Posts Tagged ‘KKK’
Reopening the Emmett Till Case Is a Cynical Play
Whose justice is served by reopening the Emmett Till case?
Read MoreWhite Kid Wears KKK Costume To School As An Assignment… With Teacher’s Approval
Kid wears KKK costume to school to honor Klan leader.
Read More“Always In Season” Film on Lynching and Restoration to Screen in Milwaukee
Always in Season is a feature-length documentary film that shows the impact of past and current racial terrorism on our country today through the stories of four communities affected by lynchings. Screening at ABHM’s 2017 Founder’s Day Gathering for Racial Repair and Reconciliation will be followed by a Q & A and small group discussions with representatives from groups around the country who are healing through commemorations of lynchings and other forms of racial terrorism.
Read MoreMemphis, Tenn., Votes to Exhume Body of Confederate General, KKK Leader Buried in City Park
Memphis, Tenn., city leaders unanimously voted on Tuesday night to exhume the body of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a former Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader who is buried in the city’s Health Sciences Park, and move him to a private cemetery.
Read MoreSC High School Students Redecorate Rock Vandalized With Racist Message
A large rock in front of South Pointe High School was spray-painted “Happy N–ger Month” over the weekend, but students decided to turn that message into a teachable moment.
Read MoreKKK Threatens ‘Lethal Force’ Against Ferguson Protesters
The Missouri chapter of the KKK has threatened to kill anyone who protests if the cop who killed Michael Brown isn’t indicted.
Read MoreKlansman Halloween Costume
A woman who allowed her child to wear a KKK costume for Halloween in a family tradition that supports white supremacy.
Read MoreA Reminder of Black Heroism
Despite some believe them to be lesser people, many Black people frequently and heroically risk themselves for others.
Read MoreKu Klux Klan Recruits Members for Neighborhood Watch Program
The Ku Klux Klan is apparently trying to recruit new members in Springfield, Missouri with flyers.
Read MoreA 1998 Lynching in Texas
James Byrd, Jr. was walking home from a family celebration when three men offered him and a ride before brutalizing and murdering him.
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