Jul 11 Watch 9:29 Should the U.S. designate racial violence as terrorism? By Simon Ostrovsky 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… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:06 Reevaluating ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 60 years later By PBS NewsHour In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most widely read books in middle school, was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny. NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 6:02 Is this the end for public monuments to the Confederacy? By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Ali Rogin More than 150 years after the Civil War, monuments, schools and roads across the country still bear the names of Confederate leaders. But amidst recent protests demanding racial equality, there is a renewed push to take down the monuments and… Continue watching
May 07 Suspect claims Norway mosque attack was ’emergency justice’ By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press A Norwegian man suspected of killing his ethnic Chinese stepsister and then opening fire in an Oslo mosque says he acted out of “emergency justice.”… Continue reading
Dec 13 University response to student’s white supremacist presentation draws criticism By Greta Anderson, Inside Higher Ed A Georgia Southern University freshman promoted white supremacist ideology in a class presentation. The university says the presentation falls within his free speech rights. Students of color say they want the school to do more. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 9:26 How these Oregon teachers are fighting back against white nationalism By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jason Kane The FBI reports that hate crime violence in the U.S. is at a 16-year high. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, meanwhile, says the highest percentage of hate incidents since the 2016 election occurred in elementary and secondary schools. Special… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 8:20 Derek Black grew up as a white nationalist. Here’s how he changed his mind By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Jason Kane According to the FBI, hate crimes are on the rise in the U.S. Studies also suggest white nationalist and white supremacist ideologies are spreading. Derek Black was raised in a household that espoused such beliefs, but during college, his views… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 13:15 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Trump’s mass shooting response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s political news, including whether there will be real momentum in Congress to enact stronger gun legislation, how President Trump conducted himself… Continue watching
Aug 07 Biden: Trump ‘using the language’ of ‘white nationalists’ By Bill Barrow, Associated Press After two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday that he'd push for a federal buyback program to encourage Americans to give up their military-style weapons and ammunition. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 10:00 How news organizations should cover white supremacist shootings, according to a media expert By PBS NewsHour While reporting on the white supremacist ideology behind mass shootings, are journalists inadvertently magnifying the message? Joan Donovan, director of the Technology and Social Change Research project at Harvard University, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how reporters should -- and… Continue watching