Celebrate Juneteenth With HuffPost And Verizon Media
Amid a sustained wave of protests and conversations around police violence, white supremacy and anti-racism, Juneteenth ― the day celebrating the end of slavery in America ― is beginning to…
As Greens Reckon With Racism, Staff At A Major Group Revolt Over Pro-Trump Board Member
As nationwide protests against racism force a reckoning in the historically white environmental movement, the staff at one major green group mounted an open revolt against a billionaire board member…
Evangelical Leader Calls On Denomination To Retire Gavel Named For Slaveholder
For decades, America’s largest Protestant denomination has opened its annual meetings with a gavel named for a slaveholder. Now, as symbols of the Confederacy are taken down across the country…
‘Magic: The Gathering’ Publisher Bans Seven Cards For Racist Imagery
Wizards of the Coast, the company behind the popular competitive card game Magic: The Gathering, announced on Wednesday that it was banning seven cards from tournaments and removing them from…
Virginia Man Who Drove Truck Into Protest Says He’s A White Supremacist: Prosecutor
A Virginia man who drove his pickup truck into a crowd of anti-racism protesters on Sunday is a self-described white supremacist, prosecutors said Monday. Harry H. Rogers, 36, has been…
American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy
Alex S. Vitale has had a busy week. The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American…
Rush Limbaugh Tells Breakfast Club: ‘I Don’t Feel Like I’m A White Supremacist’
Controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh left his conservative bubble to engage with the hosts of the Breakfast Club about the death of George Floyd. But while Limbaugh was happy to…
Study: White Supremacist Groups Are ‘Thriving’ On Facebook, Despite Extremist Ban
A new study reported that white supremacist groups are “thriving” on Facebook, despite repeated assurances from the company that it doesn’t allow extremists on its platform. The watchdog group Tech…
Jury Rules Man’s Deadly Tirade On Portland Train Was Fueled By Racist, Religious Bigotry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has ruled that Jeremy Christian callously disregarded the lives of the three men he stabbed on a Portland light rail train, was fueled by…
Trump’s Pick In Minnesota Senate Race Has A History Of Racist Comments
President Donald Trump’s pick to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate, the former GOP Rep. Jason Lewis, once used his radio show to proclaim “White Lives Matter” while pushing an…