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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Ku klux klan - The Untold Story

Group of 8 people in Texas wear KKK robes while walking through neighborhood. Then they start chanting racial slurs: ‘Hate is not a costume’

Police said they may have violated disorderly conduct laws

We Got This Covered · Oct 29

Black Inmate Spared Execution Suffers Legal Setback as Judge Rejects Retrial Bid Over Lawyer's KKK Ties

An Alabama judge has rejected Robin 'Rocky' Myers' bid for a new trial, declining to examine claims that his former defence lawyer's KKK ties may have compromised his murder conviction

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

University of Maryland club tennis team suspended over racist imagery sent to other schools

Image of state flag incorporating KKK hoods was sent to other schools participating in regional tennis tournament

The Guardian - US · Oct 14

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Hayley Williams Sparks Right-Wing Backlash After Calling MAGA Fans 'Pieces of S***' on Stage

Hayley Williams KKK remark explained: see how each published version of her 10 October Champions Square remarks differs from the fan video.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14

University of Maryland tennis club on suspension after members put KKK symbols in programs

The university suspended the entire team indefinitely, despite only a few members allegedly being involved

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Hayley Williams Calls MAGA 'Pieces of S***' and Declares 'The KKK Look Different' at Louisiana Gig

Hayley Williams' MAGA remarks at a New Orleans concert included a profane insult, a KKK reference and an appeal to vote in November's midterms.

International Business Times UK · Oct 13

Hayley Williams Urges Fans to Vote in November After Calling MAGA Supporters 'Pieces of Sh*t' on Stage

Hayley Williams urged fans to vote in November during a New Orleans concert before directing profane criticism at MAGA and referencing the Ku Klux Klan.

International Business Times UK · Oct 12

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Renee Good Lawyers Invoke Anti-Ku Klux Klan Law in Explosive Lawsuit Against Trump Officials

Renee Good's family invokes the 1871 Anti-Ku Klux Klan Act in a lawsuit naming Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and other Trump officials over her fatal ICE shooting.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Why Did Converse Apologise for Karina Ad? Brand Admits 'We Got This Wrong' After Racism Backlash

Converse has apologised and withdrawn an advert featuring aespa's Karina after critics said its composition evoked KKK imagery and the lynching of Black Americans.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Tesla faces trial over ‘rampant racism’ against Black workers at US plant

Opening the state's case, lawyer Brett Watson showed the court photographs of graffiti found inside the Fremont plant. The images included the N-word, references to the Ku Klux Klan, a Confederate flag, a white supremacist symbol and messages telling Black workers to "go back to Africa". According to court documents,…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Converse Users Burn and Cut up Their 'All Star' Shoes in Boycott Over Controversial Ad Likened to KKK Imagery

Converse has removed an advert featuring aespa star Karina and apologised after critics compared its imagery with a Ku Klux Klan hood and a hanging body, prompting online boycotts.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Converse Says Sorry After Karina Ad Sparks Disturbing KKK and Lynching Comparisons: 'We Got This Wrong'

Converse has withdrawn an advertisement featuring aespa's Karina and apologised after social media users said its imagery evoked the Ku Klux Klan and lynching, while noting no intent was established.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Converse Tagged 'A Dying Brand' as It Gets Accused of Exploiting Black History With Alleged 'Klan Robe' and Lynching Imagery

Converse removed a Chuck 70 X advertisement featuring aespa star Karina and apologised after viewers said its imagery evoked KKK robes and lynching, claims the company has not confirmed.

International Business Times UK · Sep 21

Shoe company Converse apologises, pulls ad that drew comparisons to Ku Klux Klan imagery

Converse removed an advertisement after facing criticism for its imagery. Critics viewed the ad as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The company issued an apology, acknowledging the upsetting nature of the image. They stated the ad was removed from all their channels. Converse committed to improving its advertising…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

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The Guardian - US · Aug 27

Georgia senator Jon Ossoff slams racist posts allegedly from Republican opponent’s ex-staffer

Representative Mike Collins has been dogged by associations to white nationalism and antisemitism

Reason · Aug 22

Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998

8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998 appeared first on Reason.com.

The Times of India · Aug 21

George Floyd mockery, Django Unchained reenactment: Lawsuit details racist conduct at Phoenix airport

A lawsuit filed by the estate of a former Piedmont Airlines employee has alleged a years-long pattern of racist conduct at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. These behaviours include white workers mocking George Floyd’s death, reenacting scenes from Django Unchained while appearing to imitate the Ku Klux Klan and leaving…

The Conversation · Aug 19

Birmingham church bombing wasn’t an isolated act of terrorism – there were dozens of attacks on Black houses of worship during the Civil Rights Movement

Sept. 15 marks the anniversary of an infamous terror attack: the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. On that Sunday morning, members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, planted dynamite on the east side of the brown brick building.

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The Independent UK · Jun 27

Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward

It's been six decades since the Voting Rights Act was enacted

The Guardian - US · Jun 18

Man charged with hate crime over cross burning in Chicago park

Merlin Lu faces felony and misdemeanor charges after police released images of a suspect fleeing the scene

The Guardian - US · Jun 11

Chicago officials search for suspect after burnt cross found in Grant Park

Police released photos of person of interest in Tuesday’s cross burning, often linked to white supremacy and racism

The Independent UK · Jun 10

6-foot burning cross discovered in downtown Chicago sparking fears of hate crime

A large, burning cross has been discovered at a Chicago park

Reason · Jun 4

More on the Southern Poverty Law Center Allegedly Funding the American Nazi Party and Other Racists

"[The National Socialist Party of America leader] used [SPLC] donors' money to, among other things, travel to extremist rallies, host extremist rallies, donate money to leaders of other extremist organizations, recruit new members into his extremist organization, publish racist and extremist material for the purpose of recruiting new members, both…

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Kellyanne Conway equates Maine Democrat Graham Platner with KKK leader David Duke

Kellyanne Conway has likened Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner to Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

Texas Observer · May 18

Bo French’s Blood-and-Oil Bid for Railroad Commissioner

The former Tarrant County GOP chair's statewide campaign displaces blame for the fossil fuel industry’s ravages onto the far right’s favored scapegoats.

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