white nationalists

Participants in the "Take Our Border Back" convoy arrive at a ranch near Quemado, Texas on Feb. 2.

The border crisis is helping to mainstream a dangerous conspiracy theory

5:01am February 09, 2024

by Odette Yousef

The recent truck convoy that directed national attention to a surge of migrants at the Southern border featured dangerous, dehumanizing rhetoric that once was limited to extremists.

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Multiple white nationalist groups march with torches through the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va.

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Multiple torch-carrying marchers in the Charlottesville rally are indicted

1:48am April 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

Nearly six years after white nationalists in Virginia clashed with counter-protesters, a grand jury indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches intended to intimidate.

Members of the white nationalist group National Socialist Florida use a laser projector to display white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ images on the side of the CSX building and other high-rise buildings in Jacksonville, Fla.

In Florida, far-right groups look to seize the moment

10:51am March 10, 2023

A far-right group in Jacksonville, Fla., has been regularly projecting hate symbols onto downtown buildings. Groups like this look to capitalize on what they see as a favorable political climate.

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A makeshift memorial of flowers and a photo of victim Heather Heyer sits in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 13, 2017. Heyer died when a car rammed into a group of people who were protesting white supremacists who had gathered in the city for a rally.

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Charlottesville Victims Use Post-Slavery KKK Law To Go After Hate Groups

3:40pm August 28, 2019

by Hannah Allam

Two years ago, a rally in Charlottesville exposed the violence of the nation's white nationalist movement. Now, victims of that violence want the courts to hold the organizers accountable.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's annual developers conference in San Jose, Calif., May 1, 2018. Facebook is beginning to enforce a ban on white nationalist content.

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With Facebook Ban On White Extremism, International Norms Apply To U.S.

6:31pm April 05, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Facebook is beginning to enforce a ban on white nationalist content this week. The move comes as Australia, Germany and other countries pass tough laws to curb hate speech.

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Instagram has increasingly become a home for hate speech and extremist content, according to Taylor Lorenz, a reporter for The Atlantic.

Instagram Has A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism, 'Atlantic' Reporter Says

3:21am March 31, 2019

by Korva Coleman

While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.

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Facebook announced Wednesday that it will ban white nationalism and separatism content starting next week. "It's clear that these concepts are deeply linked to organized hate groups and have no place on our services," it said.

Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms

9:15pm March 27, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year.

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Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

7:06pm December 07, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.

Police tape and memorial flowers are seen on Oct. 28, 2018, outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Eli Saslow Traces 'Straight Line' From White Nationalism To Alleged Synagogue Shooter

7:12pm October 29, 2018

by Terry Gross

"In the horrific hierarchy of white nationalist beliefs, they really consider Jews their primary enemy," the journalist says of the suspect in the Pittsburgh shooting Saturday.

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Derek Black was following in his father's footsteps in the world of white nationalism until he had a change of heart.

How A Rising Star Of White Nationalism Broke Free From The Movement

8:32am September 25, 2018

by Terry Gross

Derek Black once promoted a racist agenda by making speeches, hosting a radio show and starting a website. His change of heart is the subject of a new book, written by journalist Eli Saslow.

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