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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Chicago Cubs Ban Fan for Flashing ‘Offensive Hand Gesture Associated with Racism’ at Black Reporter
Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs have banned a fan from ever attending another game at Wrigley Field for flashing a hand gesture behind a Black broadcaster that is said to refer to white supremacy. Analyst Doug Glanville was reporting for NBC Sports at a home game against the Miami Marlins…
Ohio Prison Guards Laughed While Greg Reinke Stabbed Black Inmates Saying, ‘Just Let Them Die’: Lawsuit
White supremacist gangs in prison continue to go unchecked. The two Black victims of a stabbing by a white supremacist at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville have filed a lawsuit against officers and prison staff for allowing the attack to occur. Greg Reinke attacked several of his Black fellow…
Holocaust Scholar at Columbia Frightened by Swastikas Spray-Painted on Her Office
Elizabeth Midlarsky, a Jewish professor who teaches and researches the Holocaust at Columbia Teachers College, experienced first-hand the resurgence of anti-Semitic crimes across the country since President Trump took office. Midlarsky walked into the entryway of her New York City office on Wednesday to find it vandalized with two large…
White Nationalists Charged in Assault of Four Blacks at Unite the Right Rally
Four white nationalists from California who flew cross country to Charlottesville, after having trained MMA style to commit violence and succeeded, now face up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. Benjamin Daley, 25, and Thomas Gillen, 34, both of Redondo Beach; Michael Miselis, 29, of Lawndale; and Cole White,…
White Supremacist Propaganda Invades College Campuses: Report
White supremacist group Vanguard America vandalized a Black History Month poster at Middle Tennessee University last week with propaganda, along with “plastering college campuses with fliers, demonstrating the trend shows no signs of stopping,” according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The civil rights and human relations organizationreleased a report on…
Anne Frank Halloween Costume Shows 'We Still Have a Long Way to Go' in Holocaust Education
A Halloween costume depicting Anne Frank was removed from an online retailer’s cyber shelves after causing a social media firestorm. According to a screenshot posted by a Twitter user, the costume, called “WW2 Anne Frank Girls Costume,” “comes with a blue button up dress, reminiscent of the kind of clothing…
Jay-Z Slammed Over Lyrics Perpetuating Jewish Stereotypes
Since releasing his new album on June 30, Jay-Z has managed to do two things in less than a week gain platinum status and stir up anti-Semitic controversy. While the former sounds great, there are some who are less than enthusiastic about the lyricist’s accomplishment, including the Anti-Defamation League. The…
Anti-Defamation League Offers to Teach Spicer About Holocaust
Following White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s spreading of “alternative facts” about the Holocaust, the Anti-Defamation League has offered to provide him with a little education. On Tuesday, when comparing Syrian President Bashar Assad to Adolf Hitler, Spicer described Hitler as someone “who didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons”…
Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Latest Anti-Semitic Incident
As more incidents of anti-Semitism take the national spotlight, about 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia were overturned this weekend, police reported. This comes just one week after about 150 headstones were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri. Aaron Mallin made the discovery at Mount Carmel Cemetery…