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Congress has officially called on President Donald Trump to take an unequivocal stance against neo-Nazis, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan and hate groups. The legislation passed unanimously in the Senate on Monday and without objection in the House on Tuesday. It now awaits the president’s signature. According to a…
A former State Department employee’s resignation letter went viral due to its hidden message calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Dr. Daniel Kammen posted his letter, dated Aug. 23, on Twitter. He confirmed in an email to DiversityInc that spelling “impeach” was indeed intentional. Mr. President, I am resigning as…
The White House has no plans to reschedule its conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) scheduled for next month, despite calls from lawmakers and other leaders to postpone the event. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), slammed the Trump administration in a call…
An estimated 40,000 counter-protesters took to the streets of Boston this weekend to protest hate speech and white supremacy in response to a “free speech” rally that garnered a few dozen attendees. Boston Police Chief William B. Evans said at a news conference, “99.9 percent of the people here were…
Former President Barack Obama’s Twitter response to the violence Charlottesville in what became the most “liked” tweet of all time. On Aug. 12 the former president sent out a series of three tweets, and the first one broke the record. “No one is born hating another person because of the…
During a critical time for business leaders, CEOs and other company leaders have faced decisions. Some chose to remove themselves from White House business councils after President Donald Trump did not immediately disavow white supremacy after violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., left one counter-protester dead and many others injured. Trump…
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…
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…
In a previous column, I advocated for CEOs to speak with this president. I take back what I said based on President Trump’s behavior over the past six months. The breaking point came this weekend in the aftermath of Charlottesville. Equating neo-Nazis with Americans counter-protesting white supremacy is beneath contempt….
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…