Aug 24 Column: How colleges need to stop sustaining white supremacy By Shaun R. Harper, Inside Higher Ed Shaun R. Harper, executive director of the USC's Race and Equity Center, writes about a speech he delivered to faculty and staff members at the University of Virginia one week after white supremacists showed up on the campus. Continue reading
Aug 20 White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won’t let them stay anonymous By Corinne Segal Several people who attended the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville and whose names were published on social media told the NewsHour about their experience. Continue reading
Aug 18 These tech companies are purging white supremacist groups from their platforms By Jessica Yarvin After the violent protests in Charlottesville, tech companies are rethinking their roles in providing online services for hateful groups. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:30 How should U.S. address white supremacist extremism? By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan takes a deep look at the nation’s divide following Saturday’s deadly incident during a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as what the Trump administration needs to do with Vanita Gupta of the Leadership Conference… Continue watching
Jun 21 5 important stories that deserve a second look By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith Here are five stories that provide some insight into what’s happening outside the Capitol. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 10:37 Why Confederate monuments are coming down By PBS NewsHour New Orleans is the latest city to start taking down historical but controversial monuments that many say celebrate slavery and the Confederacy. Angry opponents see the move as suppressing or rewriting history in the service of political correctness. William Brangham… Continue watching
Jan 16 Are hateful outbursts rising? Since the election, some are keeping track By Kenya Downs The Southern Poverty Law Center has recorded more than 1,000 incidents of hate-based intimidation following the 2016 presidential election. But most of these incidents aren't considered hate crimes. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 7:43 How a white nationalist leader wants to go mainstream with his racist movement By PBS NewsHour With the election of Donald Trump, racist groups of all stripes are hoping their message will be more widely accepted. But will they actually go mainstream? The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia sits down with Richard Spencer, a leader of the so-called… Continue watching
Nov 26 Trump disavowal of white supremacists doesn’t quiet concerns By Bill Barrow and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump's disavowal of white supremacists who have cheered his election hasn't quieted concerns about the movement's impact on his White House. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 7:05 Ta-Nehisi Coates: We accept violence against African-Americans as normal By PBS NewsHour In his new book, “Between the World and Me,” Atlantic magazine columnist Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about the looming violence that African-Americans endure every day, in the form of a letter to his 14-year-old son. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Coates about… Continue watching