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There’s no question that antisemitism continues to rise on social media, a trend that began to spike with the election of former president Donald Trump. Nevertheless, since the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and the continued bombardment of Palestinian civilians, Islamophobia has seen a major increase over the last two months as well. Much… Read more: Islamophobic Hate Crimes Continue to Spike

Israeli Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Amihai Eliyahu is just the latest to make some wild commentary we’ve heard about Israel possibly using nuclear weapons in Gaza. Not thinking through the ramifications of such an act, it’s unclear whether ministers are just speaking hyperbolically or are serious about the ridiculous idea. “Why are the lives of… Read more: Another Israeli Minister Calls for Nuking Gaza

Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement today from Tokyo, Japan saying that the reoccupation of Gaza or the forced displacement of Palestinians is unacceptable. In a separate press briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel, it was again reiterated without any warnings or stipulations. The position asserted today is a turn from previous standings that… Read more: US Tells Israel “No” to the Reoccupation of Gaza

No one ever claimed racist lunatics had any sense. If they did, they would realize that the class struggle shows how many commonalities they have with those they hate. However, that never stopped them from loathing those who don’t look like them or come from a foreign country. We’ve seen it time and again throughout… Read more: How the Far-Right Went From “Jews Will Not Replace Us” to Supporting Israel

After an initial announcement earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security began the deportation of Venezuelan migrants who have been unable to establish a legal basis to remain in the United States. The announcement followed a decision by Venezuelan authorities to accept the return of Venezuelan nationals. “This decision is consistent with the Administration’s… Read more: U.S. Begins Deportations of Venezuelans

Why the history of the densely populated Gaza enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

The Fraternal Order of Police’s leadership has continuously pushed the dangerous and false “war on cops” narrative that creates divisions between police and those they serve

With a population of 250 people and 50 police officers, the department raised alarms that were investigated by Houston news outlet, KHOU

While asylum-seekers are being used as political pawns and left on the streets in New York City, bigots have been out in full force propagandizing the situation

A Pleasant Hill, Missouri police officer was fired days after being sworn in because citizens found a racist social media post

When cops become gangs, they are no better than the Ku Klux Klan or any other terrorist group

The Department of Homeland Security announces the modernization of the Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Process

From the days of COINTELPRO to designating Black Lives Matter protesters in Ferguson, Missouri as “Black Identity Extremists” the process has never been more efficient

Kenya is responding to Haiti’s call to the international community for assistance in addressing gang violence and improving security

The normalization of extremism in the United States is leading many to turn to mass murder as a solution to their grievances

In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.

Just as there are ways to withdraw from a marriage before any formal divorce, there are also ways to exit a nation before officially seceding.

While you may not see lions and elephants, there’s no shortage of clowns doing clown business

The stories of police brutality and death at the hands of police continue while the public looks away

The horrifying video of Tyre Nichols’s murder speaks to the growing systemic issues with the militarization of modern-day policing

While parallels exist between what happened in Brazil to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, it’s much deeper than that

Popular extremist personalities like Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok are bringing hate from the fringes into the mainstream

Now more than ever, anti-immigration rhetoric has invaded both sides of the political aisle in the United States

More terrorist attacks are undoubtedly going to continue

After the attack targeting an elementary school killing 19 children and 2 teachers, police tightened their chokehold on the community

What the manifestos left behind by mass shooters tell us and why you should be gravely concerned

The incremental shift to the political right led to the end of abortion rights in the United States

It should come as no surprise Trump wanted to physically harm civil rights activists. This is the United States after all.

Evidence shows that students are being arrested for minor misbehavior

Teaching students about the contributions that disabled people of color make to our society emphasizes that neither race nor disability should be equated with inferiority.

Nicolas Chavez was shot more than 20 times after Houston Police officers responded to a call about a suicidal man

Transgender Youth on Puberty Blockers and Gender-Affirming Hormones Have Lower Rates of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, a New Study Finds

U.S. pregnancy deaths spike in the first year of the pandemic, especially among Black women

America’s Cost of ‘Defending Freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher food and gas prices and an increased risk of recession

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built affordable homes in New Orleans for people displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005

The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research and potential medical uses far out of reach of traditional vaccines

Mainstream news media outlets have, in recent years, begun to create advertisements that look like news articles on their websites and on social media

How Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation

King’s knowledge of Africa evolved slowly and was initially peppered with the usual beliefs of African backwardness.

For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection

Poverty rates are almost double the national average in areas surrounding streets named after Martin Luther King Jr., according to our recent study, and educational attainment is much lower.

More than five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for racially integrated schools.

On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers.

If Martin Luther King Jr. still lived, he’d probably tell people to join unions.

More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality as well as unequal access to justice.

The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama mentioned King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008

King was foremost a minister who pastored to a local church throughout his career, even while he was doing national civil rights work.

Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States.

Attacks on people for exhibiting self-care speak to the broader lack of empathy that permeates through modern society

Alarming elements about the incident go beyond what the video tells us

In 1917, 156 soldiers of the all-Black 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment rose against the brutal treatment of Black people by Houston police

A reminder of how Black and Latino victims of police brutality are purposely demonized by law enforcement using the media

Just moments prior to the verdict being read in the Derek Chauvin trial, Ma’khia Bryant was killed by a Columbus, Ohio police officer

In the last several years the dominant population in America has displayed a lack of comfort with equitable solutions to racial injustice

If those Biden voters showed up on Jan 6th, 2021 the way they did on Nov 7th, 2020, the Capitol would not have been attacked.

QAnon has shown us how anti-Semitic language has become normalized among a diverse coalition of people

The United States appears to be headed to one of the darkest times in modern history

There is nothing new about Rebekah Mercer’s support of far-right hate, yet Americans seem shocked by it. In April I discussed the funding behind many of the hate groups that organized and participated in anti-lockdown protests around the country. It came as no surprise to learn that the Mercer family played a large role in… Read more: Rebekah Mercer Funding Parler Is the Tip of The Iceberg

I really don’t. Let’s be clear, I have no issue with you being a racist. I’m also not saying I’m going to sit here and accept it either. If you want to sit around making racist jokes among your bigoted friends and family who won’t call you out, go ahead. If you find joy in being… Read more: I Don’t Care if You’re Racist

Hotels were used 186 times while 10,000 beds for children remained empty at government shelters Despite anti-trafficking laws and decades-old legal precedent, the Trump administration has been detaining migrant children as young as 1-year-old in hotels before deporting them, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. By circumventing the rules that govern the treatment of… Read more: ICE Held Asylum Seeking Children in Hotels, Who Was Watching Them?