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Trump administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center breaks with norms – and may lack evidence of criminal wrongdoing

The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on April 21, 2026, on federal fraud charges. The Justice Department alleges that the civil rights group known as the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist and extremist groups for…

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Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights

The Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment is sparking outrage among civil rights leaders

The Independent UK

Why was the Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges?

Charges alleged the center paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups without disclosing payments to donors

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Trump’s antipathy for Pope may have roots in childhood Protestant church

Manhattan church led by Norman Vincent Peale was known for opposing presidency of JFK – and Catholics in general

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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety uncovers rare KKK artifacts in one of its offices

A notebook with meeting minutes and a ledger are among the Ku Klux Klan-related items found recently when a Mississippi government office was cleared out

The Independent UK

Hannity and Democrat get into wild on-air argument and accuses Fox host of hanging out with ‘pedophiles and perverts’

Justin Jones brandished a picture of the Ku Klux Klan and compared the White supremacist group to ICE agents

The Independent UK

Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing

Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967

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Ubisoft reportedly canceled an Assassin's Creed game featuring a Black Assassin confronting the Ku Klux Klan during the 1800s due to Yasuke backlash and the political climate in the US

Ubisoft reportedly canceled an Assassin's Creed game featuring a Black protagonist during the post-Civil War period due to the political state of the US and Yasuke backlash.

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Assassin's Creed fans react to reports of canceled Civil War-era game that would've had players take on the Ku Klux Klan, saying Ubisoft shouldn't be "caving to the 1% of people who got in their fe-fes about Shadows"

"Sad it has come to this."

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Canceled Assassin's Creed game was set in post-Civil War America, but was reportedly axed due to Assassin's Creed Shadows Yasuke backlash and US political climate: "Too political in a country too unstable"

"They are making more and more decisions to maintain the political 'status quo' and take no stand"

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Jerry Seinfeld Compares Free Palestine Movement To The Ku Klux Klan

Jerry Seinfeld has sparked backlash after comparing the Free Palestine movement to the KKK during an appearance at a University this week.

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Jerry Seinfeld compares Free Palestine movement to Ku Klux Klan

Comedian denounces Palestinian rights movement as antisemitic in unannounced appearance at Duke University

The Guardian - US

The Supreme Court, Education, and the KKK in the 1920s

My new article, The Supreme Court, Education, and the KKK in the 1920s, is about to be published in Western… The post The Supreme Court, Education, and the KKK in the 1920s appeared first on Reason.com.

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Under the hood: The true story of Spain's Nazarene capirote and the Ku Klux Klan

Although the origin of the Spanish Holy Week is medieval, at the end of the 19th century white supremacists in the United States began to wear costumes very similar to those of the Nazarenes. Popular historian and TV presenter David Botello tells Euronews about the reasons why.

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‘We need to set the terms or we’re all screwed’: how newsrooms are tackling AI’s uncertainties and opportunities

Amid angst over the technology, a consensus is emerging about its capabilities – but there is an elephant in the room

The Conversation

The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew…

The Independent UK

Candi Staton: ‘I told him, If you kill me, you’ll die too’

INTERVIEW: The 84-year-old soul stalwart has survived alcoholism, segregation, a dramatic mid-career trough, and a relationship in which she accuses a man of once holding a gun to her head. Ahead of a new documentary paying tribute to her career, she talks to Craig McLean about going on the road…

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Long-lost anti-fascist mural from 1930s restored and back on show in Mexico

Philip Guston and Reuben Kadish’s The Struggle Against Terrorism revealed as some fear resurgence of fascism

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The Independent UK

Cruise line insists staff weren’t in Ku Klux Klan gear after fancy dress mishap

The cruise line said staff in controversial white costumes were dressed as ‘upside-down snow cones’

The Independent UK

Passengers stunned as cruise workers appear on deck in Ku Klux Klan-like costumes

According to cruise organisers, the staff were meant to be dressed as ‘snow cones’ for a Christmas party

Reason

Defendant "Admitted to Wearing the White Hood and Saying the Racial Slur," but Claimed "He Had Worn the White Hood Because It Was Cold Outside"

From Whitaker-Blakey v. State, decided two weeks ago by Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Rudolph Pyle III, joined by Judges… The post Defendant "Admitted to Wearing the White Hood and Saying the Racial Slur," but Claimed "He Had Worn the White Hood Because It Was Cold Outside" appeared first on…

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Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election

Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and intensified during the…

The Independent UK

Why a county where the Ku Klux Klan once operated should worry Trump today

Forsyth County once kicked out all of its Black residents and the Klan tried to keep out Black people. Now, a not insignificant slice might vote for Kamala Harris

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“Keep Your Apologies”: Bath & Body Works’ Candles Spark Massive Debate Over Controversial Designs

“We apologize to anyone we’ve offended," Bath & Body Works said amid its KKK candles scandal. The post “Keep Your Apologies”: Bath & Body Works’ Candles Spark Massive Debate Over Controversial Designs first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Bath & Body Works Says Sorry 'To Anyone We've Offended' After 'KKK' Candle Goes Viral: 'Maybe a Klandle Wasn't the Best Idea'

Bath & Body Works is facing scrutiny for releasing a holiday candle with a design resembling the hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.

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