In the United States, our collective memory has been lastingly damaged by the wreckage of the Oklahoma City bombing and by 9/11. The latter most certainly dominates our psyche, as 9/11 exposed to us both the immense cruelty of bin … Continued
White Supremacy
“White-Supremacist” Teen Accused of Plotting to Bomb Fellow Students
A teacher at Russell County High School can be credited for diffusing a potentially deadly situation after she turned in the journal of 17-year-old student, Derek Shrout, which detailed a bombing he allegedly planned to carry out against a number … Continued
Culture
Turn It Down Campaign Releases Updated White Power Band Map
Introducing the Turn It Down white power band map. This map includes white nationalist bands that have recorded, toured, or otherwise actively promoted themselves within the past three years. We will continue to update this list from time to time, … Continued
Culture
The Evolution of White Nationalist Music
Fifteen years ago, white power music ( aka hate rock) moved from the margins to the cultural mainstream of North America’s growing white nationalist movement. 1994 was the year that George Burdi (who has since renounced his neo-Nazi beliefs) incorporated … Continued
White Nationalists and Anti-Racist Activists Clash in Chicago Suburb
Amid NATO Summit activities and protests this weekend, violence erupted Saturday afternoon in nearby Tinley Park when a white nationalist group tried to hold a public gathering at a restaurant. Reportedly, 15 to 30 local anti-racist activists got wind of … Continued
Racist Violence, the Threat Next Door
There is a prevalence amongst individuals who see themselves as superior to prey on those that they perceive as weak. Those that act out extremist beliefs all too often inflict inconceivable violence. This is the meaning of terrorism, and it … Continued
Youth for Western Civilization Dismantled at Towson University
According to reports on Tuesday, the Youth for Western Civilization (YWC) chapter at Towson University, Maryland, lost its status as an officially recognized student group. While YWC is an already contentious organization known for its flagrant white nationalist tendencies, its … Continued
The Company They Keep: Examining the Tanton Network’s White Nationalist Ties via Georgia
by Walter B. Reeves One thing I learned from spending the better part of a decade of infiltrating, analyzing, and organizing against racist hate-groups: appearances are deceiving. Most folks I met through this work imagined that these people were the … Continued
Immigration
Tea Party Leaves the Fake Tea at Home and Brings Bigots to the Party Instead: “U.S. has a higher standard of living because it is populated by white people”
In Arizona local Tea Party groups decided to hold a rally at the Arizona State capitol on April 15. While you would think that this rally would be about spending or taxes or something like that, it was instead dominated … Continued
Politics
Cross-Post: Why Racism and White Supremacy Will Continue to Reign in 2011
January 6, 2011 | Black Agenda Report / By Margaret Kimberley The U.S. is not a post-racial society, as the events of the past year attest — from a governor glorifying segregation to a Fox pundit calling for Michael Vick’s … Continued