California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
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White Nationalists Feel at Home Visiting the White House
Patrick Casey, leader of alt-right white nationalist group, Identity Evropa, and Charlottesville marcher, posted a visit to the White House on social media this week: Evropa has landed at the White House! pic.twitter.com/nlExBhNP4V Patrick Casey (@PatrickCaseyIE) November 7, 2018 Casey’s group, aimed at recruiting young white college-age men, believes in…
Trump's EPA Chief is a Fan of Racist Alt-Right Social Media Posts
Ethics violations pushed Scott Pruit, former EPA Chief to resign last year, and President Trump replaced him with Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, who likes racist social media posts about the Obamas. American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic political action committee, found social media posts belonging to Wheeler that…
Video: Homeless Black Mans Belongings Trashed by Racist Jogger at BBQ Beckys Stomping Grounds
#JoggerJoe, an unidentified Oakland white man, grabbed a Black homeless man’s belongings and threw them in the lake and the trash, despite park goers’ attempts to stop him. The Black homeless man, identified as Drew and described as peaceful and always smiling, lived at Lake Merritt, the Bay Area park….
Racist Tweet About Meghan Markle and Cheddar Man Gets GOP Contender Banned
A scientific report on Britons originating from Africans pushed GOP contender Paul Nehlen’s buttons so much that he took to Twitter to decry the use of “‘junk science’ to prove whites never existed,” he said. In his quest to defend whiteness, Nehlen mocked American actress Meghan Markle, the fiance of…
Alt-Right Advocate Known for Racist Trolling Marries a Black Man
For years, Milo Yiannopoulos has notoriously used social media to promote an alt-right agenda by bashing Muslims, Black Lives Matter activists and feminists, and perpetuating racist trolling against Blacks, including comedian Leslie Jones. The self-proclaimed conservative “gay exceptionalist” even used the Internet to bash gay rights. INSTAGRAM But it seems…
Alt-Right Leader Richard Spencer Wants to Use White College Students to Further His Movement
UPDATE: 2:17 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2017 On Wednesday, The University of Florida denied Richard Spencer’s group request to have him speak on September 12. “Amid serious concerns for safety, we have decided to deny the National Policy Institute’s request to rent event space at the University of Florida,” university…
A Message from A Black Girl Raised in Virginia to the Young White Nationalist: Get Your Mind Right
The riots in Charlottesville this past weekend that left three dead has hit a nerve for many people of all ages, including me a millenial who was primarily raised in Northern Virginia. Growing up in the 90s there were times I wanted to avoid history class. I don’t speak about…
David Duke to Trump: 'Remember It Was White Americans Who Put You in the Presidency'
President Donald Trump, after days of pressure and ridicule from both the left and right, on Monday afternoon finally condemned white supremacy by name, saying “racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists that are repugnant…
Alt-Right Targets Google Employees Who Disagree with Sexist Memo
Google CEO Sundar Pichai cancelled a companywide town hall style meeting scheduled for Thursday amid employees’ fear of harassment primarily thanks to alt-right websites. The conversation was supposed to address gender issues following the highly publicized diatribe “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” written by former Google engineer James Damore, which suggested…