Hate crimes in Virginia rose nearly 50 percent from 2016 to 2017. This year, Attorney General Mark Herring proposed legislation to deal with the problem... but all of the bills died in the General Assembly. Virginia recorded more than 200 hate crimes in 2017 — up...
Defamation Lawsuit Against Alex Jones Allowed To Proceed
After releasing his footage of white supremacist James Alex Fields driving into a crowd of protesters at Unite The Right, Brennan Gilmore became the target of massive online harassment -- spurred, the suit alleges, by online provocateur and Infowars host Alex Jones....
City Council Rejects Resolution for Greater Control over Monuments Celebrating the Confederacy (Again)
The future of memorials to Virginia’s dark history, on one of Richmond’s most iconic streets, is still out of the city’s hands. Following a 6-3 vote by Richmond City Council, the chamber rejected a resolution to request greater control of the statuary on Monument...
After Deplatforming the Alt-Right, is Police Reform the Next Challenge?
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Between the overwhelming images of riot police and confederate flag insignias, it’s easy to get downtrodden and feel like no progress has been made. However, after talking to a...
Unite the Right 2: Jason Kessler’s Humiliating Day in Washington
In a staggering demonstration of solidarity, Washington, D.C. showed Jason Kessler and his supporters how they felt about him entering their city. It was a humiliating display for the alt-right and their white supremacist organizer. Thousands of anti-racist protesters...
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