the ground, kicked and stomped on by random attacker
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 30, 2021
New footage has emerged of the moment an Asian woman was knocked to the ground and viciously beaten on her way to church in Manhattan. More»

Bank: "I don't feel comfortable giving you money"
WTIC-TV - Tue Mar 16, 2021
SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut - She went into the TD Bank on Queen Street in Southington, and couldn't believe what she encountered when she tried to make a withdrawal from her business account. More»

Massacre at Asian Massage Parlors Leaves 8 Dead
Yahoo - Tue Mar 16, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia - A Georgia man who professed a passion for guns and God was in custody on Tuesday night after a string of shootings that police said appeared to target Asian women at massage parlors and left eight people dead. More»

"Vile and dangerous" Proud Boy facing several years in prison for terrorizing woman
Raw Story - Fri Mar 5, 2021
According to a report from CBS Philly, a self-described Proud Boy from Philadelphia has been taken into custody for stalking a woman on Twitter while making terroristic threats. More»

Bodycam Captures Police Chief, Officer Defending Slavery, Using Racial Slurs
Yahoo News - Sun Jan 31, 2021
HAMILTON, Georgia - A west Georgia police chief and an officer have reportedly been forced from their department after body camera footage taken before a Black Lives Matter protest in their area last year captured the two men defending slavery and using racial slurs. More»

"We All Just Got Played" - QAnon followers lose hope after inauguration
NBC News - Wed Jan 20, 2021
Some QAnon conspiracy theorists, in public and private internet forums and chat rooms, were despondent Wednesday as their prophecy of an Inauguration Day coup to keep Donald Trump in power failed again as President Joe Biden was sworn into office. More»

Heads start to roll: Sergeant at Arms quits and Pelosi demands resignation from Capitol Police Chief over 'complete failure' to stop mob - cops were INTENTIONALLY under-powered
Daily Mail - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving - whose job it is to protect the House - resigned on Thursday after being told he would be fired for failing to protect the Capitol, as heads began to roll over the horrifying day of violence in America's capital. More»

Democracy Is In Danger And The Threat Is From Within
Dan Rather - Sun Dec 13, 2020
During World War II, there was a very real and rational fear that American democracy would not survive. More»

Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples
The Intercept - Fri Dec 11, 2020
OCILLA, Georgia - At least 17 women treated by a doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary or overly aggressive gynecological procedures without proper informed consent remain in detention at Irwin County Detention Center, a privately run facility in Georgia housing US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees, according to a briefing and written materials submitted by attorneys and advocates to Senators in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. More»

Trump Calls For ‘Patriotic Education,' Says Anti-Racism Teachings Are ‘Child Abuse'
NBC New York - Fri Sep 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused schools of teaching students "hateful lies about this country" and said he would be taking steps to "restore patriotic education" as he continued his opposition to efforts to raise awareness about racial inequalities. More»

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