The U.S. Supreme Court has just heard the arguments of three cases that will determine the applications of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to LGBTQ employment rights. But Aaron Belkin, director of the judicial advocacy group, Take Back the Court has written Justices Brett Kavanaugh and…
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Southern Poverty Law Center Receives $25,000 Donation from Rapper 21 Savage
Rapper 21 Savage gave $25,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center this week after the watchdog organization helped him while he was in federal immigration custody earlier this year. In order to show his gratitude for their help, the Grammy-nominated artist donated the money to fight Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
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…
Update: Neo-Nazi Fan and Prankster Accused of Stabbing Homosexual Student to Death to Stand Trial
Update 9/17/18, 6:21 P.M. Neo Nazi’s Lawyer Steps Down as Court Date Pushed to November Bail for Samuel Woodward, accused of stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein to death in January, has been set at $5 million, and Woodward needs a new lawyer. Ed Munoz, who said last week that evidence would…
Update: Neo-Nazi Fan and Prankster Accused of Stabbing Homosexual Student to Death to Stand Trial
Update 9/17/18, 6:21 P.M. Neo Nazi’s Lawyer Steps Down as Court Date Pushed to November Bail for Samuel Woodward, accused of stabbing 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein to death in January, has been set at $5 million, and Woodward needs a new lawyer. Ed Munoz, who said last week that evidence would…
Confederate Name Dropped by 95% of Black Virginia School for Barack Obama
Richmond’s J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School, named after a Confederate general, decided on using the name of the nation’s first Black president as their break from hateful history’s grip. The top two choices voted by students at the school, which has a 95 percent Black student body, were Barack Obama and…
Nurse Who Said Stupid Stephon Clark Deserved to Die Raises Over $24k
The woman who said unarmed Stephon Clark “deserved” to die because he was “being stupid” has raised close to $25,000 in a GoFundMe account. Faith Linthicum was fired from Kaiser Permanente after writing on Facebook that Clark, a young father of two, had it coming when he was shot in…
Racial Slur Written on Historic African American Building Is 'Immature,' Says Police Chief
Police in Massachusetts are searching for the culprit who wrote a racial slur on a historic African American museum, an act the police chief called “immature.” The “immature” message left on the African Meeting House, which is also part of a museum, was “N****R LEAVE.” Also next to the slur…
Trump Speaks at Event Hosted by Hate Group
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), President Donald Trump spoke to a hate group last week — and he was a hit. The Family Research Council, which is on the SPLC hate group list, invited the 45th president to speak at the Values Voter Summit, an annual socially…
Airbnb Cancels Accounts Related to Right Wing Rally
Home rental service Airbnb has been cancelling the accounts of people who booked rentals in relation to a far right wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., a move that has angered white nationalists and prompted First Amendment debates. Airbnb confirmed the cancellation and reported in a statement to NBC29 that the…