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The Anti-Defamation League has previously warned about the use of the “OK” hand gesture, but now it has officially deemed it as a hate symbol. On Thursday, the ADL added the gesture to its “Hate on Display” database, which includes symbols of racism and anti-Semitism such as swastikas, Ku Klux Klan robes, and burning crosses […]
Carson King, a 24-year-old fan of college football, helped raise more than $1 million for charity after he held up a sign at a game asking for donations to his Venmo so he could buy more beer. The sign read, “Busch Light Supply Needs Replenished,” and when the money started to come in, he pledged to […]
During a Friday congressional hearing, Candace Owens continued to dismiss the growing concerns about hate crimes and white supremacy in America, suggesting the left wing was stoking these fears as part of a political strategy. The conservative activist and commentator told lawmakers that the most pressing issue facing U.S. minorities was not white nationalism, but rather the rates […]
One week after he launched his re-election campaign, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself at the center of a racial controversy. TIME magazine published a resurfaced photo in which the politician is seen donning brownface. The publication reports the image appeared in the 2000-2001 yearbook of a private school where a then-29-year-old Trudeau was […]
Alan Maloney, the referee who made 16-year-old high school wrestler Andrew Johnson cut his dreadlocks in order to compete in his next match, has been suspended for two years, USA Today reports. The announcement was made Wednesday following an investigation into the December 19 incident during a Buena-Oakcrest meet where Maloney forced Johnson to either wear a hair […]
The owner of Boone’s Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi has issued an apology for proclaiming that their “Christian belief” couldn’t allow for them to host the wedding of an interracial couple. LaKambria S. Welch visited Boone’s Camp Event Hall this past Saturday in search of an answer upon discovering the venue’s sudden cancellation of her brother’s upcoming nuptials. Welch spoke […]
Dior has shared a campaign for its new Sauvage perfume. The since-deleted Twitter video showed a man dressed in quintessential Native American garments and dancing in the desert. “We are the land,” the narrator said, “Dior.” Alongside the visual, the caption read, “An authentic journey deep into the Native American soul in a sacred, founding and […]
Jack Dorsey‘s verified Twitter account was hacked Friday afternoon by a group that refers to itself as “Chuckle Squad.” The compromised account displayed a series of aggressive and offensive tweets, including messages with the N-word, one that defended Adolf Hitler, and another that threatened to blow up Twitter’s headquarters. Some of the posts were retweets from accounts […]
An iFunny user who used his account to spread far-right memes was arrested for threatening a federal officer in Ohio. A raid on the home of 18-year-old Justin Olsen —who posted under the name ArmyofChrist— found 10,000 rounds of ammunition in his bedroom, a gun vault that held 15 rifles and 10 semi-automatic pistols and […]
A Michigan police officer is under investigation after racist memorabilia was allegedly discovered inside his residence. According to MLive, the Muskegon Police Department launched the internal probe after Robert Mathis reported seeing a framed KKK application and a Confederate flag displayed in the home of Charles Anderson, a 20-year veteran of the force. Mathis, an African American, claims he […]
