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Commentary: White Privilege Stormed the Castle, Er, Capitol
If the flimsy myths propping up Trumpism were pillars, the one that fell the hardest in last week’s…
January 11, 2021
Photos: Pro-Trump Mob Overtakes U.S. Capitol
Hundreds of supporters of outgoing Pres. Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, breaking through windows and…
January 6, 2021
As Charlottesville Murder Trial Begins, Data Shows Hate on the Rise in Appalachia
On August 12, 2017, 32-year-old Heather Heyer stood in a crowd of people who gathered to protest a…
December 3, 2018
Last Year, White Nationalists Staged a Fatal Race Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Location Was No Coincidence.
On May 21, 1924, a statue of Robert E. Lee was unveiled in Charlottesville’s Lee Park. The unveiling…
August 13, 2018
Three Militias Barred From Ever Returning to Charlottesville
Three militias named in a lawsuit following the August 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, have agreed to never…
May 23, 2018
Seeing Through the Rhetoric of the Alt-Right: Spotting White Supremacist Propaganda in WV
A year ago this week, white supremacist groups descended on Pikeville, Kentucky, aiming to rally “white working families,”…
April 20, 2018